This week working on the Oberlin History Community Hub I’ve been thinking a lot about usability, searchability, and design for the site. A key issue…
As we continue to work on our Oberlin Community History Hub project, I was really struck by one of the dilemmas raised by this week’s…
*Please note: this a mock grant proposal written as part of a class assignment and it does not represent the work of the named organizations Oberlin College, the Oberlin…
Here are my revised personas that reflect issues that emerged from the readings on archives, online collecting, and interfaces. I have also added a third…
Historians in the academy tend to work in isolation, to insist upon total authority over their research questions and methods, and to write for small,…
Before speaking with anyone about our ideas for a digital history project focused on Oberlin, Ohio, my collaborator Megan and I envisioned developing a website…
“It’s Been Said All Along,” which opened at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in July 2020, is an exhibit that explores…
Hello everyone! I’m excited to be joining you this semester in History 694: Digital Public History. My name is Renee Romano and I am a…
When I first enrolled in a course on Digital Humanities, I thought I might learn how about a few tools that I could use in…
Social media, it’s safe to say, is outside my comfort zone. I, like most other Americans, have a Facebook page, I’ve experimented with tweeting, and…
