A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Towards Big Data : Digitising Economic and Business History (2020)
Eloranta, J., Nevalainen, P., & Ojala, J. (2020). Towards Big Data : Digitising Economic and Business History. In M. Fridlund, M. Oiva, & P. Paju (Eds.), Digital Histories : Emergent Approaches within the New Digital History (pp. 45-67). Helsinki University Press. https://doi.org/10.33134/hup-5-3
JYU authors or editors
Publication details
All authors or editors: Eloranta, Jari; Nevalainen, Pasi; Ojala, Jari
Parent publication: Digital Histories : Emergent Approaches within the New Digital History
Parent publication editors: Fridlund, Mats; Oiva, Mila; Paju, Petri
ISBN: 978-952-369-020-2
eISBN: 978-952-369-021-9
Publication year: 2020
Publication date: 07/12/2020
Pages range: 45-67
Number of pages in the book: 360
Publisher: Helsinki University Press
Place of Publication: Helsinki
Publication country: Finland
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/hup-5-3
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/73026
Abstract
This chapter describes the experiences in computational and digital history of economic and business historians who for decades have been forerunners in digital history data gathering and computational analysis. It attempts to discuss the major developments within this area internationally and, in some specific cases, in Finland in the fields of digital economic and business history. It concentrates on a number of research projects that the authors have previously been involved in, as well as research outcomes by other economic and business historians within Finland and elsewhere. It is not claimed that the projects discussed are unique or ahead of their time in the field of economic and business history—on the contrary they are representing a more general state of the art within the field and used as illustrative cases illuminating the possibilities and challenges facing historians in the digital era.
Keywords: economic history; history; economics; digitalisation; big data
Contributing organizations
Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2020
JUFO rating: 1
