Looking Back at Big Data.

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Title:	Looking Back at Big Data.
Authors:	Hoffmann, Leah (AUTHOR)
Source:	Communications of the ACM. Apr2013, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p21-23. 3p. 1 Map.
Subjects:	Historical research, Historical research data processing, Electronic publishing, Big data, Data mining, Computer scientists, Computer network resources
Abstract:	The author discusses the use of Big Data in history research, and mentions the relationship between historians and computer scientists in terms of digital historical archives, digital publishing, and online research resources. Computational history research conducted by Adam Jatowt from the University of Kyoto is discussed, as well as collective memory, data mining, and probability distributions. A study on fame conducted by Internet company Google is mentioned, as well as journalism trends research, the British Old Bailey Online law archive, and historian William Turkel.
Database:	Engineering Source

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Abstract:	The author discusses the use of Big Data in history research, and mentions the relationship between historians and computer scientists in terms of digital historical archives, digital publishing, and online research resources. Computational history research conducted by Adam Jatowt from the University of Kyoto is discussed, as well as collective memory, data mining, and probability distributions. A study on fame conducted by Internet company Google is mentioned, as well as journalism trends research, the British Old Bailey Online law archive, and historian William Turkel.
ISSN:	00010782
DOI:	10.1145/2436256.2436263