tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post116032578201433440..comments2024-01-31T10:37:37.444+00:00Comments on The Life of Antoninus Pius: Digital HistoryAntoninus Piushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549656626308639986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-1160837965635427292006-10-14T14:59:00.000+00:002006-10-14T14:59:00.000+00:00I think it's to do with making information easily ...I think it's to do with making information easily available to everyone, not just scholars. I would take selected items from Civil war Correspondence as a place to start, but not the be-all and end-all of what was available. Others may stop at the selection. But as you say, what about the quality? <BR/><BR/>It's not all to do with sources, particularly in archaeology, for example there is the Alex Bordessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360540101147770320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-1160757556854572522006-10-13T16:39:00.000+00:002006-10-13T16:39:00.000+00:00I know exactly what you mean, Gabriele. But the si...I know exactly what you mean, Gabriele. But the sites I looked at were hosted by University history departments, so the material was <I>probably</I> accurate. <BR/><BR/>But I just wonder what's so marvellous about a "digital" version of (say) Civil War correspondence. The guy with the scanner has done all the "scholarship" -- s/he has selected the bits that s/he thinks are important, for Antoninus Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549656626308639986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-1160687357535155112006-10-12T21:09:00.000+00:002006-10-12T21:09:00.000+00:00What I miss about digital scholarship is some sort...What I miss about digital scholarship is some sort of quality control. Of course, I disagree with some academic non fiction books, but at least they usually get the facts right and it's the conclusions I disagree with, and those books are reviewed so you can get a feedback on their reliability. But with a site like Wikipedia, everyone and his uncle can screw around, it has more mistakes (and I Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.com