1914-1918-online
1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War is an international, English-language
The
The project leaders are Oliver Janz, professor of modern history at the Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut (FMI), Nicolas Apostolopoulos, director of the Center for Digital Systems (CeDiS), both at the Freie Universität Berlin, and Gregor Horstkemper from the Zentrum für Elektronisches Publizieren - ZEP (Center for Electronic Publication) at the Bavarian State Library.[4]
1914-1918-online intends to provide the most recent global research on the First World War to the academic community and the public through a multi-perspective,
The editorial board is composed of seven General Editors (Ute Daniel, Peter Gatrell, Oliver Janz, Heather Jones, Jennifer Keene, Alan Kramer and Bill Nasson), several Section Editors, and numerous external reviewers, a total of roughly 100 persons. The Editorial Advisory Board includes Annette Becker, Jürgen Danyel, Josef Ehmer, Gudrun Gersmann, Antonio Gibelli, Gerhard Hirschfeld, John Horne, Jürgen Kocka, Gerd Krumeich, Jürgen Osterhammel, Hew Strachan, Jay Winter and Erik-Jan Zürcher.[6]
The project made the American Library Association's 2015 “Annual List of Best Historical Materials”[7] and received the second prize at the 2015 Berlin Digital Humanities Awards.[8]
References
- ^ New Online Encyclopedia Devoted to World War I Is Now Accessible | Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Partners | 1914-1918-Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Open Encyclopedia System. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Project Overview | 1914-1918-Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Contributors | 1914-1918-Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Editorial Advisory Board. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ LWOOD: Annual list of Best Historical Materials selected by RUSA’s History Section. 1 February 2015 (ala.org) Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ BERLINER DIGITAL HUMANITIES PREIS 2015 VERLIEHEN Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
External links
- Official website
- 1914-1918-Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War
- 1914-1918-online research project at the Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut of the Freie Universität Berlin