@TroveAirRaidBot, a 24/7/365 research assistant. Issue 4 (2nd October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Holman, Brett
• Is Part Of: History Australia. Volume 18:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 863
• Page End: 867
• Publication Date: 2021-10-02
• Subjects: Trove -- Twitter -- digital humanities -- aerial bombardment; Australia -- History -- Periodicals; Australia; History; Periodicals; 905
• DOI: 10.1080/14490854.2021.1993743
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1449-0854

Abstract

Abstract: Like many other historians I use Trove for both targeted searches and exploratory ones, which in itself has revolutionised my historical research practice. However, I have recently been exploring the potential of Tim Sherratt's concept of 'Trove bots' -- Twitter bots which tweet links to random Trove Newspaper articles -- as, in effect, automated research assistants, as well as public engagement tools. Here, I will discuss how I have been using one such bot, @TroveAirRaidBot, in my current writing project, and its limitations and hopefully its potential.