After completing this resource, learners should be able to:
Understand the difference between humanities data and other forms of data
Comprehend the process of how data is captured
Identify source materials of datasets in the humanities
Describe the importance of metadata
Abstract
Humanities and social scientific data is fundamentally different in type to a great deal of data available in the sciences. This resource will help you to understand your data, and therefore how to handle it. This resource looks at humanities data and its reliability, as well as different types of data you may encounter.
Title of the resource
Data and Databases: From Source to Data
Resource type
Hosted Resource
Authors, editors and contributors
Emily Genatowski, James Baille
Topics (keywords)
Data, Databases
Learning outcomes
After completing this resource, learners should be able to: Understand the difference between humanities data and other forms of data Comprehend the process of how data is captured Identify source materials of datasets in the humanities Describe the importance of metadata
Abstract
Humanities and social scientific data is fundamentally different in type to a great deal of data available in the sciences. This resource will help you to understand your data, and therefore how to handle it. This resource looks at humanities data and its reliability, as well as different types of data you may encounter.
Chapter 02 From Source to Data.pdf