{"id":4575,"date":"2026-02-18T18:31:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/hum230sp26\/?p=4575"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:31:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:31:49","slug":"article-annotations-top-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/hum230sp26\/2026\/02\/18\/article-annotations-top-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Article Annotations Top 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>How Does the Digitization of Information Change How We Think?<br><\/strong>Putnam mentions in her article how digitized databases allow researchers to save time when completing research, but these databases may actually limit the type of research historians are conducting. Will historians be drawn to conduct research based solely on how easily certain information can be found using keyword searches, versus taking the time to find out about other information in their field?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The term shadows<\/strong><br>I really enjoy the idea of using the term &#8220;shadows&#8221; to describe how digitization changes the access to research information online compared to what continues to exist today. As you digitize documents or photos of people, you bring more history online for everyone to see. However, there are many people\/groups that have no way to digitize their history or have not yet had their history digitized. Who gets to choose which items from which communities will be digitized? What happens to those stories that we cannot see because they have not been digitized?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Does the Digital World Make History More Global?<\/strong><br>Putnam discusses the notion that digital archives provide historians with a place to conduct transnational research. However, I do not believe there is a direct cause\/effect relationship between having access to digital archives and creating a greater understanding of the world on a global scale. Will digital access to documents make the information on these documents more connected to one another, or will digital access simply create an appearance of greater connection via the documents being on the same platform?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Local vs. National &#8211; The Battles Between Local\/Regional Histories and National Histories<\/strong><br>Putting aside the enormously important battle to preserve Black history in St. Louis, how do you think local history communities are working with or against national institutions such as the Smithsonian? Do you think that maintaining local histories without the influence of national institutions is still more valuable than digitizing local histories with the assistance of national institutions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Access and Inequality<\/strong><br>Both of the articles talk about access. While digitization of archives enables history to be available for more people, there are still limitations based on money and technology. I want to explore if digitizing makes it possible for all people to enjoy history in equal fashion, or is it just transferring power to those who already have resources?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Does the Digitization of Information Change How We Think?Putnam mentions in her article how digitized databases allow researchers to save time when completing research, but these databases may actually limit the type of research historians are conducting. 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