A Case of Data Metamorphosis:
a Description of the Computerization of LGPN Data

Contents

• Developing Computer Technology describes the history of the project with particular regard to technological developments
• The Data
• The Database Structure
  • The PERSON Table
  • The NLINKS Table
  • The NLCOMM Table
  • The REFERENCE Table
  • The BOOKS Table
  • The RESIDENCE Table
  • The PLACES Table
  • The PERIOD Table
  • The PSTATUS Table
  • The RELATIVES Table
  • The SAME_AS and SEE_ALSO Table
  • The PERCOMM Table
• The Data Transformation Process
  • Stage I: Data Capture
  • Stage II: Data Validation
  • The Checking Database
  • Stage III: Database Loading
  • Stage IV: Pre-Publication Validation
  • Stages V and VI: Final Camera-Ready Production
• The Future: Whither the LGPN?

• Acknowledgements
• List of Figures
• List of Tables

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