1. This volume originated from a conference titled “Quantification and Methods in Social Science Research: possibilities and problems with the use of historical and process produced data,” held at the University of Cologne on August 10–12, 1977
2. Stone , Philip J.“A Perspective on Social Science Data Management,”444 – 54 .
3. Winchester , Ian .“Priorities for Record Linkage: A Theoretical and Practical Checklist,”414 – 30 .
4. Sandstrom , Goran and Sun din , Jan .“Computer Analysis of Life Histories from Swedish Church Records: A Case Study from the Demographic Data Base at Umea University,”192 – 202 .
5. Clubb , Jerome M.“The ‘New’ Quantitative History: Social Science or Old Wine in New Bottles?”13 – 24 .