“A tidal wave of digital material will overwhelm recordkeeping institutions”: the future of history

The Future of History: Navigating Digital Records

Historians Jane Winters and John Wills discuss the challenges of modern recordkeeping with Matt Elton.

Matt Elton asks: How do recent records differ from those of the past?

Records and sources now come in a whole range of formats.

Jane Winters explains that these formats include both familiar analogue sources that have become digital and completely new formats.

Author's summary: The digital age poses new challenges for historians.

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HistoryExtra HistoryExtra — 2025-10-27

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