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Thaller, Manfred (2017). The Need for a Theory of Historical Computing [1991] (Reprinted from History and Computing II pg 2-11, 1991). Hist. Soc. Res.. S. 193 - 203. COLOGNE: GESIS LEIBNIZ INST SOCIAL SCIENCES. ISSN 0172-6404

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Abstract

The early phases of computer supported research in history have been characterized by enthusiasm about the many possibilities opened. Possibilities, which go beyond just one methodological paradigm as the recent discussions about the relative importance of quantitative studies within computer applications in history show. A deeper discussion about these developments is necessary, necessary for pure intellectual reasons as well as for ones within the politics of academia. This requires a theory of historical computing, which starts from an analysis of the differences between computing in history and computers' applications to other disciplines. To illustrate that, a number of examples are given, which show that the information presented by historical sources is inherently different from the one processed by information systems directed at current times.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Thaller, Manfred UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-245173
DOI:	10.12759/hsr.suppl.29.2017.193-202
Journal or Publication Title:	Hist. Soc. Res.
Page Range:	S. 193 - 203
Date:	2017
Publisher:	GESIS LEIBNIZ INST SOCIAL SCIENCES
Place of Publication:	COLOGNE
ISSN:	0172-6404
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language History; History Of Social Sciences; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24517