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Date: Saturday 16 December 1995
Venue: DISH Laboratory, 1 University Gardens, University of Glasgow
An introductory workshop for academics and postgraduates who wish to use
relational databases to organise and analyse historical data.
o examining the structure of source material
o developing effective data models
o entering source material
o simple and complex data querying
o recoding and data transformation
o extracting the relevant information
o theoretical discussion of database development and management
o demonstrations
o exercises
o personal projects from source material to design
RDBMS software: MS Access, but the principles apply to all RDBMS.
Participants should bring their own sample data.
No prior knowledge of RDBMS is necessary, only the ability to use Windows.
Cost: L40 sterling (cheques payable to the University of Glasgow)
Closing date: 8 December 1995
Contact: Ann Lee at the CTI Centre for History, Archaeology and Art History, 1
University Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQ.
e-mail: ctich@dish.glasgow.ac.uk
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