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	List of figures
	List of tables
	Preface
Pt. I	Background
1	History and computing: the second revolution	3
2	Computer systems: an introduction	13
3	Word processing for historians	27
Pt. II	Census: an introductory historical database
4	Structured sources	47
5	Using a database: basic queries	57
6	Enriching the information: coding and structure	68
7	Simple statistics: description, correlation, and sampling	81
Pt. III	Sources, resources, and approaches
8	More advanced database techniques: collective biography	101
9	Tables and spreadsheets: voting and the census	117
10	Using existing databases: economic perspectives	136
11	Linking sources: comprehensive analysis of a community	151
12	Beyond the database: text analysis, hypertext and Computer-Assisted Learning	168
	Conclusion	185
	Appendix I: The Gorbals census dataset	189
	Appendix II: CD-ROM and on-line historical bibliographies	196
	Glossary	199
	Select bibliography	222
	Index	228

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