Are We Forgetting Something? Historical Memory in a Digital Age

Autor/inn/en	Berson, Michael J.; Berson, Ilene R.
Titel	Are We Forgetting Something? Historical Memory in a Digital Age
Quelle	In: Social Education, 84 (2020) 2, S.110-112 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	History; Memory; Obsolescence; Technology; Information Storage; Information Retrieval; Historiography; Computer Storage Devices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Gedächtnis; Technologie; Informationsspeicherung; Geschichtsschreibung
Abstract	The reality is that digital archives are fragile. Many people appreciate how information technology has revolutionized their lives but have spent little time reflecting on the historical significance of the migration from a print-based to a digital society. In the 100th year of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), it seems timely to explore the role that technology plays in documenting a shared digital memory. Today the Internet seems to be an endless resource, but the decisions that are made now may have far-reaching consequences for the future. Ultimately the question is: how do we stay connected to the past when there is no longer a tangible representation that withstands the test of time? What if there was no evidence of who we are, what we own, who governs us, where we come from? It is the nation's civic responsibility to safeguard the digitally endangered representations of cultural heritage and ensure against extinction of the nation's identity and as an interconnected world. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01