Voices From the Trenches: Uncovering World War I Stories through Digitization and Visualization
Tuesday, November 12 , 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST
Join Digitization Center Coordinator Karmine Beecroft and Metadata Librarian Emily Baldoni at Milner Library on November 12 for an overview of the World War I Illinois State Normal University Service Records digitization project.
This expansive collection documents the World War I service of 682 ISNU students through questionnaires, letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera. Once the collection was made available online, work shifted to analyzing and visualizing the data using StoryMaps. The resulting digital publication Over There explores the journeys of individual service members and volunteers while situating their experiences in the context of the international war effort.
This presentation is part of Milner Library’s ongoing Digital Scholarship Speaker Series.
