Electronically Generated Records and Twentieth Century History.

Zweig, Ronald W.

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ERIC Number: EJ488671

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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ISSN: ISSN-0010-4817

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Electronically Generated Records and Twentieth Century History.

Zweig, Ronald W.

Computers and the Humanities, v27 n2 p73-83 1993

Contends that the electronic generation of documents in modern offices will transform the nature of archives and, therefore, the techniques of historical research. Discusses advantages and disadvantages for historical researchers. Urges historians to express their concerns about these issues to the wider scholarly community. (CFR)

Descriptors: Archives, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Publishing, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Historiography, Modern History, Primary Sources, Records Management, Social Science Research, Social Scientists

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada; Germany

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