Show threadJan HicksNov 17, 2022
The dangers of #PanelTitleConfusion - this panel is called Congruent Engines and isn't part of #CongruenceEngine at all! It's about *using* disparate sources, not digitally unifying sources. A snapshot of #ResearchPractice now, in the absence of a union source.
Show threadJan HicksNov 17, 2022
This panel is focused on #energy in the #TextileIndustry in 19th century #manchester and how multiple sources can be used to tell those stories in #museums - sources for a place aren't necessarily in that place. #CongruenceEngine seeks #digital ways of connecting those sources.
Jan HicksNov 17, 2022
Second session of #TextileConf22 I've picked is about stitching together evidences of #IndustrialHistory from disparate sources (#archaeology #archives #BuiltEnvironment #museums #HistoricMachinery #art) through the #CongruenceEngine project.
https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/project/the-congruence-engine/
The Congruence Engine: Digital Tools for New Collections-Based Industrial Histories - Science Museum Group

The Congruence Engine is a three-year research project starting in November 2021 that will use the latest digital techniques to connect industrial history collections held in different locations.

Science Museum Group