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Peer reviewedGreenstein, Daniel; Burnard, Lou – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Focuses on types of questions raised in the encoding of historical documents. Illustrates how Text Encoding Initiative-based encoding produces a text that is of major value to future historical researchers. Maintains that software development is a barrier to developing text encoding tables. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.; Newman, Richard – Humanities, 1994
Asserts that the story of people of African descent in the United States often has been ignored or distorted. Reports on a project to produce a single comprehensive research guide to the literature of black history and culture. Describes the proposed guide's contents and maintains that it will have over 10,000 bibliographic entries. (CFR)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Culture, Black History, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedThaller, Manfred – Historical Methods, 1995
Discusses new developments in digitizing manuscripts. Introduces four categories describing level of detail for digital images in historical information systems. These are illustrative, readable, Paleographic quality, and enhanceable. Examines traditional architecture, tagged manuscripts, and approaches to full-text integration. (MJP)
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedLloyd-Jones, R.; Lewis, M. J. – History Microcomputer Review, 1994
Contends that, in the past few years, historians have shown increasing interest in the utilization of databases and database software for both teaching and research. Focuses on the value of historical databases and illustrates the approach with examples drawn from financial and industrial databases. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedHunter, Leslie Gene – History Microcomputer Review, 1995
Discusses advancements in the field of history-related computer-assisted instruction and research. Describes the components of Historiography and Methods of Research, a class that introduces history students to such practical applications as the World Wide Web (WWW), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), listservs, archival access, and others. Briefly…
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Literacy, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Peer reviewedSlatta, Richard W. – History Microcomputer Review, 1995
Observes the sorry state of computer and multimedia instruction integrated into history departments and places the blame squarely at the feet of support facilities that fail to keep up. Critiques online and CD-ROM resources. Suggests some basic and useful approaches for faculty. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Peer reviewedIrizarry, Estelle – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Utilizes a computer program to search for legal terminology in Concepcion Arenal's 1861 treatise "The Woman of the Future." Arenal appropriated two different types of legal discourse in her work. Discusses the problems this presented for linguistic analyses. Includes fascinating details on Arenal and her work. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Change, Educational Technology
