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Description of  Digitised Newspapers A New Eldorado for Historians?: Tools, Methodology, Epistemology, and the Changing Practices of Writing History in the Context ... (Studies in Digital History and Hermeneutics)

The application of digital technologies to historical newspapers has changed the research landscape historians were used to. An Eldorado? Despite undeniable advantages, the new digital affordance of historical newspapers also transforms research practices and confronts historians with new challenges. Drawing on a growing community of practices, the impresso project invited scholars experienced with digitised newspaper collections with the aim of encouraging a discussion on heuristics, source criticism and interpretation of digitized newspapers. Read more