Practical examples and theoretical reflections on the do's and don'ts of using digital tools for your study and research in African and Asian Studies.
Typing or transliterating Arabic on a PC has been a bane for decades. I am happy to share with you keyboard layouts … Continue reading The Digital Orientalist’s Keyboard Layouts (Windows and Mac)
Scanning a book by hand is time-consuming. However, there are good reasons to keep scanning books. Many books are only … Continue reading To Scan or Not To Scan
I use two websites to convert dates from/to the Islamic and the Common Era calendars. You need to know about … Continue reading Converting Dates
Our studies and jobs demand mobility, but our library demands stability. I have decided to look into ways to fully … Continue reading Project Digitize It All (Announcement)
It has been some months now that I have been using a mechanical keyboard at home. It has been great. … Continue reading Mechanical keyboards (2)
One key aspect of curating your digital library is to notice when it is time to shift gears and scale … Continue reading How to build an archive (3): an archive that grows
Talking openly about certain things, means being pounded into submission by some lawyer firm, sent by a couple of the … Continue reading Academia in the Digital Age
One nifty digital dictionary for Arabic-English and English-Arabic is provided by Aratools, at http://www.aratools.com You can use it for free online, … Continue reading Aratools Arabic-English Dictionary
I sometimes post details of scans that I did. Machine: Xerox WorkCentre 5665 Preferences: Contrast and Brightness to high. Filesize: … Continue reading Details of a scan job
Lane’s Arabic – English Lexicon, has been unequaled since 1863, despite the fact that it only runs to qāf. Roots that … Continue reading Lane’s Lexicon Online
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