As a historian, a lot of historical records have became so easily accessed by becoming digital. Since these records are now digitized it offers historians many more opportunities for online research. This website from the famous Archives of American Art from the Smithsonian Institution shows how to digitize entire collections for any museum or historical preservation site. If you have a minute, it is definitely worth the read!
I also wanted to mention how museums are becoming more digitally accessible rather than going to the museum itself. Google has partnered up with museums from across the globe to provide a project called Museum Views. This project allows anyone from anywhere have a virtual tour within any museum! Awesome, right? When I was stationed in Biloxi, I helped with creating the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art become digitized, I would scan the pictures and create the stories to make the museum come alive right on your desktop or however you are accessing your internet right now.
On other hand, since it is 2019, there are numerous ways to access digital materials through Instagram, Flickr, Tumbler, and even Google Images! In my opinion, it is worth to digitize sources especially historical documents that any individual can use and ultimately help the historic field!
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