How to Make a Database in Historical Studies

ISBN-13: 9783030782405 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 93 str.

Tiago Luís Gil

Spis treści

Introduction

Some theoretical and methodical questions 

One craftsman, one operation

Dismantling things in a organized way 

On the shoulders of giants 

Some computer issues 

Data structure

Relational databases

Conceptual, logical and physical models

Physical model 

Visual aspects concerning databases  

Colors 

Technique and theory: everyday problems and practical decisions  

Update, standardize or maintain the original?  

Fuzzy information

Research Engineering 

Initial survey

Collection Strategies 

Manual filling of the database 

Importing data (digital)  

Database administration 

Constructing databases: some concrete examples 

Source-centered databases  

Method-centered databases  

Conclusion 

Bibliografia 

O autorze

Tiago Gil is Associate Professor of History of the Americas in the Department of History at University of Brasilia, Brazil and coordinator of the Digital Atlas of Portuguese America. He holds a B.A. in History from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2000) and M.A. (2003) and Ph.D. (2009) in Social History from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He is the author of "Infiéis transgressores: elites e contrabandistas nas fronteiras do Rio Grande e do Rio Pardo, 1760-1810" (Nationan Archive, Brazil, 2007), which won the 2005 Research Prize of the Brazilian National Archive. He also authored "Storici e informatica: l’uso dei database (1968-2013)" Memoria e ricerca, n. 50, (Sep./Oct. 2015), among other articles, chapters and books. His research interests are Digital History, Economic History and, of course, databases.