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Ian Milligan examines how digital technologies have changed the ordinary work of historians. Keyword searches, digitised collections, photographs taken in archives and online forms of scholarly discussion now influence research well beyond the specialists who identify themselves as digital historians.
The book makes these changes explicit so that historians can reflect on the tools and systems through which they encounter sources. It considers how search interfaces and algorithms shape discovery, how the uneven availability of digitised material affects research, and how working practices change when large quantities of material can be gathered and revisited on a screen.
Milligan connects these practical changes to broader questions about historical scholarship and its future. A glossary and references accompany the discussion. The complete original edition provides a guide to understanding a transformed research environment rather than a software manual.
Ian Milligan. The Transformation of Historical Research in the Digital Age. Cambridge University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009026055. Licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0; unchanged original edition and required notices retained.