January 9, 2011

For Many Historians, Use of Technology Remains Stuck in the Past

By Peter Schmidt

Boston

Historians are less likely than other scholars to apply new technologies in their work, even if many have made big strides in this area in recent decades, suggests research presented here Saturday at the annual conference of the American Historical Association.

One study presented here found that historians stand out among scholars in the humanities and other fields in having substantial reservations about college libraries switching from print to online-only journal

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