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Seminar on Geographical Information Systems for Historical Research

Part of a feasibility study towards the establishment of Geographical Information System (s) for research of European Jewish History and Cultural Heritage being carried out by the Jewish Agency for Israel and the EPOCH network of excellence for Open Cultural Heritage.


Presentations

The presentation "Geographical Information Systems for historical research: Achievements and Methodologies" by Dr. Ian Gregory, Associate Director, Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis, Queen's University Belfast is now available here:

PDF Format: http://filelibrary.unitedapps.com/1/file1040.pdf (3.8 Mega)

PPT Format: http://filelibrary.unitedapps.com/1/file1041.ppt (6.2 Mega)


Participants

The list of participants registered up to April 11, 2006

 

Date and Venue

Tuesday, 11th of April 2006 from 9:00 to 13:00 at Mandel Institute for Jewish Studies, the Rabin Building Seminar Room 2001, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem


Sponsors

The Jewish National and University Library

School of History - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Department of History of the Jewish People - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

EPOCH – Network of Excellence for Open Cultural Heritage

The Jewish Agency for Israel

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Additional sponsors are welcome!

 

Organizing Committee

Prof. Elhanan Adler, Deputy Director, The Jewish National and University Library

Prof. Yosef Kaplan, The Mandel Institute for Jewish Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Michael K. Silber, Head, The Department of History of the Jewish People, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,

Prof. Ronnie Ellenblum, Head, School of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Franco Niccolucci, EPOCH, PIN Center, University of Florence

Dr. Sorin Hermon, EPOCH, PIN Center, University of Florence

Nachum Appelbaum, Dinour Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dov Winer, The Jewish Agency for Israel

 

Program

08:30 – 09:00      Registration and coffee

09:00 – 09:15      Prof. Yosef Kaplan – Introductory remarks

09:15 – 11:00      First Session – Chair Dr Michael K. Silber, Head of the Department of Jewish History

                        Prof. Ian Gregory

                        Queen's University – Belfast

Geographical Information Systems for Historical Research – Achievements and Methodological Issues

10:30 – 11:00      Questions and answers to Prof. Ian Gregory

11:00 – 11:15      Coffee Break

11:15 – 13:00      Second Session - Chair: Prof. Ronnie Ellenblum, Head of the School of History

11:15 – 12:40      Seminar discussion over the theme:

Is it feasible to establish a Historical/ Geographical Information System for Research of European Jewish History?

Participants in the debate may consider short presentations with regarding datasets relevant for European Jewish History Research to be included in such future system

 

                        Summary and Conclusion

12:40 – 13:00       Dr. Sorin Hermon, EPOCH
                        Establishing a GIS system for European Jewish Cultural Heritage: Creative                                         approaches for data sharing in cultural heritage research

 

13:15                 Joint lunch at the Maiersdorf Faculty Club (previous registration
                        required; the participants pay 50 NIS)

 

Registration

Send an email message to dovw@jazo.org.il with: Name, Title, Institutional Affiliation, Phone and Fax numbers and preferred email address.

Please indicate if you wish to take part in the lunch at the Maiersdorf Faculty Club immediately after the seminar. The meat lunch with free buffet at Maiersdorf cost 50 NIS – tables for the seminar participants will be reserved.


 

Relevant Documents

Prof. Franco Niccolucci Research Interests

http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/hist-bound/people/niccolucci.htm


Prof.
Ian Gregory Research Interests (with a link to the book
A Place in History: A guide to using GIS in Historical Research)

http://minerva.unitedapps.com/s512.html  


Proposal: Mapping European Jewish Cultural Heritage – an interdisciplinary approach through GIS.

http://filelibrary.unitedapps.com/0/file987.pdf


Developing a Concerted Policy for Jewish Cultural Heritage

http://filelibrary.unitedapps.com/0/file765.pdf


Summary of Consultation on Digitisation of Jewish Cultural Heritage

http://filelibrary.unitedapps.com/0/file763.pdf


Developing a Digitisation Policy for Cultural Heritage – Presentation at the UNESCO Conference on two sides of the WSIS

http://filelibrary.unitedapps.com/0/file982.ppt