数字人文与中国研究的网络基础设施建设
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摘要
哈佛大学中国史教授包弼德在"第九届上海国际图书馆论坛(SILF2018)"的主旨报告,讨论了"网络基础设施"作为联接中国研究领域众多独立的数据库的桥梁,对于数字人文的发展来说,有着至关重要的意义。他认为数字人文不仅仅是工具,而是在知识进步的过程中引起范式和理论变革的方法和技术体系。他以中国历代人物传记资料库(CBDB)为例,解释了"关系数据库"与常用的文本数据库的本质区别,并以众多的案例来说明地理信息系统(GIS)、社会网络分析,以及文本分析工具和平台,是如何帮助知识的进步,并引起范式的变革和新理论的诞生。最后提出了联合各研究型图书馆,构建"全球智慧数据平台"的愿景。
Harvard University Chinese History Professor Peter K. Bol's keynote report at the 9 th Shanghai International Library Forum(SILF2018) discussed "Network Infrastructure" as a bridge to connect many independent databases in Chinese research has a vital meaning for the development of digital humanities. He believes that digital humanities is not only a tool, but a method and technical system that causes paradigm and theoretical change in the process of knowledge advancement. Taking the Chinese historical biographies database(CBDB) as an example, he explained the essential difference between the "relational database" and the commonly used text database in a simple way, and explained how the geographic information system(GIS), social network analysis, text analysis tools and platforms help to promote knowledge advances and lead to paradigm shifts and the birth of new theories. Finally, it is proposed to combine the research libraries to build the vision of the "Global Smart Data Platform".
Harvard University Chinese History Professor Peter K. Bol's keynote report at the 9 th Shanghai International Library Forum(SILF2018) discussed "Network Infrastructure" as a bridge to connect many independent databases in Chinese research has a vital meaning for the development of digital humanities. He believes that digital humanities is not only a tool, but a method and technical system that causes paradigm and theoretical change in the process of knowledge advancement. Taking the Chinese historical biographies database(CBDB) as an example, he explained the essential difference between the "relational database" and the commonly used text database in a simple way, and explained how the geographic information system(GIS), social network analysis, text analysis tools and platforms help to promote knowledge advances and lead to paradigm shifts and the birth of new theories. Finally, it is proposed to combine the research libraries to build the vision of the "Global Smart Data Platform".
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