Historical Search Engine

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03-23-2010, 17:47
TinCow

Historical Search Engine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8577164.stm

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A search engine is being created to help historians find useful sources.

The Connected History project will link up currently separate databases of source materials.

Once complete, it will give academics or members of the public a single site that lets them search all the collections.

Once completed the search engine will index digitised books, newspapers, manuscripts, genealogical records, maps and images that date from 1500-1900.

:2thumbsup:
03-23-2010, 18:25
Kagemusha

Re: Historical Search Engine

That truly holds great potential.:smash:
03-23-2010, 19:51
Fragony

Re: Historical Search Engine

Google is currently doing something similar, oh how did we (well you old farts) ever manage without internet.
03-23-2010, 20:05
drone

Re: Historical Search Engine

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Originally Posted by Fragony

Google is currently doing something similar, oh how did we (well you old farts) ever manage without internet.

It hurt the timeliness of the discussions when we had to mail our biased and uninformed posts to Tosa's house. :yes:
04-01-2010, 08:28
Ibrahim

Re: Historical Search Engine

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Originally Posted by Fragony

Google is currently doing something similar, oh how did we (well you old farts) ever manage without internet.

I use to go to the library, or to a college library.

the internet has only been a fixed feature of my life in the last 3 years (march 2007, when a PC was obtained with internet connection).

in fact, its still the main source of information-even for dinosaurs :clown: