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An explicit goal of team two will be to understand the semantic properties of the MarineLives semantic media wiki. This wiki was implemented in May 2015 by one of our volunteers, Rowan Beentje. With four million words of full text, over 10,000 manuscript images and over 20,000 pages, improved search will have a dramatic impact for all users of the wiki. A number of potential semantic search plug-ins exist, and we would like our volunteers to specify the functionality our users need and to explore the appropriate semantic search solution.
 
An explicit goal of team two will be to understand the semantic properties of the MarineLives semantic media wiki. This wiki was implemented in May 2015 by one of our volunteers, Rowan Beentje. With four million words of full text, over 10,000 manuscript images and over 20,000 pages, improved search will have a dramatic impact for all users of the wiki. A number of potential semantic search plug-ins exist, and we would like our volunteers to specify the functionality our users need and to explore the appropriate semantic search solution.
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<u>Search screens</u>
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[[File:TNA Advanced Search 26062016.PNG|600px|thumb|left|National Archives - Advanced Search home page]]
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<u>Useful links</u>
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[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/advanced-search National Archives advanced search]
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[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/catblhold/all/allcat.html British Library catalogue search]
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[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/search British History online search]
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[http://www.connectedhistories.org/search.aspx Connected Histories search]

Revision as of 09:06, June 26, 2016

Team two: tailored search of historical documents

Team summary

We will explore how historians approach historical search when they are looking for people, places and dates. We will look at search engines employed by archives and libraries such as the National Archives and the British Library, at search tools provided by digital resources such as British History online and at federated search tools such as Connected Histories. We will look at search tools, glossaries, and lookup tables on the MarineLives wiki. Our focus will be on how historians really work, and on how technology can be used to speed up and make more effective the day-to-day task of historical search.

An explicit goal of team two will be to understand the semantic properties of the MarineLives semantic media wiki. This wiki was implemented in May 2015 by one of our volunteers, Rowan Beentje. With four million words of full text, over 10,000 manuscript images and over 20,000 pages, improved search will have a dramatic impact for all users of the wiki. A number of potential semantic search plug-ins exist, and we would like our volunteers to specify the functionality our users need and to explore the appropriate semantic search solution.

Search screens

National Archives - Advanced Search home page


Useful links

National Archives advanced search
British Library catalogue search
British History online search
Connected Histories search