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Journal article
Under the Impression: Multispectral Imaging of Lord Frederick Campbell Charter XXI 5
Lord Frederick Campbell Charter 5 is the only surviving English document that still has an authentic, legible, pre-Conquest seal attached to it. The text purports to be a writ of Edward the Confessor (1003x5–1066) granting a slew of rights to Christ Church Cathedral, Canterbury. We examined the writ using multispectral...Hudson, Alison ; Duffy, Christina
multispectral imaging, digital humanities, conservation, seals, early medieval history, writs, and Norman Conquest
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Blog post
The Legacy of Slavery: A 19th Century Newspaper and 21st Century Racial Inequity
This blog post introduces a newly digitised collection of 18th/19th century Barbadian newspapers and commented on the slavery related content of these newspapers within the context of 21st century racism.Jevon, Graham
newspapers, Christianity, resistance, Barbados, racism, empire, Americas, colonialism, Caribbean, slavery, digital images, and British Empire
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Blog post
What’s in a name? The Sovietisation of the Mongolian language and the Challenges of Reversal
This blog post introduces a newly digitised collection of Mongolian newspapers and discusses how the script of the text within these newspapers highlights issues relating to the Sovietisation of the Mongolian language.Jevon, Graham
newspapers, Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia, digitisation, China, writing, digital images, and Russian revolution
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Journal article
Effects of soothing images and soothing sounds on mood and well‐being
Objectives Mental health problems are increasing at an alarming rate, calling for the need for more cost-effective and easily accessible interventions. Visual images and sounds depicting nature have been found to have positive effects on individuals' mood and well-being; however, the combined effects of images and sounds have been scarcely...Witten, Emily ; Ryynanen, Jasmiina ; Wisdom, Stella ; Tipp, Cheryl ; Chan, Stella W. Y.
depression, Project Soothe, mood, sounds, well-being, images, nature, and anxiety
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Research report
East and Southeast Asians in the UK Collection Scoping Document
The aim of this special collection is twofold: 1) to capture and record the recent anti-racist political mobilisation by people of East and Southeast Asian ethnicities and backgrounds in the UK; 2) to preserve the digital traces of the history and lived experiences of these diverse and dynamic individuals and...Ma, Xiao
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Learning object
Examining sports history through digitised & born digital resources
This workshop was held on November 11, 2022 as part of the Sporting Irish Lives conference hosted by Ulster University at their Belfast campus. It was aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers that study the topic of sport. The running time for this session was 70 minutes so...Byrne, Helena
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Presentation
WARCnet Special Report - An overview of Skills, Tools & Knowledge Ecologies in Web Archive Research
This is a recording of a presentation for the Aarhus Closing Conference 2022, 18 October 2022 on the WARCnet Special Report, ‘An overview of Skills, Tools & Knowledge Ecologies in Web Archive Research’ with the accompanying slides. It was presented by Sharon Healy, Helena Byrne, Nicola Bingham and Katharina Schmid....Healy, Sharon ; Byrne, Helena ; Bingham, Nicola ; Schmid, Katharina
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Research report
Skills, Tools, and Knowledge Ecologies in Web Archive Research
This study is part of a collaborative project by researchers from Maynooth University, the British Library, the International Internet Preservation Consortium, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, and the University of Siegen. The research team are all members of Web ARChive studies network researching web domains and events (WARCnet). The study focuses on individuals...Healy, Sharon ; Byrne, Helena ; Schmid, Katharina ; Bingham, Nicola ; Holownia, Olga …
web archiving and WARCnet
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Book
Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations
This is a must-read how-to guide if you are planning to embark on a scholarly digitisation project. Tailored to the specifications of the British Library’s EAP (Endangered Archives Programme) projects, it is full of sound, practical advice about planning and carrying out a successful digitisation project in potentially challenging conditions....