- Images , such as postcards and stereograph views of monuments, street scenes, people and events
- Texts, including travel guides, museum catalogs, and travel narratives.
- Maps , including historical maps and interactive GIS (Geographical InformationSystems) maps that enable queries of geospatial information
- Research and teaching guides in Connexions that explore the research process and set archive materials in context.
Through TIMEA’s research and teaching modules, we are pursuing two related goals:
1) To improve research skills and information literacy by exploring how to conduct research, particularly in thehumanities and social sciences. We use materials in the TIMEA archive as case studies to examine topics such as conductinglibrary research projects and investigating material culture.
2) To build understanding of TIMEA resources through topics such as the history of the satirical Egyptian RedBook, the cultural significance of stereographs, and identifying and analyzing the features of the“Souvenir of Egypt,”a decorative silk.
We encourage you to join TIMEA’s efforts. To provide a framework for collaboration, TIMEA has established anonline community in Connexions. This set of web pages contains a forum for discussing ongoing efforts, a list of TIMEA content, adescription of current activities, and information about TIMEA’s objectives and approach.
There are many ways that you can contribute:
- Create new courses or modules
- Use materials as primary or supplemental texts for courses
- Review existing modules and suggest improvements
- Translate modules into other languages
- Develop new examples, provide more information or otherwise enhance existing modules
- Contribute to TIMEA Community discussions and forum
Among the topics covered by TIMEA modules in Connexions are:
History through the Stereoscope: Stereoscopy and Virtual Travel
- A Brief History of Stereographs and Stereoscopes
- Major US Stereograph Publishers
- Egypt through the Stereoscope: Stereography and Virtual Travel
- Strategies and Resources for Studying Stereographs
Understanding Material Culture: Deciphering the Imagery of the "Souvenir of Egypt"
- Introduction to the "Souvenir of Egypt"
- Analyzing Literary and Cultural References: Identifying the Texts in theSouvenir of Egypt
- Identifying the Flags of the Souvenir of Egypt
- Identifying Historical Figures: The Souvenir of Egypt
- Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts: The Souvenir of Egypt
- Taking the“Souvenir of Egypt”Research Project to the Next Level
Studying Political Satire: "The Egyptian Red Book"
- Studying Political Satire: Introduction to "The Egyptian Red Book"
- Categorizing Historical Documents: What is a Red Book?
- Identifying Historical Figures: Putting Names to the Caricatures in "TheEgyptian Red Book"
- Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon inKhartoum
Conducting Historical Research: The Case of "Oriental Cairo"
- Introduction to Researching "Oriental Cairo"
- Researching Biography: Who is Douglas Sladen?
- Compiling a Bibliography: What else has Douglas Sladen written?
- How Does "Oriental Cairo" Compare With Similar Works?
- Accessing Networked Resources
- Searching Online Catalogs
- Using Union Catalogs: WorldCat
- Borrowing Resources through Interlibrary Loan: Illiad Conducting Research Using Microfiche, Microfilm and Microcard
Conducting Research with the British Parliamentary Papers
- Introduction to Conducting Research with the British Parliamentary Papers
- The British Parliament and its Papers
- Finding What You are Looking For in the British Parliamentary Papers
TIMEA is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Computer and Information Technology Institute (CITI) . Please email timea@rice.edu with any questions.