Dictionary of Sydney: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Hanna kim A (talk | contribs) |
No edit summary |
||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown) | |||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
==Description== |
==Description== |
||
The Dictionary is a partnership between the [[City of Sydney]], the [[University of Sydney]], the [[ |
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> |
||
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 |
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> |
||
[[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>[ |
[[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> |
||
The site now resides at the State Library of New South Wales on the platform |
The site now resides at the State Library of New South Wales on the platform Drupal. |
||
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> |
|||
==Contributors== |
==Contributors== |
||
Contributions are sourced from |
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 == |
== References == |
||
| Line 19: | Line 21: | ||
== External links == |
== External links == |
||
* [http:// |
* [http://home.dictionaryofsydney.org/ Dictionary of Sydney website], [http://dictionaryofsydney.wordpress.com/ academic journal] and blog [http://home.dictionaryofsydney.org/blog/]. |
||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dictionary Of Sydney}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dictionary Of Sydney}} |
||
[[Category:Australian online encyclopedias]] |
|||
[[Category:Social history of Australia]] |
[[Category:Social history of Australia]] |
||
[[Category:Culture of Sydney]] |
[[Category:Culture of Sydney]] |
||
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].