JISC World War One Commemoration Research Programme

This blog will describe the research project that forms stage one of a four stage programme directed and funded by JISC to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War One in 2014. For further information on the broader JISC programme visit: http://jiscww1.jiscinvolve.org/wp/jisc-ww1-discovery-programme/jisc-ww1-discovery-programme-phases/

The project team from King's College London is led by Patricia Methven and Geoff Browell of Archives and Information Management and Professor William Philpott of the Department of War Studies. Significant academic input and advice will be sought from experts in the history of World War One from other departments at King's College, and from across the UK and internationally.  

The project runs from January until March 2012. It aims to:

Research key aspects of future World War One (WW1) digital content development in readiness for the centenary commemoration of the conflict from 2014 onwards. This research is intended to provide understanding in 3 key areas:

• WW1 content and collections available to education in analogue and digital form;
• Teaching, learning and research priorities and requirements of higher and further education in terms of the study of WW1 including a scoping of potential digital users and key stakeholder groups
• Synthesis of WW1 digital content availability and educational requirement(s), resulting in ‘priority’ recommendations of WW1 digital content development.