Discovering The World From Your LaptopbyTom Johnson |
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Veteran journalist and and internationally renowned authority on the
digital revolution, Tom Johnson will demonstrate the use of text and visual
tools to research places you've never visited, yet you need to write with
authority.
How close are the pyramids to downtown Cairo? Where is the Aswan's Old Cataract Hotel in relation to Elephant Island. Or how to do you find, search and save photos from the Library of Congress collection or from city historical sites? How do you dive into fine digital collections of mid-19th Century newspapers or those small weeklies in today's rural Kansas? This kind of knowledge is essential to establish context for a period piece. Ah, but once you have found these rich sites and archives, how can you be certain of finding them again? Tom will demonstrate some strategic tools of the Digital Revolution that will enable you retrace your search route, reduce frustration, and, who knows, perhaps save your creative life."
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