Exploring Big Historical Data

Author : Shawn Graham,Ian Milligan,Scott B Weingart,Kimberley Martin
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789811243059

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Exploring Big Historical Data: The Historian's Macroscope (Second Edition) by Shawn Graham,Ian Milligan,Scott B Weingart,Kimberley Martin Pdf

Every day, more and more kinds of historical data become available, opening exciting new avenues of inquiry but also new challenges. This updated and expanded book describes and demonstrates the ways these data can be explored to construct cultural heritage knowledge, for research and in teaching and learning. It helps humanities scholars to grasp Big Data in order to do their work, whether that means understanding the underlying algorithms at work in search engines or designing and using their own tools to process large amounts of information.Demonstrating what digital tools have to offer and also what 'digital' does to how we understand the past, the authors introduce the many different tools and developing approaches in Big Data for historical and humanistic scholarship, show how to use them, what to be wary of, and discuss the kinds of questions and new perspectives this new macroscopic perspective opens up. Originally authored 'live' online with ongoing feedback from the wider digital history community, Exploring Big Historical Data breaks new ground and sets the direction for the conversation into the future.Exploring Big Historical Data should be the go-to resource for undergraduate and graduate students confronted by a vast corpus of data, and researchers encountering these methods for the first time. It will also offer a helping hand to the interested individual seeking to make sense of genealogical data or digitized newspapers, and even the local historical society who are trying to see the value in digitizing their holdings.

Author : Shawn Graham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1783266104

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Exploring Big Historical Data by Shawn Graham Pdf

Author : Jo Guldi,David Armitage
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781316165256

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The History Manifesto by Jo Guldi,David Armitage Pdf

How should historians speak truth to power – and why does it matter? Why is five hundred years better than five months or five years as a planning horizon? And why is history – especially long-term history – so essential to understanding the multiple pasts which gave rise to our conflicted present? The History Manifesto is a call to arms to historians and everyone interested in the role of history in contemporary society. Leading historians Jo Guldi and David Armitage identify a recent shift back to longer-term narratives, following many decades of increasing specialisation, which they argue is vital for the future of historical scholarship and how it is communicated. This provocative and thoughtful book makes an important intervention in the debate about the role of history and the humanities in a digital age. It will provoke discussion among policymakers, activists and entrepreneurs as well as ordinary listeners, viewers, readers, students and teachers. This title is also available as Open Access.

Author : Ian Milligan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773556966

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History in the Age of Abundance? by Ian Milligan Pdf

A guide to the World Wide Web and its archives for the contemporary historian.

Author : Paul Jaffe,Tom Nugent,Bernd Strassner II,Mitchel Szazynski
Publisher : World Scientific Emerging Tech
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9811243107

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Power Beaming: History, Theory and Practice by Paul Jaffe,Tom Nugent,Bernd Strassner II,Mitchel Szazynski Pdf

Every day, more and more kinds of historical data become available, opening exciting new avenues of inquiry but also new challenges. This updated and expanded book describes and demonstrates the ways these data can be explored to construct cultural heritage knowledge, for research and in teaching and learning. It helps humanities scholars to grasp Big Data in order to do their work, whether that means understanding the underlying algorithms at work in search engines or designing and using their own tools to process large amounts of information. Demonstrating what digital tools have to offer and also what 'digital' does to how we understand the past, the authors introduce the many different tools and developing approaches in Big Data for historical and humanistic scholarship, show how to use them, what to be wary of, and discuss the kinds of questions and new perspectives this new macroscopic perspective opens up. Originally authored 'live' online with ongoing feedback from the wider digital history community, Exploring Big Historical Data breaks new ground and sets the direction for the conversation into the future. Exploring Big Historical Data should be the go-to resource for undergraduate and graduate students confronted by a vast corpus of data, and researchers encountering these methods for the first time. It will also offer a helping hand to the interested individual seeking to make sense of genealogical data or digitized newspapers, and even the local historical society who are trying to see the value in digitizing their holdings.

Author : Hannu Salmi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781509537037

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What is Digital History? by Hannu Salmi Pdf

Digital history is an emerging field that draws on digital technology and computational methods. A global enterprise that invites scholars worldwide to join forces, it presents exciting and novel ways we might explore, understand and represent the past. Hannu Salmi provides the most compelling introduction to digital history to date. Beginning with an examination of the origins of the digital study of history, he goes on to discuss the question of how history exists in a digitized form. He introduces basic concepts and ideas in digital history, including databases and archives, interdisciplinarity and public engagement. Outlining the problems and methods in the study of big data, both textual and visual, particular attention is paid to the born-digital era: the contemporary age that exists primarily in digital form. What is Digital History? is essential reading for students of history and other humanities fields, as well as anyone interested in how digitization and digital cultures are transforming the study of history.

Author : Pat Hudson,Mina Ishizu
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849665735

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History by Numbers by Pat Hudson,Mina Ishizu Pdf

Fully updated and carefully revised, this new 2nd edition of History by Numbers still stands alone as the only textbook on quantitative methods suitable for students of history. Even the numerically challenged will find inspiration. Taking a problem-solving approach and using authentic historical data, it describes each method in turn, including its origin, purpose, usefulness and associated pitfalls. The problems are developed gradually and with narrative skill, allowing readers to experience the moment of discovery for each of the interpretative outcomes. Quantitative methods are essential for the modern historian, and this lively and accessible text will prove an invaluable guide for anyone entering the discipline.

Author : Adam Crymble
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780252052606

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Technology and the Historian by Adam Crymble Pdf

Charting the evolution of practicing digital history Historians have seen their field transformed by the digital age. Research agendas, teaching and learning, scholarly communication, the nature of the archive—all have undergone a sea change that in and of itself constitutes a fascinating digital history. Yet technology's role in the field's development remains a glaring blind spot among digital scholars. Adam Crymble mines private and web archives, social media, and oral histories to show how technology and historians have come together. Using case studies, Crymble merges histories and philosophies of the field, separating issues relevant to historians from activities in the broader digital humanities movement. Key themes include the origin myths of digital historical research; a history of mass digitization of sources; how technology influenced changes in the curriculum; a portrait of the self-learning system that trains historians and the problems with that system; how blogs became a part of outreach and academic writing; and a roadmap for the continuing study of history in the digital era.

Author : Andrea Nanetti
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000802085

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Computational Engineering of Historical Memories by Andrea Nanetti Pdf

Nanetti outlines a methodology for deploying artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance historical research. Historical events are the treasure of human experiences, the heritage that societies have used to remain resilient and express their identities. Nanetti has created and developed an interdisciplinary methodology supported by practice-based research that serves as a pathway between historical and computer sciences to design and build computational structures that analyse how societies create narratives about historical events. This consilience pathway aims to make historical memory machine-understandable. It turns history into a computational discipline through an interdisciplinary blend of philological accuracy, historical scholarship, history-based media projects, and computational tools. Nanetti presents the theory behind this methodology from a humanities perspective and discusses its practical application in user interface and experience. An essential read for historians and scholars working in the digital humanities.

Author : Niels Brügger,Ralph Schroeder
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781911307556

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The Web as History by Niels Brügger,Ralph Schroeder Pdf

The World Wide Web has now been in use for more than 20 years. From early browsers to today’s principal source of information, entertainment and much else, the Web is an integral part of our daily lives, to the extent that some people believe ‘if it’s not online, it doesn’t exist.’ While this statement is not entirely true, it is becoming increasingly accurate, and reflects the Web’s role as an indispensable treasure trove. It is curious, therefore, that historians and social scientists have thus far made little use of the Web to investigate historical patterns of culture and society, despite making good use of letters, novels, newspapers, radio and television programmes, and other pre-digital artefacts.This volume argues that now is the time to ask what we have learnt from the Web so far. The 12 chapters explore this topic from a number of interdisciplinary angles – through histories of national web spaces and case studies of different government and media domains – as well as an introduction that provides an overview of this exciting new area of research.

Author : Niels Brügger,Ian Milligan
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 997 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781526455468

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The SAGE Handbook of Web History by Niels Brügger,Ian Milligan Pdf

The Web has been with us now for almost 25 years. An integral part of our social, cultural and political lives, ‘new media’ is simply not that new anymore. Despite the rapidly expanding archives of information at our disposal, and the recent growth of interest in web history as a field of research, the information available to us still far outstrips our understanding of how to interpret it. The SAGE Handbook of Web History marks the first comprehensive review of this subject to date. Its editors emphasise two main different forms of study: the use of the web as an historical resource, and the web as an object of study in its own right. Bringing together all the existing knowledge of the field, with an interdisciplinary focus and an international scope, this is an incomparable resource for researchers and students alike. Part One: The Web and Historiography Part Two: Theoretical and Methodological Reflections Part Three: Technical and Structural Dimensions of Web History Part Four: Platforms on the Web Part Five: Web History and Users, some Case Studies Part Six: The Roads Ahead

Author : Andreas Fickers,Juliane Tatarinov
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110724073

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Digital History and Hermeneutics by Andreas Fickers,Juliane Tatarinov Pdf

As a result of rapid advancements in computer science during recent decades, there has been an increased use of digital tools, methodologies and sources in the field of digital humanities. While opening up new opportunities for scholarship, many digital methods and tools now used for humanities research have nevertheless been developed by computer or data sciences and thus require a critical understanding of their mode of operation and functionality. The novel field of digital hermeneutics is meant to provide such a critical and reflexive frame for digital humanities research by acquiring digital literacy and skills. A new knowledge for the assessment of digital data, research infrastructures, analytical tools, and interpretative methods is needed, providing the humanities scholar with the necessary munition for doing critical research. The Doctoral Training Unit "Digital History and Hermeneutics" at the University of Luxembourg applies this analytical frame to 13 PhD projects. By combining a hermeneutic reflection on the new digital practices of humanities scholarship with hands-on experimentation with digital tools and methods, new approaches and opportunities as well as limitations and flaws can be addressed.

Author : Julie McDonough Dolmaya
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781003821991

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Digital Research Methods for Translation Studies by Julie McDonough Dolmaya Pdf

Digital Research Methods for Translation Studies introduces digital humanities methods and tools to translation studies. This accessible book covers computer-assisted approaches to data collection, data analysis, and data visualization and presentation, offering authentic examples of these approaches in both translation studies research and projects from related fields. With a diverse range of examples featuring various contexts and language combinations to ensure relevance to a wide readership, this volume covers the strengths and limitations of computer-assisted research methods, as well as the ethical challenges specific to this kind of research. This is an essential text for advanced undergraduate and graduate translation studies students, as well as researchers looking to adopt new research methods.

Author : Ashley R. Sanders
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031469763

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Visualizing History’s Fragments by Ashley R. Sanders Pdf

Author : Sophie Jones,Siobhan Talbott
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004689879

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Business News in the Early Modern Atlantic World by Sophie Jones,Siobhan Talbott Pdf

Business News in the Early Modern Atlantic World explores the creation, dissemination, and consumption of a specific type of news, ‘business news’, within early modern commercial news networks. The volume contains eleven case studies, written by scholars from a range of disciplines, which span the breadth of the early modern Atlantic from the first appearance of serial corantos in the seventeenth century to the United States’ Declaration of Independence in the late eighteenth century. These expert contributions showcase the range of innovative methodological and theoretical approaches which can be used to study business news, including social network analysis, textual analysis, and qualitative methods.