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Peer reviewedCory, Kenneth A. – Computers and the Humanities, 1997
Contends that large databases contain hidden knowledge, or literature that is logically linked but not bibliographically linked, that contains academically interesting commonalities not retrievable by normal searching methods. Based on search methods for discovering previously unknown causes of medical syndromes, a method for discovering new…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Databases, Humanities
Peer reviewedHuron, David – Computers and the Humanities, 1988
Presents the results of a detailed study of errors in a musical database. Provides an equation for estimating the effect of an overall error-rate on arbitrary analytic measures derived from the database. Examines four methods of error detection: manual proof-reading, double-entry method, programed syntactic checking, and programed heuristics. (GEA)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Higher Education, Music
