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History in the jaws of the internet

In nearly six thousand years of literacy, humanity has made the greatest leap in the dissemination of knowledge within the last century. Computer technology and digitally networked society have accelerated scientific collaboration and production. Historio graphy has been given a new opportunity for a better collection, analysis and interpretation of man's past. By digitizing archives, museums and other heritage institutions, historical sources become available to a wider circle of researchers who come to ne w conclusions and perspectives about historical events, processes, and the people who participated in them. Historiography has opened up to the interested public, which has become a significant conarratives. The opportunity for new s creator of historical cientific achievements faces an increase in the accidental and intentional production of false historical sources and an upgrade of historical myths. Based on contemporary scientific literature, the paper analyzes the positive and negative aspects of digit alization of historiography in the postdigital 21st century and also defines new challenges that arise for modern historians.

digital historiography, historical sources, internet, postdigital society

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