{"id":6755,"date":"2022-04-14T10:55:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T10:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/?p=6755"},"modified":"2022-04-14T10:56:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T10:56:07","slug":"titanica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/titanica\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Picks: Encyclopedia Titanica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbit holes are curious things. One moment you click on an article that a social media algorithm tossed onto your feed based on your likes, clicks, and general activity, and three hours later you are an armchair expert in a subject you never paid attention to before. It may be a one-off thing. Maybe your deep-dive satisfied your curiosity and you never look up that topic again. Alternatively, it can be the beginning of a new interest, hobby, or passion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ATitanic_wreck_bow.jpg&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cjudit.ward%40rutgers.edu%7Caa2ed3277c4944da5d5b08da1c9af62c%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C637853749281912674%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=S93LHwD1p9G4kFl%2FTtG%2FT7pOXD7fS7ywMTXFOvpBNNY%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6760\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2022\/04\/77EEF326-4825-4008-99D0-8AEBFF41B836-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Ship Titanic\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2022\/04\/77EEF326-4825-4008-99D0-8AEBFF41B836-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2022\/04\/77EEF326-4825-4008-99D0-8AEBFF41B836.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>My interest in the RMS <em>Titanic<\/em> began this way. I was watching a video on YouTube (I don\u2019t remember which one), and the recommended videos included a link to an interview with a survivor of the sinking. I was intrigued, so I clicked on it. When that video was over, I clicked on another one, and another, and another, and so on. I read the books, I watched the movies (and not just the James Cameron one), I spent frankly too much time reading about it online when I should have been working on other things. Such is the blessing and the curse of the rabbit hole.<\/p>\n<p>Recently I finished a paper for one of my MI classes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia-titanica.org\/\"><em>Encyclopedia Titanica<\/em><\/a>, a website that seems tailor-made for this type of Internet adventure. The site has detailed lists of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia-titanica.org\/titanic-passenger-lists\/\">all the <em>Titanic<\/em>\u2019s passengers and crew<\/a>, with linked biographies, a collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia-titanica.org\/titanic-research-articles\/\">research articles<\/a> on related topics, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia-titanica.org\/community\/\">an active Message Board<\/a> where users discuss anything and everything <em>Titanic<\/em>-related. In my paper, I talked about how the <em>Encyclopedia<\/em>, while it isn\u2019t an \u201cacademic\u201d publication, is still serious enough about the information it collects and shares that scholars view it as a reliable research tool. As I worked on the paper, I found citations of the <em>Encyclopedia<\/em> in many different articles, including (to name a few), an article about the impact of the <em>Titanic<\/em> disaster on maritime law. The sinking prompted improved safety regulations and the establishment of an International Ice Patrol. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/43489630\">the <em>American Archivist<\/em> article<\/a> (Rutgers restricted) and check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia-titanica.org\/titanic-impact-on-maritime-law.html\">the <em>Encyclopedia<\/em>\u2019s article<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Several articles borrowed information from the <em>Encyclopedia<\/em>\u2019s extensive collection of biographies. Some of the people profiled include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia-titanica.org\/titanic-survivor\/lawrence-beesley.html\">Lawrence Beesley<\/a>, <em>Titanic<\/em> survivor and author of one of the earliest books about the disaster; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia-titanica.org\/titanic-survivor\/lillian-gertrud-asplund.html\">Lillian Asplund<\/a>, the last American survivor as well as the last to have actual memories of the sinking; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia-titanica.org\/titanic-victim\/isidor-straus.html\">Isidor Straus<\/a>, the co-owner of Macy\u2019s who famously remained on the sinking ship with his wife, Ida.<\/li>\n<li>An article on the legal tribulations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia-titanica.org\/titanic-survivor\/lady-duff-gordon.html\">Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon<\/a> (also known as Lucile), a fashion designer who survived the sinking. You can read <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.pace.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1095&amp;context=plr\">the <em>Pace Law Review<\/em> article here<\/a>, and also take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia-titanica.org\/lucile.html\">the <em>Encyclopedia\u2019<\/em>s article on Lady Duff-Gordon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To close, allow me to send you down a rabbit hole of your own. I\u2019ve personally enjoyed the following YouTube channels and their <em>Titanic<\/em> content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/TastingHistory\/featured\">Tasting History with Max Miller:<\/a> The host cooks historical recipes while sharing information about their origin and context. Currently, he is working on a series of <em>Titanic<\/em> videos.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/TheGreatBigMove\">The Great Big Move<\/a>: Covers ocean liner history, with many videos dedicated to the <em>Titanic<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/PartTimeExplorer\">Part-Time Explorer<\/a>: Videos on this channel cover a range of topics, focused on but not exclusively maritime history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy learning!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ATitanic_wreck_bow.jpg&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cjudit.ward%40rutgers.edu%7Caa2ed3277c4944da5d5b08da1c9af62c%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C637853749281912674%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=S93LHwD1p9G4kFl%2FTtG%2FT7pOXD7fS7ywMTXFOvpBNNY%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6762\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2022\/04\/18FB237A-DFCB-4FAC-9DDE-216F16E9364C-300x210.jpeg\" alt=\"Shipwreck\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2022\/04\/18FB237A-DFCB-4FAC-9DDE-216F16E9364C-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2022\/04\/18FB237A-DFCB-4FAC-9DDE-216F16E9364C-1024x717.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2022\/04\/18FB237A-DFCB-4FAC-9DDE-216F16E9364C-768x538.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2022\/04\/18FB237A-DFCB-4FAC-9DDE-216F16E9364C.jpeg 1480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbit holes are curious things. 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