On Monday I took part in the first workshop of this innovative project, organised by the British Library. A group of scholars, including sociologists and experts in the built environment, politics and the visual arts embarked on a year-long project using the UK Web...
The latest issue of Historical Research is now available. Highlights include two plenary lectures from the 2009 Anglo-American conference on Cities; a look at changing perceptions of the Victorian detective ‘From Menace to Celebrity’; a critical examination of...
Shlomo Sand’s The Invention of the Jewish People, as might be guessed from its title alone, caused something of stir when published last year. Its review in the New York Times was one of the most widely read pieces on the web, remarkably for a history book, and...
We’ve been planning and talking about it for months, but last night saw the official launch of IHR Digital, the Institute’s new digital research, consultancy and publishing service. Professor Sir Deian Hopkin set the scene with tales of the early days of...
We’re delighted to announce a new project, ReScript, which aims to support historians in the collaborative editing of historical texts online. The project will develop an editing platform which will support both digital and print publication, and encourage...
An update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History was released today. It includes over 5,000 new records, bringing the total number of records to 494,000. There are also some minor improvements to the online interface, and we are pleased to welcome two new...
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