Inside the Archive of the Royal Geographical Society, Part II
September 15, 2021
Take a look inside Part II of the digital archive of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) to explore how Geography affects people, cultures, places, environment, and how they interact. Part II contains collections from 1900 – 2010.
DownloadInside the Archive of the Royal College of Physicians, Part I
September 15, 2021
Take a look inside Part I of the archive of the Royal College of Physicians and explore how the history of medicine has laid the foundation for healthcare and disease prevention as we know them today. Part I contains collections from 1200 – 1862.
DownloadInside the Archive of the Royal College of Physicians, Part II
September 15, 2021
Take a look inside Part II of the archive of the Royal College of Physicians and explore how the history of medicine has laid the foundation for healthcare and disease prevention as we know them today. Part II contains collections from 1862 – 2000.
DownloadPhD candidate Tommy Flynn connects the attitudes of the past with current racial disparities in healthcare
July 28, 2021
“Framing your perspective is a critical aspect of any research work,” says Tommy Flynn, a PhD candidate at Emory. “Publications and primary sources I found on Wiley Digital Archives talked about segregation, and the way people treated or perceived different social groups in the healthcare context, in ways that are discriminatory. I discovered hard evidence of attitudes and beliefs which helped explain today’s enormous disparities in treatment. Understanding the historical context has been vital for my research.”
DownloadAutomated Text Recognition fact sheet
May 21, 2021
Wiley Digital Archives introduces Automated Text Recognition (ATR), an AI that turns handwriting into typeset. Ours is the only program in the library market offering ATR, which makes the unique manuscripts in our archives discoverable with keyword search, searchable within, and available for data analysis. ATR has been applied to all our archives at no extra cost for libraries, increasing the ROI for past, current and future acquisitions.
DownloadLancaster PhD candidate Ann-Marie Richardson traces evidence of women’s participation in the RGS gatherings of the 19th century
April 2, 2021
Richardson, a PhD student at Lancaster University, looked at the Royal Geographical Society archive to explore the role of women in the 19th Century. “I wanted to find evidence of women in attendance at the RGS evening meetings during the 19th century, as well as the initial inclusion of women as fellows. I used the typeset transcripts feature, as some of the handwriting was difficult to read.”
DownloadLoyola lecturer Dr. Catherine Nichols discusses the benefits of teaching with digital archives
March 26, 2021
Dr. Catherine Nichols, who holds a Ph.D. in Socio-Cultural Anthropology, is an Advanced Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology and Museum Studies within the Department of Anthropology at Loyola University Chicago. She teaches on a wide range of subjects, including the process of researching museum collections, and has a particular interest in the digitalization of archives. For Dr. Nichols and her students, a key benefit of digital archives is its ease of access. Read the case to learn more.
DownloadA WDA Course Guide
December 10, 2020
A curriculum integrating Wiley Digital Archives’ primary sources into study materials and classroom activities.
DownloadInside the Archive of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
December 1, 2020
Get an inside look at the archive of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, comprised of the previously uncatalogued BAAS materials and collections from prestigious British universities.
DownloadWiley Digital Archives Fact Sheet
August 27, 2020
Give faculty and students access to previously unpublished primary source materials, on a platform that powers research, supports teaching, and fosters learning — our program in a nutshell.
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