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The '''Dictionary of Sydney''' is a [[digital humanities]] project to produce an online, expert-written encyclopedia of all aspects of the [[history of Sydney]]. |
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The '''Dictionary of Sydney''' is an ongoing project to create an electronic resource covering the history of [[Sydney, Australia]], including people who lived in Sydney, places in Sydney and events that happened in Sydney. The project is a partnership between the [[City of Sydney]], the [[University of Sydney]], the [[State Library of New South Wales]], the [[State Records Authority of New South Wales]], and the [[University of Technology Sydney]]. |
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==Description== |
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[http://www.dictionaryofsydney.org Dictionary of Sydney website]. |
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[[category:Sydney]] |
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The Dictionary is a partnership between the [[City of Sydney]], the [[University of Sydney]], the [[University of Technology Sydney]], the [[State Library of New South Wales]] and the [[State Records Authority of New South Wales]]. It began in 2007 with [[Australian Research Council]] funding and launched on 5 November 2009.<ref>'[https://www.sydney.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=4527 Dictionary of Sydney goes live] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233720/http://sydney.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=4527 |date=2016-03-03 }}', University of Sydney E-news, 25 February 2010</ref> |
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Geographically, the Dictionary of Sydney includes the whole [[Sydney basin]] and chronologically spans the years from the earliest human habitation to the present. It also invited historical contributions from disciplines such as archaeology, sociology, literary studies, historical geography and cultural studies.<ref>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|364399795}} |last1=Duffy |first1=Michale |title=City's history on speed dial: images to give dictionary new meaning |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=21 March 2008 |page=31 }}</ref> |
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[[Heurist]], developed by the [[University of Sydney]] was the underlying technology for the project. The Dictionary of Sydney won an Energy Australia National Trust Heritage Award for Interpretation and Presentation in April 2010.<ref>[https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Celebrating-25-Years-National-Trust-Heritage-Awards.pdf 2010 National Trust Heritage Awards Winners]</ref> |
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The site now resides at the State Library of New South Wales on the platform Drupal. |
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The Dictionary was archived in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=So long Sydney {{!}} The Dictionary of Sydney |url=https://dictionaryofsydney.org/blog/so_long_sydney |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=dictionaryofsydney.org}}</ref> |
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==Contributors== |
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Contributions are sourced from hundreds of academics, writers and researchers. Notable contributors include [[Keith Vincent Smith]], with 15 entries, including entries on [[Bennelong]] and [[Pemulwuy]]. |
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== References == |
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* [http://home.dictionaryofsydney.org/ Dictionary of Sydney website], [http://dictionaryofsydney.wordpress.com/ academic journal] and blog [http://home.dictionaryofsydney.org/blog/]. |
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[[Category:Australian online encyclopedias]] |
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[[Category:Social history of Australia]] |
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[[Category:Culture of Sydney]] |
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[[Category:Mass media in Sydney]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 27 March 2023
The Dictionary of Sydney is a digital humanities project to produce an online, expert-written encyclopedia of all aspects of the history of Sydney.
Description[edit]
The Dictionary is a partnership between the City of Sydney, the University of Sydney, the University of Technology Sydney, the State Library of New South Wales and the State Records Authority of New South Wales. It began in 2007 with Australian Research Council funding and launched on 5 November 2009.[1]
Geographically, the Dictionary of Sydney includes the whole Sydney basin and chronologically spans the years from the earliest human habitation to the present. It also invited historical contributions from disciplines such as archaeology, sociology, literary studies, historical geography and cultural studies.[2]
Heurist, developed by the University of Sydney was the underlying technology for the project. The Dictionary of Sydney won an Energy Australia National Trust Heritage Award for Interpretation and Presentation in April 2010.[3]
The site now resides at the State Library of New South Wales on the platform Drupal.
The Dictionary was archived in 2021.[4]
Contributors[edit]
Contributions are sourced from hundreds of academics, writers and researchers. Notable contributors include Keith Vincent Smith, with 15 entries, including entries on Bennelong and Pemulwuy.
References[edit]
- ^ 'Dictionary of Sydney goes live Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine', University of Sydney E-news, 25 February 2010
- ^ Duffy, Michale (21 March 2008). "City's history on speed dial: images to give dictionary new meaning". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 31. ProQuest 364399795.
- ^ 2010 National Trust Heritage Awards Winners
- ^ "So long Sydney | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
External links[edit]
- Dictionary of Sydney website, academic journal and blog [1].