Who we are...
eLijah-Lab is a digital humanities laboratory at The Department of Jewish History and Bible Studies in the University of Haifa. The laboratory initiates and conducts various Crowdsourcing and citizen science projects to integrate the wisdom of the masses in the fields of Jewish history, Jewish thought and Bible.
The laboratory’s initiatives costitute an innovative connection between academic research and the public, heritage institutions, culture and education. Through the projects, the public is called upon to assist in various research and collection missions, and to be exposed to the forefront of knowledge and research in the field.
The projects enable the public to share historic documents and treasures, as well as active participation in analysis and research. The wisdom of the masses will allow for the accumulation of more information in a shorter time while maintaining a public commitment to preserving the critical values inherent in our projects, and preparing the way to the next era of digital humanities.
The projects facilitate access to information and research methods in the fields of history, Jewish thought, and the Bible Studies to the general public. All this is part of a new ethos of partnership that is possible in the 21st century city square – the Internet.
eLijah-Lab was founded thanks to the support of the “Heichal Eliyahu” Association.
