Open AccessWhy Digitise Historical Television?
Author(s) -
John Ellis
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2213-0969
DOI - 10.18146/2213-0969.2012.jethc005
Subject(s) - perception , computer science , multimedia , world wide web , psychology , neuroscience
Digitisation of historic TV material is driven by the widespreadperception that archival material should be made available to diverse users.Yet digitisation alters the material, taking away any lingering sense ofpresence. Digitisation and online access, however, offer startling newpossibilities. The article offers three: use of material in languageteaching and learning; use in dementia therapy; and applications as data inmedical research. All depend on ordinary TV for their effectivity.