Strength in Numbers. A Short Note on the Past, Present and Future of Large Historical Databases
Historical demography is inherently associated with constructing large-scale databases from historical records. Although there have been tremendous changes in the way they are constructed, many of the challenges remain. Throughout his career, Kees Mandemakers has been instrumental in facing some of...
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| description | Historical demography is inherently associated with constructing large-scale databases from historical records. Although there have been tremendous changes in the way they are constructed, many of the challenges remain. Throughout his career, Kees Mandemakers has been instrumental in facing some of these challenges, particularly those related to the conservation, standardization, and dissemination of databases. This short contribution discusses the evolution of large historical databases in historical demography. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2943bf11845478d97733e7af6dc64282025-02-02T14:08:18ZengInternational Institute of Social HistoryHistorical Life Course Studies2352-63432021-03-011010.51964/hlcs9557Strength in Numbers. A Short Note on the Past, Present and Future of Large Historical DatabasesLionel KesztenbaumHistorical demography is inherently associated with constructing large-scale databases from historical records. Although there have been tremendous changes in the way they are constructed, many of the challenges remain. Throughout his career, Kees Mandemakers has been instrumental in facing some of these challenges, particularly those related to the conservation, standardization, and dissemination of databases. This short contribution discusses the evolution of large historical databases in historical demography.https://openjournals.nl/index.php/hlcs/article/view/9557Historical demographyLarge-scale historical databasesSourcesCumulative datasets |
| spellingShingle | Lionel Kesztenbaum Strength in Numbers. A Short Note on the Past, Present and Future of Large Historical Databases Historical Life Course Studies Historical demography Large-scale historical databases Sources Cumulative datasets |
| title | Strength in Numbers. A Short Note on the Past, Present and Future of Large Historical Databases |
| title_full | Strength in Numbers. A Short Note on the Past, Present and Future of Large Historical Databases |
| title_fullStr | Strength in Numbers. A Short Note on the Past, Present and Future of Large Historical Databases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strength in Numbers. A Short Note on the Past, Present and Future of Large Historical Databases |
| title_short | Strength in Numbers. A Short Note on the Past, Present and Future of Large Historical Databases |
| title_sort | strength in numbers a short note on the past present and future of large historical databases |
| topic | Historical demography Large-scale historical databases Sources Cumulative datasets |
| url | https://openjournals.nl/index.php/hlcs/article/view/9557 |
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