History Between the Lines: Thinking About Collections as Data

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Channel: Library of Congress · 2017 · Education

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Edward Ayers discusses "History Between the Lines: Thinking About Collections as Data" as part of the day-long symposium, "Collections as Data: Impact." 

Speaker Biography: Edward Ayers is Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities at the University of Richmond, where he is President Emeritus. President Barack Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal in 2013 for his dedication to public history. Over his decades of work of writing history, experimenting with digital scholarship, collaborating in public history, and teaching and leading in higher education, Ayers has tried to find new ways to connect people with the American past. 

For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8007

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