TY - GEN AU - Mawdsley, Evan, AU - Munck, Thomas TI - Computing for historians: an introductory guide SN - 0719035473 (hardback) AV - D16.12 .M38 1993 PY - 1993/// CY - Manchester, Manchester University Press PB - KW - History KW - Data processing KW - Tarih KW - Veri işleme KW - etuturkob KW - Database management KW - Veri tabanı yönetimi N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-227) and index; Pt.1; Pt.2; Pt.3; Appendix I; Appendix II; List of figures--; List of tables--; Preface--; Background--; Census: an introductory historical database; Sources, resources, and approaches --; The Gorbals census datasetp189 --; CD-ROM and on-line historical--; History and computing: the second revolution--; Computer systems: an introduction--; Word processing for historians--; Structured sources--; Using a database: basic queries--; Enriching the information: coding and structure--; Simple statistics: description, correlation, and sampling--; More advanced database techniques: collective biography--; Tables and spreadsheets: voting and the census--; Using existing databases: economic perspectives--; Linking sources: comprehensive analysis of a community--; Beyond the database: text analysis, hypertext and Computer-Assisted Learning-- ER -