Challenges and Opportunities for Digital History

Abstract

The challenge for digital historians is deceptively simple: it is to do good his- tory that combines the computer’s abil- ity to search and summarize, with the researcher’s ability to interpret and argue. This involves both developing an under- standing of how to use digital sources appropriately, andmore importantly, using digital sources and methods to deliver new scholarship that enhances our understand- ing of the past. There are plenty of sources available; the challenge is to make use of them to deliver on their potential