Computers in the Humanities and the Social Sciences Heinrich Best,Ekkehard Mochmann,and Manfred Thaller (Eds).Publisher: K. G. Saur,Munchen,Germany;distributed by Learned Information,143 Old Marlton Pike,Medford,NJ 08055-8707;609-654- 6266 Year of Publication: 1991 Length: 520 pages Price: $55.00 (hardbound) Intended Audience: Social scientists interested in specialized computational methods in various humanities disciplines

Abstract

Although dated to work now about 5 years old, this anthology is useful for bringing attention to mostly European computer applications and databases in the late 198os. Essays cover archaeology, art history, history, and linguistic analysis. Additional essays treat data management and data analysis, expert systems, and simulation. A final section treats computer-aided instruction. Presenting a highly eclectic set of articles from the Cologne Computer Conference 1988: Uses of the Computer in the Humanities and Social Sciences, this anthology is on no one's "must read" list but does contain something for almost everyone, for example: "Computer- Aided Classification of Pottery Shapes"; "Patterns of Scientific Evolution : Short Term Cycles and Secular Waves"; "Applications of Correspondence Analysis in Social Science Research"; "New Methods of Time Series analysis in Historical Social Research"; "Using a Graph Browser with a Research Database"; "Expert Systems as an Aid to Legislative Drafting"; and "Computer-Assisted Interpretation of Detective Stories."