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May 23, 2004
Historical Event Markup and Linking Project

Hmmm, this one's for the archives--it's the Historical Event Markup and Linking project. It's a bit XML-heavy for me to grok completely, but the concept seems really interesting. Here's Loren Needle's recent description on the InfoD-Cafe list:

A hallmark of the Internet is the opportunity it affords scholars and researchers to present information in novel and interactive ways. One such application that operates in this vein is the Historical Event Markup and Linking Project. The Project allows users to coordinate and navigate through historical materials on the Internet by giving them the ability to create animated maps, interactive timelines or event tables that combine a number of web-based or static resources. The project's homepage contains sample ideas for general perusal, and a developer's guide for interested parties.

Those who are into this history and the Internet phenomenon may be interested in the history dept at George Mason. A PhD that lets you look at new media and IT? How cool is that!

Comments

This article gives a practical outline of the project:
http://chs.harvard.edu/classicsat/issue_2/b-robertson_2004_1.html.

-- Posted by Bruce Robertson on May 25, 2004 12:10 AM

An interesting degree offered at GMU...but one that'll take one 6-8 YEARS to complete (and that's working on it full time, not just a class or two a semester), according to correspondence with them. Sheesh...at 47, I don't really have that kind of time.

-- Posted by Joe on May 25, 2004 09:02 AM
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