Digital Research Tools (DiRT)

One of the goals of this blog is to provide information and reviews of the latest digital technology for historical research and teaching. So it makes sense to begin with the Digital Research Tools Wiki (DiRT).

DiRTFrom the DiRT website:

This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively.  Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you’re looking for. We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools in which we not only describe the tool’s features, but also explore how it might be employed most effectively by researchers.

DiRT provides links for a wide variety of useful programs and projects, including tools to analyze statistics, create dynamic maps, mine data, organize research material, and visualize data. Although hardly comprehensive, it remains a good place to start for any digital history project.

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.