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Entzauberungen: Die Entwicklung einer fachspezifischen historischen Datenverarbeitung in der Bundesrepublik [1990]
Disenchantments: the Development of a Specifically Historical Model of Data Processing in the Federal Republic of Germany
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Abstract Attempts to apply the computer to historical research go back much longer than publicly perceived, a history of them is provided. At the moment the introduction of personal computers has brought the topic into the limelight. While the general interest of historians in the PC as a replacement for the... view more
Attempts to apply the computer to historical research go back much longer than publicly perceived, a history of them is provided. At the moment the introduction of personal computers has brought the topic into the limelight. While the general interest of historians in the PC as a replacement for the typewriter is enormous, this does, however, not imply that the methodological possibilities inherent in information technology are embraced equally widely. Not the least reason for that is the almost complete lack of knowledge about the huge amount of relevant literature existing already; other reasons, rooted in the organization of historical research, are discussed. If the full potential of information technology for the historical disciplines shall be activated, systematic research in these possibilities and a more intimate type of interdisciplinary work with Computer Science will be needed.... view less
Keywords
information technology; data bank; historian; Federal Republic of Germany; historical social research; science of history; interdisciplinarity; data processing
Classification
History
Natural Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences
Free Keywords
digital humanities; history of the digital humanities in Germany; PC revolution
Document language
German
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 178-192
Journal
Historical Social Research, Supplement (2017) 29
Issue topic
From History to Applied Science in the Humanities
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.suppl.29.2017.178-192
ISSN
0936-6784
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed