Writing, Teaching and Researching History in the Electronic Age : Historians and Computers.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Redefining History in the Electronic Age -- 1. From Writing to Associative Assemblages: "History" in an Electronic Culture -- 2. Will the Real Revolution Please Stand Up! Gutenberg, the Computer, and the University -- Part II: Scholarly Communication and Publication in the Electronic Age -- 3. Participatory Historical Writing on the Net: Notes and Observations from Recent Experience -- 4. Scholarly Publication in the Electronic Age -- 5. On-Line Reviewing: Pitfalls, Pinnacles, Potentialities, and the Present -- Part III: Multimedia Approaches to Teaching -- 6. The Enhanced Lecture: A Bridge to Interactive Teaching -- 7. Options and Gopherholes: Reconsidering Choice in the Technology-Rich History Classroom -- 8. Constructing History with Computers -- 9. Tom Swift Jr. Meets Clio: Reflections on Teaching Freshman History in a Mobile-Computing Environment -- 10. The Future of Teaching History Research Methods Classes in the Electronic Age -- 11. Using Multimedia Computer Technology to Teach United States History at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, from Three Perspectives: Professor, Teaching Assistant, and Undergraduate -- 12. Teaching Tomorrow's Teachers: Computing Technology, Social Studies Methods Instruction, and the Preservice Teacher -- Part IV: Computers and Historical Research -- 13. Historical Research On-Line: A New Ball Game -- 14. Historical Research and Electronic Evidence: Problems and Promises -- 15. Maps and Graphs, Past and Future: Using Technology-Based History to Study the City -- Glossary -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Index.

This volume focuses on the role of the computer and electronic technology in the discipline of history. It includes representative articles addressing H-Net, scholarly publication, on-line reviewing, enhanced lectures using the World Wide Web, and historical research.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.