Free-Access public history, policy formulation, and education: The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 and their analysis

Citation

Penman M & Mann A (2013) Free-Access public history, policy formulation, and education: The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 and their analysis. https://results.ref.ac.uk/(S(vjwewlvpczg5nn4c1qq52t2z))/Submissions/Impact/1932

Abstract
Summary: The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland project, completed in 2008, and its subsequent research developments have achieved considerable impact through widening global public awareness of this historical resource. Its free-to-access searchable database is accepted as the definitive point of reference for pre-Union Scottish legislation. The project’s materials and findings have had sustained impact on archival, heritage, legal and policy practitioners, providing significant input to a wide spectrum of present-day political, social, economic, environmental and cultural initiatives, from public debate and consultation through to formal enactment. The project has also contributed to the enhancement of the history curriculum in Secondary education.

Keywords
Impact; Scottish History; Parliament; records; open-access

People

Dr Michael Penman

Senior Lecturer, History