Hacking on the Zotero database

This week we have been learning about relational databases and how they work. Database management system like MySQL and PostgreSQL power the back end of many…

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Databases, Classification, and Metadata

In our continuing quest to explore what goes on “under the hood” of digital humanities projects, this week we are moving from the front-end client-side…

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Big Data and the Database

Big Data generally refers to extremely large datasets that require demanding computational analysis to reveal patterns and trends, such as the map below generated from…

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