A new online electronic journal published by the Department of History is making it possible for Internet visitors to hear history, as well as read about it. Items about the use of information technology in the teaching of Islamic civilization and about the construction of a website for student research projects are included, as are reviews of CD-ROMs, digital videodisks, websites, films, and videos. Links to websites of possible interest to readers are also provided. Work on the project began nearly a year ago, when she and founding editors Gerald Zahavi and Julian Zelizer invited submissions from their colleagues in the history field. For example, since much of the article about the dairy farmers strike is based on oral history, actualities or audio recollections of participants recalling the strike are included.
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In addition, with the Internet, there is an advantage of timely publication. It was time for us to bring this information to a broader audience. Their audience includes not only other history scholars at the university level, but secondary-school teachers and students, and the general public. The Journal, which received start-up funding from the University s Office for Research, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Department of History, boasts a distinguished editorial board. We re attempting to tantalize our readers.