Digital Histories

Abstract

Purpose

To introduce the theme of this special issue which contains a selection of papers presented at the Association for History and Computing UK (AHC‐UK) annual conference in 2004.

Design/methodology/approach

The role of the AHC in the UK is described and the reasons for choosing the theme of the 2004 conference, Recasting the Past: Digital Histories, are outlined along with the original call for papers.

Findings

The contributors to this issue come from a wide geographic area and reflect the delegates at the conference by being archivists, historians, librarians and researchers.

Originality/value

Provides an introduction to the special issue.

Citation

Anderson, I.G. and Tedd, L.A. (2005), "Digital Histories", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 39 No. 4, pp. 293-296. https://doi.org/10.1108/00330330510627917