Using Computers in History

Using Computers in Historyis designed to introduce students to historical computing through practical workshop exercises. With topics such as the pattern of nineteenth century emigration from the UK, the performance of the American and German economies in the 1930s and the Lancashire cotton industry, Lloyd-Jones and Lewis explain and illustrate the possible uses of the computer for the historianUsing Computers in History* raises awareness of the use of computers as an important tool for the historia* provides a practical introduction to basic computer terminolog* includes high quality diagrams of the screen displays which should appear at each stag* examines the use of spreadsheets and how to design and work with the* discusses the different software packages available, concentrating on Microsoft Excel * includes spreadsheet exercises based around a range of historical data set* explores the use of database* shows how to construct the* gives guidelines for further stud* prompts students to apply the skills they have learnt to a number of examples