Databases in Historical Research: Theory, Methods, and Applications

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Drawing on the experience of British and European historians in a wide variety of projects, explains how to use computer databases, beginning with first principles and progressing to advanced topics. Discusses concepts and terminology, typology of historical databases, design methods, implementing a data model, managing projects, and tools for retrieving and analyzing data. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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ISBN-13: 9780312158880
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 1/8/1996
Pages: 349
Product dimensions: 6.30 (w) x 9.38 (h) x 1.05 (d)

	List of Figures
	Preface
1	Databases in Historical Research	1
	Case Study A: Investigating Regional Economies: The Gloucester Portbooks Database	14
2	Database Concepts and Terminology	22
	Case Study B: The Register of Music in London Newspapers, 1660-1800	40
3	Database Management Software	47
	Case Study C: Hypermedia Database Management Systems: Microcosm as a Research Tool	69
4	The Database Project Life-Cycle	73
	Case Study D: Creating a Machine-Readable Version of the 1881 Census of England and Wales	98
5	Database Design and Implementation	102
	Case Study E: Indicators of Regional Economic Disparity: The Geography of Economic Distress in Britain before 1914	140
6	Information Retrieval	147
	Case Study F: Analysing Social Structure and Political Behaviour using Poll and Rate Books: The Westminster Historical Database	185
7	Source-Oriented Database Systems	188
	Case Study G: Community Reconstruction and the Viana Do Castelo Database	218
8	Coding and Record Linkage	222
	Case Study H: Researching the Population History of England	253
9	Conclusion: Databases and the Future of Historical Computing	257
	Notes and References	261
	Glossary	283
	Bibliography	297
	Index	320

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