The field of digital humanities is aptly named for its basis in both computer science and the humanities. The humanities have given us concepts of society and culture such as democracy, perspective, significance, and trade. In the meantime, computer science has contributed concepts of analysis and presentation, such as data structures, engineering, algorithms, and recursion. Digital humanities synthesize both parent fields, fusing its methods, perspectives, and vocabulary. When researching the digital humanities, it is crucial to understand both sides of the fusion.