| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 467 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Series |
Quantitative methods in the humanities and social sciences, 2199-0964 |
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Quantitative methods in the humanities and social sciences. 2199-0964
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| Contents |
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Case for a Database Approach -- Chapter 3. OCHRE⁰́₄An Item-based Approach -- Chapter 4. An Item-based Approach⁰́₄Organize -- Chapter 5. An Item-Based Approach⁰́₄Propertize -- Chapter 6. An Item-based Approach⁰́₄Rationalize -- Chapter 7. Data Integration and Analysis -- Chapter 8. Computational Wizardry -- Chapter 9. Publication⁰́₄Where Data Comes to Life!- Chapter 10. Comprehensive Case Study I -- Chapter 11. Comprehensive Case Study II -- Chapter 12. Comprehensive Case Study III -- Chapter 13. Final Thoughts |
| Summary |
This book discusses in detail a series of examples drawn from scholarly projects that use the OCHRE database platform (Online Cultural and Historical Research Environment). These case studies illustrate the wide range of data that can be managed with this platform and the wide variety of problems solved by OCHRE⁰́₉s item-based graph data model. The unique features and design principles of the OCHRE platform are explained and justified, helping readers to imagine how the system could be used for their own data. Data generated by studies in the humanities and social sciences is often semi-structured, fragmented, highly variable, and subject to many interpretations, making it difficult to represent adequately in a conventional database. The authors examine commonly used methods of data management in the humanities and offer a compelling argument for a different approach that takes advantage of powerful computational techniques for organizing scholarly information. This book is a challenge to scholars in the humanities and social sciences, asking them to expect more from technology as they pursue their research goals. Written jointly by a software engineer and a research scholar, each with many years of experience in applying database methods to diverse kinds of scholarly data, it shows how scholars can make the most of their existing data while going beyond the limitations of commonly used software tools to represent their objects of study in a more accurate, nuanced, and flexible way. |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 3, 2024) |
| SUBJECT |
OCHRE (Computer system) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2012070750
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| Subject |
Humanities -- Research -- Databases
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Social sciences -- Research -- Databases
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Prosser, Miller C., author
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| ISBN |
9783031466960 |
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3031466969 |
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