1 Definitions, descriptions, and entities
What exactly is a digital case study? What isn’t digital in the twenty-first century? In the introduction, I loosely referred to case study research and case studies as involving bounded systems of inquiry conducted for research purposes. A case study is a type of study, which distinguishes it from an example, exemplar, or anecdote. While case studies absolutely contain examples and granular details, they are neither examples nor stories alone. Certainly, high-quality case studies involve stories and have a narrative. What distinguishes a case study from an example or story is that a case study implies a multi-source collection of data, such as historical archives, surveys, ...
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