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Author: The Digital Orientalist

RAWGraphs: The New Way to Visualize Data
Apps, DH in General, DH in Practice, Online Resources, Software, Visualization

RAWGraphs: The New Way to Visualize Data

(This is a guest post by Özge Eda Kaya.) Data analysis and visualization are very important in the modern world, … Continue reading RAWGraphs: The New Way to Visualize Data

The Digitization of a Large Latin-Chinese Dictionary
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, OCR, Software

The Digitization of a Large Latin-Chinese Dictionary

This is a guest post by Christopher Francese, Asbury J. Clarke Professor of Classical Studies, Dickinson College francese@dickinson.edu In 2016 … Continue reading The Digitization of a Large Latin-Chinese Dictionary

The Sanskrit WordNet: a new database for the study of the Sanskrit lexicon
Indian Studies, South Asian Studies

The Sanskrit WordNet: a new database for the study of the Sanskrit lexicon

This is a guest post by Erica Biaggetti WordNets are valuable resources in linguistics, offering structured and comprehensive databases that … Continue reading The Sanskrit WordNet: a new database for the study of the Sanskrit lexicon

Join our social media team!
Social Media

Join our social media team!

We are seeking candidates for the position of Social Media Manager, who would be running our current social media accounts … Continue reading Join our social media team!

Quantitative Scholarship as “Low Tech” Digital Humanities
DH in General, DH in Practice, Digital Cartography, Sinology

Quantitative Scholarship as “Low Tech” Digital Humanities

This is a guest post by Ruth Mostern, University of Pittsburgh@ruthmostern Like all terms for disciplines and methodologies, the digital … Continue reading Quantitative Scholarship as “Low Tech” Digital Humanities

The Digital Orientalist: 10 years in the making 
Housekeeping

The Digital Orientalist: 10 years in the making 

Almost 10 years ago, under the nickname of “The DIgital Orientalist” Cornelis van Lit started a blog. The exact date … Continue reading The Digital Orientalist: 10 years in the making 

Call for Applications
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Call for Applications

The Digital Orientalist is happy to announce its annual open call for editors, contributors, and team members. Apply and share … Continue reading Call for Applications

Digital Orientalist’s 2023 Conference: Sustainability in the DH
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Digital Orientalist’s 2023 Conference: Sustainability in the DH

Our 2023 conference on Sustainability in the DH will take place on June 3rd, 2023. This year, we bring together … Continue reading Digital Orientalist’s 2023 Conference: Sustainability in the DH

Can I automate the boring stuff with ChatGPT?
Chinese Language, Coding, DH in Practice, Sinology

Can I automate the boring stuff with ChatGPT?

A quick API solution for a Chinese text classification task– and its limitations. This is a guest post by Tilman … Continue reading Can I automate the boring stuff with ChatGPT?

The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part two)
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Old Chinese Reconstructions, Sinology, Workflow

The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part two)

This is a guest post by Laurent Van Cutsem (Ghent University). Part II: The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical … Continue reading The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part two)

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