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Abstract After a summary of earlier arguments for the differences between information handled in contemporary data bases and information in historical information systems, the model previously proposed for that is extended to include the possibilities introduced by digital image processing, notably the proce... view more
After a summary of earlier arguments for the differences between information handled in contemporary data bases and information in historical information systems, the model previously proposed for that is extended to include the possibilities introduced by digital image processing, notably the processing of digitized manuscripts. From this conceptual model, a blueprint for a data type “extended string” is derived, which proposes to represent historical texts not as arrays, as usual in computer technology, but by a special data type which implies the representation of strings as graphs. Some engineering considerations for the realization of such a graph based handling of strings are given.... view less
Keywords
data bank; information retrieval; model construction; data storage; historical social research; digitalization; information system; data processing; information science
Classification
Natural Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences
Free Keywords
digital humanities; Source oriented data processing; nonlinear strings; manuscript processing; Bildverarbeitung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 260-286
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.29.2017.260-286
ISSN
0936-6784
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed