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Behind the Scenes at the Lab

This quarter, we’ve launched a global survey of digital Holocaust memory, continue work on our database, published on AI and Collective Memory, developed digital humanities skills, hosted a Holocaust Education visiting fellow, continued working on our digital memory database, and much more. Take a look at what the Lab has achieved over the last few months. Since the Summer, the team’s main focus has been on the development of the Digital Memory Database following its beta launch at our inaugural Connective Holocaust Commemoration Expo 2025. The resource aims to be a ‘living’ collection of global digital Holocaust memory practice from the 1990s into the future containing curatorial and collaborative tools. Database test session. Credit: Dr. Ben Pelling. In close collaboration with Research Software Engineer, James Alvarez and the design team at Chimney, the development of this flagship resource has been based on rigorous user testing sessions led by the Lab’s Research team. Work on the database has included: Writing methodologies Developing materials to guide users Transcription checking Indexing Software development Design Functionality testing (as well as user-testing) Quality assurance checks Preparation of digital assets September In September, when the BBC ran an article about spammers profiting from AI [...]

Behind the Scenes at the Lab: What’s in the Works?

By Mel Poluck Take a look at what the Lab has been working on over the last few months and what is coming up next. This spring, since our last quarterly round-up, the whole team has been mainly focused on preparing and running our first major international event and developing two new core resources: the Digital Memory Database and Digital Memory Dialogues, as well as continuing our mission to realign the field of digital Holocaust memory studies and ensure Holocaust memory is sustainable in the digital age. April In the run-up to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the last Nazi-run concentration camps, including Bergen-Belsen, we launched a social media campaign to showcase our nine official partners’ Holocaust memory digital projects. This culminated in the launch of our Digital Holocaust Memory Map, developed as part of the broader work we’re doing to develop a global, perpetual ‘living database-archive’ of digital Holocaust memory projects which seeks to collect historical and contemporary digital Holocaust memory practice. The platform will serve to : Allow practitioners in Holocaust museums, memorial sites, libraries and educational organisations to learn from each other’s experiences and save on ‘reinventing the wheel’ each time a new digital endeavour [...]