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H-ASIA November 13, 1998 Second Issue of The Journal of the Association for History and Computing *************************************************************************** From: H-Net Announcements Editor <announce@H-NET.MSU.EDU> November 11, 1998 The American Association for History and Computing announces the second issue of our E-Journal: The Journal of the Association for History and Computing. URL: http://mcel.pacificu.edu/JAHC/JAHCI2.HTML The American Association for History and Computing proudly announces our second electronic on-line issue of The Journal of the Association for History and Computing, Vol. 1, No.2, November 1998. The AAHC, as constituted, promotes the use of computers used in historical studies, in both teaching and research. Helping the AAHC reach, this goal is our E-Journal, The Journal of the Association for History and Computing, under the editorial guidance of Dr. Jeffrey G. Barlow, Professor of History, Pacific University. We believe that computers and computing are rapidly changing important elements of the work of historians and students of history, constituting a major transformation in the way knowledge is created and communicated. A major goal of this journal is to help define useful standards to maximize the utility of computers in historical studies. The Journal will also review relevant research in the field, appropriate software, and related Internet sources. As a peer reviewed journal, the editorial board solicits scholarly contributions from those interested in the application of computer technologies used in researching and teaching of history. Contributors for this issue include: Jose E. Igartua, Departement d'histoire, Universite du Quebec a Montreal discusses the impact that multimedia technologies are having on the way teachers teach and students learn. In a provocative essay, "Integrating Multimedia Technology into an Undergraduate History Curriculum: Pedagogical Considerations and Practical Examples," Igartua discusses the positives and negatives he observed as students experienced integrating multimedia technologies into an undergraduate History curriculum. A companion article written by, Arne Solli, Department of History, University of Bergen, Norway. "Hypertext '‘paper' on the Web: Students Confront the Linear Tradition?" suggests the importance placed on using the WWW as a tool for historical research and for the dissemination of knowledge. Aiding this transformation in historical teaching is the reliance placed on students to produce history-related projects as Web-based pages in lieu of traditional research papers. These articles are timely reminders that the study of history is changing rapidly impacting the discipline far beyond the confines of the AAHC. Scott Merriman, Department of History, University of Kentucky, turns his attention to American ethnicity in his, "Persecution of the German Language in Cincinnati and the Ake Law in Ohio, 1917-1919." This traditional historical essay becomes in many ways a useful example of how an E-Journal can quickly serve the needs of our electronic audience. While Gunnar Thorvaldsen, Norwegian Historical Data Centre, University of Tromso, examines "Marriage and Names Among Immigrants to Minnesota." These essays are good examples in the differences found between European and American scholars in their approaches to historical research, one a traditional narrative essay, the other a statistical based study charting Scandinavian immigration to Minnesota. However, their differences become mute when projected in a hypertext available to an unlimited Web audience. The Journals fifth and final essay by Daniel Pfeifer, Wake Forest University, "An Archiving Scheme for an On-Line Journal" discusses the methodologies and standards adopted by the JAHC for producing this E-Journal. Jeffrey G. Barlow, Professor of History, Pacific University whose essay, "Upon the Occasion of Posting Our Second Issue," reports on the progress he and his staff have made making this second E-Journal publication a success, provides editorial comments. Readers will also find comments by our Executive Director, Dennis Trinkle, outlining the achievements and goals for the next year including our national conference being held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the spring of 1999. Again, the Executive Board of the AAHC wishes to recognize and thank the valiant efforts of our editorial board. Surmounting Internet time constraints, layout and design decisions, and proper electronic grammatical structures, were just a few hurdles the editorial board overcame to publish this second volume of the JAHC. URL: http://mcel.pacificu.edu/JAHC/JAHCI2.HTML Sincerely, Dennis Trinkle, Executive Director, AAHC DePauw University Dennis Trinkle <dtrinkle@DEPAUW.edu> Jeffrey Barlow, Editor, The Journal of the AHC Pacific University barlowj@pacificu.edu Ken Dvorak, Secretary / Treasurer, AAHC. American Culture Studies Program Bowling Green State University kdvorak@bgnet.bgsu.edu For more information on the AAHC check our web site at: http://www.theaahc.org./
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