Microcomputers in Anthropological Research

Rodney C. Kirk

Sociological Methods & Research, 1981, vol. 9, issue 4, 473-492

Abstract: This article examines the potential offered by microcomputer technology to radically improve the effectiveness and productivity of team field research in anthropology. Microcomputers can offer in situ storage, retrieval, and analysis of field data and information. A microcomputer system may function as both a stand alone device and as a terminal to a mainframe, time sharing computer. Drawing from pilot projects using microcomputers, the various dimensions of feedback, consequences for fieldwork strategies, and efficiency are explored.

Date: 1981
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