METHODOLOGY
Digital toolkit and textbooks
Introduction to the methods of digital historical research — database construction, network analysis, text mining, digital source editions. Open educational textbooks and methodological guides developed for university courses.
TOOLS
Self-developed digital tools
Browser-based, install-free utilities for source analysis, annotation and database construction. Free for educational and research use.
TOOL TEI NETWORK ANNOTATION
TEI Annotator + Network Visualisation
A browser-based tool for annotating source texts (manuscripts, letters, diaries) and extracting relational networks. Mentions of persons, organisations, works, places and dates can be tagged, and the system automatically constructs a network from co-occurrences.
- Five entity types: person, organisation, work, place, date
- Interactive network graph from co-occurrences
- Footnotes, version control, annotation propagation
- TEI XML, CSV and JSON export
- Optional Stanza/AI pre-annotation (Python backend)
TOOL DATABASE EDUCATION SCHEMAS
Historical Database — Educational Tool
A browser-based tool designed for teaching historical database construction. Four predefined schemas support source-based data entry, harmonisation and relation management — bringing the foundations learnt in Excel and Access into a setup-free environment.
- Four schemas: prosopography, correspondence, institutional history, parish registers
- Single-record entry and CSV import
- Harmonisation and relation management
- Network, timeline, map and statistical visualisation
- Excel, HTML, JSON and CSV export
TEXTBOOKS
University textbooks
Open digital textbooks created for graduate students at the ELTE Faculty of Humanities. The platform and its content are continually expanded.
TEXTBOOK 2026 ELTE BTK PHD
Data in Historical Research
An introduction to the use of quantitative and digital methods in historical research. Created for the doctoral seminar of the Department of Auxiliary Sciences of History at the ELTE Faculty of Humanities.
TEXTBOOK 2026 ELTE BTK ARCHIVES MA
Database Construction in Excel and Access
Excel foundations for data management, followed by an introduction to Microsoft Access for archival practice. For students of the Archives MA programme.