Past, present and future of historical information science

• Main Author: Boonstra, Onno (auth)
• Other Authors: Breure, Leen (auth), Doorn, Peter (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: DANS 2006
• Subjects: Library, archive & information management; Databases; history; computing; information science; Database; Humanities; Metadata; Software; Time series
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

This book evaluates the results of two decades of research in 'history and computing'. In spite of the fact that a lot has been accomplished, the report indicates critical places for improvement. Many historians and other humanities scholars seem satisfied with standard office tools, which...