Blyde River Canyon, South Africa, 2013. Copyright Angela Aliff. CC BY-NC 3.0
About This Site: Overview

Livingstone Online, a digital museum and library, explores the legacy of Victorian traveler David Livingstone

 

 
'The Adventure with a Hippopotamus.' Copyright Wellcome Library, London. CC BY 4.0
Livingstone Online: An Introduction

Our site's goals, content, practices, and educational value
Semane Khama at right, seated, with two children, one of whom is standing, one of whom is seated.
One More Voice: An Introduction
Processed spectral image of two pages from the 1871 Field Diary (Livingstone 1871f:CXXXI, IV spectral_ratio), detail. Copyright David Livingstone Centre and Dr. Neil Imray Livingstone Wilson: CC BY-NC 3.0
Livingstone's Manuscripts in the Digital Age

Documenting David Livingstone's handwritten words
Perrice Nkombe and Jared McDonald at the Livingstone Museum, Zambia, 2016. Copyright Jared McDonald. CC BY-NC 3.0
The Theory Behind Livingstone Online

Our approach to building a digital project
Stained-glass window (1932), David Livingstone Centre museum, 2015. Copyright Angela Aliff. May not be reproduced without the consent of the Scottish National Memorial to David Livingstone Trust.
The Design of Livingstone Online

Creative collaboration in action
Livingstone manuscripts at the University of Cape Town, 2013. Copyright Angela Aliff. CC BY-NC 3.0
Why Should We Read Livingstone’s Manuscripts?

The scope and historical importance of Livingstone's original words
Wellcome Library, interior. Copyright Wellcome Library, London. CC BY 4.0
Reading Exploration Through the Digital Library
'Livingstone Writing in His Journal' (Stanley 1872). Copyright David Livingstone Centre. Image used by permission. May not be reproduced without the consent of the Scottish National Memorial to David Livingstone Trust.
Who is Livingstone Online's Audience?

An overview of Livingstone Online's many potential readers
Livingstone's surgical instruments in leather pouch, detail. Copyright Livingstone Online. May not be reproduced without the consent of the Scottish National Memorial to David Livingstone Trust.
A Brief History of Livingstone Online (2004-2013)

How our project first began and developed
Livingstone's compass. Copyright Livingstone Online. May not be reproduced without the consent of the Scottish National Memorial to David Livingstone Trust.
LEAP (2013-2017): A Project History, Part I

Developing the new Livingstone Online
Demonstration to the LEAP team at the University of Glasgow Photographic Unit, 2013. Copyright Livingstone Online. CC BY-NC 3.0
LEAP (2013-2017): A Project History, Part II

Developing the new Livingstone Online
David Livingstone Centre: Children's activity based on 'Snakes & Ladders.' Copyright Angela Aliff. Image used by permission. May not be reproduced without the consent of the Scottish National Memorial to David Livingstone Trust.
Livingstone Online Site Guide

Find your way around the site