I found the Rosenzweig reading quite interesting. I think it is fascinating how widespread and accessible history is on the web. To be frank, this also demonstrates just how vast the world wide web is- from millions of web pages to scholarly articles, this is all accessible from just our cell phones. The Rosenzweig reading made me realize just how far technology has come. My mom was telling me stories about her undergrad days at Duke University where she had to access information for her projects from her local library on campus or from word of mouth. Now I can just hop on my computer and access any scholarly database right from the comfort of my own home. Edit: you cannot just access any scholarly database as you need permission, however, it is still neat that it is even offered in a virtual format!!
As I look deeper into the University of Virginia’s digital website called the Scholar Lab, I am thoroughly impressed with how easy it is to navigate. Every tab that I went through is well-labeled and interesting, captivating my attention. In fact, all of the local university centers that focus on digital history/humanities are very impressive. I hope things continue with this trend of making fast technological advances. If the world wide web can already provide us with this amount of knowledge, imagine what the future can bring. With how modernized history has become, we can now fulfill our curiosity bugs and learn to our hearts’ content.
Comentarios