Application of Information Technologies in Presentation of First World War Diaries

Abstract

Due to advancements of information technologies and ubiquity of mobile devices, various applications and presentations are continuously developing in order to keep an individual properly informed about a wide diversity of topics. Applications of a specific type are dedicated to the presentation of historical heritage in order to better inform and immerse users into historical happenings. In this context, war diaries are viewed as precious documents since provide authentic information by persons directly participating in certain events. Besides historical facts, diaries offer personal interpretation of events and circumstances within which they have happen. Therefore,preservation of war diaries and their presentation to a wide audience is an important task in digitization of national historical heritage. This paper presents such applications for a multimedia presentation over mobile devices of two First World War diaries by the general Dušan Dodić and the soldier Stojan J.Jeftić. The applications are based on the corresponding books and related exhibitions at the Regional Museum Jagodina and the Homeland Museum of Knjаževаc authored by Duško Grbović and Milena Milišević Micić, respectively.