Syllabus
1. Introduction: Making the cultural heritage accessible2. Book history in the context of digital humanities3. Digital libraries4. Bibliographies concerning the book history on the web5. Standards6. Digital methods and tools7. Data visualization8. Representation of texts in the digital environment9. Summary
Annotation
The course focuses on the concept of digital humanities, especially its contribution to social sciences, with special emphasis on book history. In addition to the recent critique of digital humanities, it focuses on the representation of knowledge and data from archives in the digital environment, relevant research infrastructures, digital methods and tools, as well as digital studies and computer interface issues.
It shows in what aspects are traditional research methods applied in book history surmounted by this concept and which traditional methods are still looking for their digital alternative.