Creating a digital catalogue for a small collection
I am creating a digital catalogue for Rudolf Geyer’s heritage. On this, I have a long read (and long look) for a lazy summer day over at Medium. About it, too, I have here a short description of the technical aspects
Creating a digital catalogue for a small collection
I am creating a digital catalogue for Rudolf Geyer’s heritage. On this, I have a long read (and long look) for a lazy summer day over at Medium. About it, too, I have here a short description of the technical aspects
Deconstructing the Kashf al-ẓunūn with Python, part 1
I am using the programming language called Python to make sense of Ḥajjī Khalīfa’s famous bibliographical work Kashf al-ẓunūn. I had been looking at Python as a suitable tool for Digital Humanities projects for a while, and with the article “Find
Deconstructing the Kashf al-ẓunūn with Python, part 1
I am using the programming language called Python to make sense of Ḥajjī Khalīfa’s famous bibliographical work Kashf al-ẓunūn. I had been looking at Python as a suitable tool for Digital Humanities projects for a while, and with the article “Find
The Digital Orientalist: A Manifesto
A first essay on what The Digital Orientalist is about just came out in MELA Notes. Read it it here, full issue can be accessed here. This article is written for librarians, but can equally inform interested scholars and students.
The Digital Orientalist: A Manifesto
A first essay on what The Digital Orientalist is about just came out in MELA Notes. Read it it here, full issue can be accessed here. This article is written for librarians, but can equally inform interested scholars and students.
Digital Orientalism at AOS Conference
I am organizing a panel at the upcoming conference of the American Oriental Society. This cross-discipline round table gives an impression of how we can take advantage of digital tools and resources in our day-to-day workflow, and it will further discuss the future role
Digital Orientalism at AOS Conference
I am organizing a panel at the upcoming conference of the American Oriental Society. This cross-discipline round table gives an impression of how we can take advantage of digital tools and resources in our day-to-day workflow, and it will further discuss the future role
Comparing Digital Materials from Beinecke
A hands-on comparison of the digital materials from the manuscript collections of Beinecke Library at Yale University, New Haven, USA. Preface Digitization projects have been taken up by manuscript libraries around the world. The two pillars of such libraries -catalogues and
Comparing Digital Materials from Beinecke
A hands-on comparison of the digital materials from the manuscript collections of Beinecke Library at Yale University, New Haven, USA. Preface Digitization projects have been taken up by manuscript libraries around the world. The two pillars of such libraries -catalogues and
AlKindi online catalog: the future of Islamic studies cataloging
Recently, the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo published a new version of their catalog. The technology and thinking behind this catalog is very exciting. Their technology is probably the best out there. They have full support for the
AlKindi online catalog: the future of Islamic studies cataloging
Recently, the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo published a new version of their catalog. The technology and thinking behind this catalog is very exciting. Their technology is probably the best out there. They have full support for the
Making Manuscripts Accessible: U of Michigan
A good example of bringing the disclosure of a manuscript collection into the digital age, using simple and readily available techniques, is the collection at the University of Michigan. Here I will briefly describe what they did and how they did
Making Manuscripts Accessible: U of Michigan
A good example of bringing the disclosure of a manuscript collection into the digital age, using simple and readily available techniques, is the collection at the University of Michigan. Here I will briefly describe what they did and how they did
