http://ncph2012.thatcamp.org/04/14/promoting-online-public-history-resources-what-works-what-doesnt/ The Humanities and Technology Camp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:16:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.12 http://ncph2012.thatcamp.org/04/14/promoting-online-public-history-resources-what-works-what-doesnt/#comment-432 Tue, 08 May 2012 05:54:01 +0000 http://ncph2012.thatcamp.org/?p=710#comment-432 […] on ncph2012.thatcamp.org Like this:LikeBe the first to like this post. from → Uncategorized ← Stand and […]

]]> http://ncph2012.thatcamp.org/04/14/promoting-online-public-history-resources-what-works-what-doesnt/#comment-64 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:18:25 +0000 http://ncph2012.thatcamp.org/?p=710#comment-64 I agree that promotion/outreach/user engagement should be a key component of any successful digital public history effort. I’ve definitely run into the “if you build it, they will come” assumption–the perception that users will discover content through Google et. al. without further marketing. An additional discussion question I might add to Will’s is: What is the value of aggregating a digital project within a broader resource such as WorldCat, the National Portal to Historic Collections sponsored by AASLH, or the various state- or regional-level portals?

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