Roles · Science and research

AI historian

Gathers historical data and organises information for publication and other means of dissemination via storage media or the Internet.

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Historian · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs.
  2. Organise information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as via storage media or the Internet.
  3. Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Historians” (O*NET 19-3093.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
  • Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as via storage media or the Internet.
  • Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.

Historian · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0) and ANZSCO 2022 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits