In my blog today I want to discuss the “History of American Technology” website that interested me amongst the others mentioned at Sinclair’s article “Information Visualization for the Literary Scholar“. Speaking with the fact that dealing with digital humanities or generally using technology and websites as an independent and integrated material is something that I am not pretty familiar with. Back home- in SA- we are still working on printed materials as an educational references. Nevertheless, it is a great and accessible way of learning and spreading the knowledge. Saying this returns to its availability every time and every where. I think that phrase- the last one- becomes very familiar one that almost all people use it to describe DH! Besides that, it is really organized in such a direct way that makes it quick and clear to be used. For instance, The Ferris Wheel lesson has been divided into many parts that includes; Antecedents and Invention, 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition, Impact, Documentary, Bibliography, Preliminary Work. And it is the same way with the other lessons or topics. Each part has its information without being mixed with other points, consequently, you can access a particular information very easily. Frankly, my humble experience cannot help me to deeply analyze the website; however, it will be one of my materials in the future in any classroom.

Shelly Jackson’s text is an example of the hypertexts literature that is in some cases can be seen as new or difficult genre. What really interested me is how the web set works as it takes you from part to another very easily. It is obviously accessible every where and any time as it can be accessed using computers, which makes it more popular. Also, the way of explaining some points clearly is helpful point as it links some words that needs more explanation for instance to another link that has detailed information. So, instead of looking to a specific information in different places, it will be directly and easily available.