Strategies and Recommendations for the Management of Uncertainty in Research Tools and Environments for Digital History
This paper takes a high-level view of both the sources and status of uncertainty in historical research and the manners in which possible negative effects of this omnipresent characteristic might be managed and mitigated. It draws upon both the experience of a number of digital projects and research...
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| description | This paper takes a high-level view of both the sources and status of uncertainty in historical research and the manners in which possible negative effects of this omnipresent characteristic might be managed and mitigated. It draws upon both the experience of a number of digital projects and research into the many-faceted concept of uncertainty in data, and in particular, it explores the conflicting strategies for the management of uncertainty in historical research processes that are reflected in the historiographical and digital humanities literature. Its intention is to support a dialogue between the humanities and computer science, able to realise the promise of digital humanities without a reversion to a new positivism in disciplines such as history and literary studies and it therefore concludes with recommendations for the developers of research tools and environments for digital history. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-caac7dcbce0e443a9eff32d94f901b242022-12-22T02:56:40ZengMDPI AGInformatics2227-97092019-09-01633610.3390/informatics6030036informatics6030036Strategies and Recommendations for the Management of Uncertainty in Research Tools and Environments for Digital HistoryJennifer Edmond0Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, D02 PN40 College Green, Dublin, IrelandThis paper takes a high-level view of both the sources and status of uncertainty in historical research and the manners in which possible negative effects of this omnipresent characteristic might be managed and mitigated. It draws upon both the experience of a number of digital projects and research into the many-faceted concept of uncertainty in data, and in particular, it explores the conflicting strategies for the management of uncertainty in historical research processes that are reflected in the historiographical and digital humanities literature. Its intention is to support a dialogue between the humanities and computer science, able to realise the promise of digital humanities without a reversion to a new positivism in disciplines such as history and literary studies and it therefore concludes with recommendations for the developers of research tools and environments for digital history.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9709/6/3/36arts and humanities researchdigital humanitiesresearch processesuncertainty |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer Edmond Strategies and Recommendations for the Management of Uncertainty in Research Tools and Environments for Digital History Informatics arts and humanities research digital humanities research processes uncertainty |
| title | Strategies and Recommendations for the Management of Uncertainty in Research Tools and Environments for Digital History |
| title_full | Strategies and Recommendations for the Management of Uncertainty in Research Tools and Environments for Digital History |
| title_fullStr | Strategies and Recommendations for the Management of Uncertainty in Research Tools and Environments for Digital History |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategies and Recommendations for the Management of Uncertainty in Research Tools and Environments for Digital History |
| title_short | Strategies and Recommendations for the Management of Uncertainty in Research Tools and Environments for Digital History |
| title_sort | strategies and recommendations for the management of uncertainty in research tools and environments for digital history |
| topic | arts and humanities research digital humanities research processes uncertainty |
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