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Peer reviewedBrown, Susan; Fisher, Sue; Clements, Patricia; Binhammer, Katherine; Butler, Terry; Carter, Kathryn; Grundy, Isobel; Hockey, Susan – Computers and the Humanities, 1998
Describes novel ways in which the Orlando Project, based at the Universities of Alberta and Guelph, is using Standardized General Markup Language (SGML) to create an integrated electronic history of British women's writing in English. Discusses the types of documents being created and the related SGML requirements. (DSK)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Database Design, Databases, English Literature
Peer reviewedTouwen, L. Jeroen – Computers and the Humanities, 1992
Illustrates the use of computer data banks in history by examining the Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank (MEMDB) located at Rutgers University. States the database contains an expanding collection of historical monetary and price/wage data. Includes instructions, examples of search strategies, and an annotated bibliography. (CFR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Databases
Peer reviewedGuillaumont, Agnes; Minel, Jean-Luc – Computers and the Humanities, 1986
Describes the development of a database on medieval manuscripts. Includes information on the design of an architecture for the database and problems encountered in its construction and use. (JDH)
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedOre, Christian-Emil – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Maintains that there are two traditional categories of data for scholars: (1) physical objects and nonmaterial objects and (2) processed information. Describes the development and current plans for the Documentation Project, a Norwegian database for language and culture. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMuller, Charles – Computers and the Humanities, 1986
Describes a database for French spelling and grammar which has been working since 1984 in the city of Strasbourg. The database is accessed by the public through MINITEL terminals which are connected to common telephones. Provides examples of typical use and includes sample screen displays. (JDH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPotter, Rosanne G. – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Maintains that both traditional and computerized scholars face problems when they attempt empirical research on women writers and women readers using currently available computational tools. Discusses factors that have inhibited empirical research and uses examples from research on 18th century English poetry. (CFR)
Descriptors: Authors, Computers, Databases, Females
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
