Center for History and New Media

Site Reviews

The Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University is directed by Dan Cohen, a Yale alum. The CHNM website is another great starting point for thinking about digital history projects. Staff members at the Center have developed a number of interesting and useful tools, including the  Zotero plug-in, which is quickly supplanting EndNote and RefWorks as the standard tool for managing and sharing scholarly citations. They also sponsor a biweekly podcast entitled Digital Campus, which discusses the impact of digital media and technology on research and teaching.

CHNMFrom the CHNM website:

CHNM uses digital media and technology to preserve and present history online, transform scholarship across the humanities, and advance historical education and understanding. Each year CHNM’s many project websites receive over 16 million visitors, and over a million people rely on its digital tools to teach, learn, and conduct research.

About Joseph Yannielli

I study the history of slavery and abolition, with a special focus on the United States, West Africa, and the wider world during the nineteenth century. I began this site as a graduate student in the Department of History at Yale University. I have participated in discussions around the burgeoning field of Digital Humanities, and I use technology to enhance my research and teaching. I have also served as manager and lead developer for a few projects, such as the Yale Slavery and Abolition Portal and RunawayCT.