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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.

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Author: Fatma Aladag

Re-thinking University Curricula for Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities
Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Ottoman Studies, Teaching, Theory

Re-thinking University Curricula for Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities

Good examples of and projects about the opportunities created by digital humanities in Ottoman Studies are increasing day by day. … Continue reading Re-thinking University Curricula for Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities

Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) for Ottoman Studies
Archiving, Coding, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Ottoman Studies, Textual Analysis

Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) for Ottoman Studies

The “Text Encoding Initiative” (TEI) offers the most comprehensive guide to the computerized coding of texts in the humanities field … Continue reading Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) for Ottoman Studies

Crowdsourcing for Ottoman Studies: Zooniverse
Archiving, DH in Practice, Digitization, New Post, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies, Textual Analysis

Crowdsourcing for Ottoman Studies: Zooniverse

Speeding up a workforce by getting help, ideas, or information from a large audience over the Internet, via a website, … Continue reading Crowdsourcing for Ottoman Studies: Zooniverse

Innovative Designs on Ottoman Turkish Search Engines: Wikilala and Muteferriqa
OCR, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies

Innovative Designs on Ottoman Turkish Search Engines: Wikilala and Muteferriqa

Every humanities researcher dreams of finding keywords in archival documents quickly and easily. Thanks to OCR technology, we have realized … Continue reading Innovative Designs on Ottoman Turkish Search Engines: Wikilala and Muteferriqa

Digital Ottoman Studies: A New Force in Ottoman and Turkish Studies
DH in General, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies, Workflow

Digital Ottoman Studies: A New Force in Ottoman and Turkish Studies

In early 2021, a new platform, Digital Ottoman Studies (DOS), was established with the aim of contributing to digital humanities … Continue reading Digital Ottoman Studies: A New Force in Ottoman and Turkish Studies

Deciphering Ottoman Turkish Manuscripts with LexiQamus
Islamic Languages, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies

Deciphering Ottoman Turkish Manuscripts with LexiQamus

Sometimes it takes days or even weeks to be able to read and decipher a word in manuscripts. This problem, … Continue reading Deciphering Ottoman Turkish Manuscripts with LexiQamus

Georeferencing Historical Maps: Applying Map Warper to Ottoman Urban History
Digital Cartography, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies, Visualization

Georeferencing Historical Maps: Applying Map Warper to Ottoman Urban History

Digital research methods and software that allow spatial analysis enable different research questions to be produced by moving cities, places, … Continue reading Georeferencing Historical Maps: Applying Map Warper to Ottoman Urban History

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