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CHNM launches Probing the Past
The Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University is pleased to announce the launch of a new website: Probing the Past: Virginia and Maryland Probate Inventories, 1740-1810. What was daily like life in the 18th century? For slaves? For slave owners? What objects did people use e
DC Area Technology & Humanities Forum returns December 5th
Scholarship 2.0: What Web 2.0 means for Digital Humanists Tuesday December 5th from 5-7pm, Research 1 Room 462, Center for History & New Media, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia This fall’s Washington DC Area Forum on Technology and the Humanities focuses on the opportunities and
“Taking Games Seriously” – Spring 2006 DC Area Technology & Humanities Forum scheduled for May 15
Taking Games Seriously: The Impact of Gaming Technology in the Humanities Monday, May 15th from 4-6pm, Car Barn 316, 3520 Prospect St. NW, Georgetown University Please join Michelle Lucey-Roper (Federation for American Scientists) and Jason Rhody (National Endowment for the Humanities) for a discuss
Mason Basketball Digital Memory Bank
The Mason Basketball Digital Memory Bank is now live at http://hoops.gmu.edu. With their first trip to the Final Four in school history, Mason is enjoying what is undoubtedly its finest season. The Patriots have won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time, set a school record with 27 wins, and de
CHNM’s Sheila Brennan discusses Hurricane Digital Memory Bank
KOLE radio in Beaumont, TX will feature CHNM’s Hurricane Digital Memory Bank on Friday, February 10 between 3 and 4 pm (CST). Fox Forum host Dan Gresham will interview Hurricane Digital Memory Bank Project Manager, Sheila Brennan, and will take calls during that time. Listeners may tune into 1
CHNM “Tech Tuesday”
On Tuesday, January 10, Roy Rosenzweig and Dan Cohen will discuss their new book, Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web on NPR and WAMU’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show. Rosenzweig and Cohen will take questions live from noon to 1 PM EST, and the entire sh
Firefox Scholar in Chronicle of Higher Education
Featured in this week’s Chronicle of Higher Education is CHNM’s latest software development project, “Firefox Scholar.” Due for beta release in Summer 2006, Firefox Scholar will help teachers, students, and scholars organize and cite materials they have found online. Comprise
Cohen and Rosenzweig on Truth, Lies, and the Web
Historians have generally taken a dim view of the state of knowledge on the Web, pointing to the many inaccuracies on Web pages written by amateurs. In a new article in First Monday, CHNM Director of Research Projects, Dan Cohen and CHNM Director, Roy Rosenzweig assess this conventional wisdom with
Google Print & Mass Digitization Projects: DC Tech & Humanities Forum to be held on 11/28/05
This fall’s Washington DC Area Forum on Technology and the Humanities will focus on “Massive Digitization Programs and Their Long-Term Implications: Google Print, the Open Content Alliance, and Related Developments.” Our panelists are Clifford Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition f
CHNM Website Rated Tops by ISTE
The Center for History and New Media is happy to announce that its website has been chosen as one of the best for secondary school teachers by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Written by James Lerman and published by ISTE 101 Best Web Sites for Secondary Teachers lists C