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Annual ConferenceEach year the AHC-UK holds and annual one day conference, usually in November, with free attendance for members. Details of previous conferences are provided below. 2006 Digital Deluge: History in the 21st Century in association with AHDS HistoryFriday 17th November 2006 This conference explores the challenges facing historians from the increasing volume of electronic and digital sources. These sources can often be incomplete, difficult to access and to preserve, but they also provide new opportunities for research, teaching and collaboration. Five experts in their field will provide perspectives from archiving, scholarship, research, teaching and e-science. Together, these perspectives may enable historians to harness the digital deluge rather than be swamped by it. The format of the conference will allow presenters to cover issues in depth and provide participants ample time for discussion. Read more on the 2006 conference here 2005 'Method or Madness? History and Disparate Approaches' Saturday 12th November 2005 This interdisciplinary conference brought together scholars from history and related disciplines to explore the applicability of a range of innovative computer assisted methods and applications to historical research. Compared to their colleagues in related disciplines such as archaeology and the social sciences historians have been slow to adopt computer-assisted methods. As historians increasingly use diverse approaches and challenging sources this was an opportune time to reconsider the potential of recent research and developments to provide new insights and understanding. Read more on the 2005 conference here 2004 'Recasting the Past: Digital Histories' in association with the Royal Historical Society Gerald Aylmer SeminarSaturday 27th November 2004 In November 2004 the AHC-UK hosted its annual one day conference in association with The Royal Historical Society. The conference theme was 'Recasting the Past: Digital Histories' with 20 papers presented by historians, graduate students, archivists and information professionals' form as far afield as Canada and South Africa as well as the UK. Read more on the 2004 conference here 2003 'Teaching and Research Resources Online'Saturday, 15 November 2003 Chaired by Patricia Whatley, University Archivist, University of Dundee this conference taped into the growing number of resources which archives, museums and digital preservation projects are making accessible via the Internet. Online resources were discussed from the perspectives of archivists and users alike. The conference included papers on ‘UK and International on-line resources for historians’ by Amanda Hill, Project Manager, Archives Hub, ‘Maps and Plans online: a user perspective’ by Charles McKean, Professor of Scottish Architectural History, University of Dundee, ‘Online resources for history in Humbul’ by Ylva Berglund, Humbul Humanities Hub, University of Oxford and ‘Presenting the evidence: online museum resources’ by Jim Devine, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow. 2002 'Learning and Teaching History'Saturday, 23 November 2002 Kate Boardman, Sonja Cameron, Simon Fitzpatrick, Richard Hall, Derek Harding and Geoff Watkins presented papers on topics including using and customising web-based resources, virtual learning environments, novel approaches to on-line learning, institutional support for learning development, and the LTSN Subject Centre. Some of the presentations
2001 'History Strand at DRH'Read more on the 2001 conference here (see AHC strand) 2000 'New Directions for Historical Computing'25 November 2000 Read more on the 2000 conference here 1999 'Recording the Past'14-16 September 1999 |
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