Smarter searching in archives using newly developed interface
Monday, September 3, 2012 - 07:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Large quantities of data are flowing into archives each day: Newspapers and books are being digitised, whereas video material is being supplied directly in digital format. Search engine technology is therefore growing in importance. All of this digitised material provides a wealth of information for researchers in the humanities and social sciences, but can they also find what they are looking for amongst these so-called 'big data'?