Digitising the First World War

Opportunities and challenges

Deian Hopkin

Digital History Seminar, IHR, 3 June 2014

Activity and type

Common themes and definitions

• “Contribute your own family history”

- Europeana

• “Piece together the life stories….”

- Imperial War Museum

“ How war affected people…”

- The British Library

• “Every item originates from or relates to someone’s experience”

- Oxford Poetry Digital Archive

• “Watch Anthony’s story and see how our collections can become part of Wales’ digital heritage”

- People’s Collection, Wales.

Some technical issues

Marjorie Turton – Nurse 1914

Accessibility and utility

Select digital resources

• http://www.iwm.org.uk/centenary

• http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

• http://www.cwgc.org/

• http://www.peoplescollectionwales.co.uk/

• http://www.walesremembers.org/

• http://cymru1914.org/en