Text and Data Mining - The theory and practice of using TDM for scholarship in the humanities

About the author

Peter Verhaar is a lecturer at the MA programme Book and Digital Media Studies at Leiden University. He has taught several courses about text encoding, database theory, the digital humanities and media theory, among many other topics. In the fall of 2016, he defended his PhD dissertation, Affordances and Limitations of Algorithmic Criticism, which focuses on applications of Text and Data Mining within the field of literary criticism. This dissertation was awarded the 2016 Victorine van Schaik Prize, for the best publication in the field of Library and Information Science.

Summary

This book offers a broad and accessible introduction to research based on text and data mining (TDM), focusing specifically on the ways in which TDM has been applied within the humanities.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Verhaar, Peter Verhaar
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2025
• EAN: 9781783304196
• ISBN: 978-1-78330-419-6
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Data Mining, REFERENCE / Research, Data analysis: general, Data science and analysis: general, Research methods: general, COMPUTERS / Data Science / Data Analytics, Library, Archive & Information Management, Computer applications in the arts and humanities, IT, Internet and electronic resources in libraries, IT, Internet & electronic resources in libraries, Information retrieval and access