New crowdsourcing handbook – free online access

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

The Collective Wisdom Handbook: Perspectives on Crowdsourcing in Cultural Heritage is an open access book about crowdsourcing, with a particular focus on crowdsourcing in cultural heritage contexts. The book draws together advice and suggestions based on the collective experience of … Continue reading →

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Using online resources

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

Running a Community Collection usually means that material is collected in digital form to be use in some way. The material may form part of an archive, be used for research, be turned into educational material or much more. To … Continue reading →

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Oxfordshire Family History Fair

Posted on October 3, 2014 by

Getting started with your family history research or looking to add further to your tree? Then why not come along to the Oxfordshire Family History Society’s Family History Fair on Saturday 4th October at The Marlborough School, Woodstock, OX20 1LP … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

March 8th is International Women’s Day, an event that is celebrated in some parts of the World and virtually unknown in others. We would like to mark the occasion by pointing to a small sample of stories in the Europeana … Continue reading →

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Unlocking Sources – new free online material from the First World War

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

(cross-posted Education Enhancement Team blog) Looking for interesting material related to the First World War? It is now possible to find archival material, digitised films, and private stories and objects in one place, the new Europeana 1914-1918 platform. The website, … Continue reading →

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