Doing history in Real Time: a workshop hosted by William J. Turkel

***PLEASE NOTE THIS SEMINAR IS NOW ON TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2012 NOT 5TH AS ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED** Today I would like to announce an upcoming workshop about digital history, hosted by Bill Turkel at the Institute of Historical Research.  Please read the information...

Advocacy for the archive sector

Archives & SocietyAdvocacy for the archive sectorMarie Owens (Archives and Records Association)8 May 2012Marie Owens has a long standing knowledge of publicity, communications and PR related to libraries and archives.  Owens strongly believes that the archive...

Was the Mexican Revolution a Success?

Latin American HistoryWas the Mexican Revolution a Success?Alan Knight (Oxford)21 February 2012 Mexico in 1910 was a country beginning the path toward a long and bitter uprising that before its end would turn into a full-scale civil war and eventually into...

Data preservation for historians

When you embark on historical research do you think much about backing up your data?  Do you have files scattered all over the place with random names that make it very difficult to figure out what is what?  Have you considered how you might make your data available...

Legacies and history of the London 2012 Olympic Games

From time to time the IHR research seminars not only provide up-to-the-minute research in the History profession, but also find a relevance that goes beyond the profession and focuses on events that are happening in the world right now.  One such occasion is the...