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Big Data Experiments with the Archived Web: Methodological Reflections on Studying the Development of a Nation's Web

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Big Data Experiments with the Archived Web : Methodological Reflections on Studying the Development of a Nation's Web. / Brügger, Niels; Nielsen, Janne; Laursen, Ditte.

In: First Monday, Vol. 25, No. 3, 03.2020.

Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Brügger, N, Nielsen, J & Laursen, D 2020, 'Big Data Experiments with the Archived Web: Methodological Reflections on Studying the Development of a Nation's Web', First Monday, vol. 25, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v25i3.10384

APA

Brügger, N., Nielsen, J., & Laursen, D. (2020). Big Data Experiments with the Archived Web: Methodological Reflections on Studying the Development of a Nation's Web. First Monday, 25(3). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v25i3.10384

CBE

Brügger N, Nielsen J, Laursen D. 2020. Big Data Experiments with the Archived Web: Methodological Reflections on Studying the Development of a Nation's Web. First Monday. 25(3). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v25i3.10384

MLA

Brügger, Niels, Janne Nielsen and Ditte Laursen. "Big Data Experiments with the Archived Web: Methodological Reflections on Studying the Development of a Nation's Web". First Monday. 2020. 25(3). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v25i3.10384

Vancouver

Brügger N, Nielsen J, Laursen D. Big Data Experiments with the Archived Web: Methodological Reflections on Studying the Development of a Nation's Web. First Monday. 2020 Mar;25(3). doi: 10.5210/fm.v25i3.10384

Author

Brügger, Niels ; Nielsen, Janne ; Laursen, Ditte. / Big Data Experiments with the Archived Web : Methodological Reflections on Studying the Development of a Nation's Web. In: First Monday. 2020 ; Vol. 25, No. 3.

Bibtex

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