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Evaluating User Engagement and Accessibility in Digital Latinx Oral History Archive Projects
This research examines the design and accessibility of digital archives dedicated to Latinx oral histories. It proposes a study to assess how digital interface design influences user engagement and historical interpretation.
In plain words
Does the way a website is designed change how people use it? This study would look at online collections of Latinx oral histories in North America, memories recorded in people's own words, to see how design shapes use and understanding of history.
Primary research question
How do digital interface design choices impact user engagement with Latinx oral history archives?
Knowledge gap
What remains worth asking
It remains useful to test how specific digital curation strategies influence the accessibility and educational impact of oral history collections.
Potential contribution
Why it may matter
This study will help archivists and digital humanists optimize platforms for broader community engagement and historical preservation.
Academic placement
Academic fields and topic tags
Study frame: Digital archives of Latinx oral histories in North America. · Method signals: User testing, Content analysis, Survey research
Possible study pathways
One question, different levels
Postgraduate diploma
Digital curation and archive management
Research master’s
Human-computer interaction in cultural heritage
- originality
- Moderate
- methodology
- Accessible
- Data access
- Accessible
- ethics
- Moderate
Quality and audit
82/100 quality
Safeguard-based audit was not recorded under the prior standard.
- Focus on user-centered design principles
- Consider ethical representation of oral narratives
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APA 7 source
Aubry, S. (2024). Review: Northern Illinois University Latinx Oral History Digital Project. Reviews in Digital Humanities, V(1). https://doi.org/10.21428/3e88f64f.ea7bb8ba
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