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Category: Digitization

Digital Resources for Studying the History of the Ashio Copper Mine
Digitization, Japanese Studies, Online Resources

Digital Resources for Studying the History of the Ashio Copper Mine

I am currently working on a research project on the Ashio Copper Mine Pollution Incident (J. Ashio kōdoku jiken 足尾鉱毒事件) … Continue reading Digital Resources for Studying the History of the Ashio Copper Mine

Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Online Catalogue
Archiving, Digitization, Islamic Studies

Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Online Catalogue

I (re)catalogued about over 550 ‘oriental’ manuscripts of the Pote Collection of Islamic manuscripts in the course of two consecutive … Continue reading Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Online Catalogue

Manuscripts as Refugees
Archiving, Digitization, Syriac Studies, Textual Analysis

Manuscripts as Refugees

Very recently we read news about Pope Francis presenting a restored Syriac liturgical manuscript to the Syriac Catholic Bishop of … Continue reading Manuscripts as Refugees

Automatic Arabic Translation Using Google: A Test
Digitization, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, OCR, Online Resources

Automatic Arabic Translation Using Google: A Test

Several months ago a rather interesting blog post was brought to my attention. This was a post by Christopher Rose … Continue reading Automatic Arabic Translation Using Google: A Test

Images of the BUDA: Digital Archives and the Future of Research Using Linked Open Data
Buddhist Studies, DH in General, Digitization, Indian Studies, Online Resources

Images of the BUDA: Digital Archives and the Future of Research Using Linked Open Data

The Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, organizing, and disseminating Buddhist literature based in Boston, … Continue reading Images of the BUDA: Digital Archives and the Future of Research Using Linked Open Data

Early Thoughts on Manuscript Digitization – The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 4
Archiving, Digitization, Syriac Studies, Theory

Early Thoughts on Manuscript Digitization – The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 4

This is the fifth post of a series by the Digital Orientalist’s Syriac Studies Editor, Ephrem Ishac, based on his interview … Continue reading Early Thoughts on Manuscript Digitization – The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 4

Fingernail Art (II): Three-dimensional Calligraphy and Drawing in the 19th-Century
Digitization, Indian Studies, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Topics, Visualization

Fingernail Art (II): Three-dimensional Calligraphy and Drawing in the 19th-Century

Part II : Neighbouring Countries and Contemporary artists Abstract Fingernail art is a little known and studied Persian artistic medium, … Continue reading Fingernail Art (II): Three-dimensional Calligraphy and Drawing in the 19th-Century

DH in Korea: The Digital Humanities Lab at the Academy of Korean Studies
DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Korean Studies, Online Resources, Teaching, Visualization

DH in Korea: The Digital Humanities Lab at the Academy of Korean Studies

In a previous post I briefly presented some of the richest and most commonly used online resources for Korean Studies. … Continue reading DH in Korea: The Digital Humanities Lab at the Academy of Korean Studies

The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 3
Digitization, Syriac Studies

The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 3

This is the fourth post of a series by the Digital Orientalist’s Syriac Studies Editor, Ephrem Ishac, based on his interview … Continue reading The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 3

Book and Document Scanning with the CZUR Aura X Pro
Archiving, DH in General, Digitization, Equipment, Hardware, Japanese Studies, OCR

Book and Document Scanning with the CZUR Aura X Pro

I recently purchased a CZUR Aura X Pro to scan documents and books in my office, home, and at libraries … Continue reading Book and Document Scanning with the CZUR Aura X Pro

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