PhilaPlace integrates history with location through an interface that makes examining historical information by location straightforward.
The site was launched on December 9, 2009 and updated March 29, 2010 as described in this announcement (emphasis added):
On the PhilaPlace “Map” page at PhilaPlace.org, visitors can click on the new “Streets” tab and view [...]
David Crosson, the Executive Director of the California Historical Society, raised this question in a LinkedIn group:
Q: Is anyone aware of state, regional, or national studies that identify creative benchmarks against which to measure the effectiveness of a history organization’s website? Is there a bell curve out there for site visits, [...]
Today was the deadline to comment on the National Park Service’s draft digital photo policy. An earlier article on state leadership on digital photo policies cited North Carolina’s policy of requiring digital photos.
I recently asked Peter Sandbeck, who administers North Carolina’s Historic Preservation Office and serves as the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, how they [...]
Susan Hamson, Curator of Manuscripts and University Archivist at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University, responding to the question, “How did the Web change archives?” on ArchivesNext, offered this perspective:
“The Web has not only democratized research, but forced a paradigm shift in the way we think about research overall and the very [...]
When the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the latest round of Connecting to Collections grants, they included brief descriptions of each. However, the full text of the submissions is not available online.
In an effort to share knowledge and insights among all of us working in this area, we can rectify this situation by [...]