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Category: Archiving

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

Personal image management software rec from an art historian: Tropy
Archiving, DH in Practice, Online Resources, Software, Workflow

Personal image management software rec from an art historian: Tropy

Doing archival research in the 21st century has many advantages. We are no longer confined to working long hours in … Continue reading Personal image management software rec from an art historian: Tropy

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

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

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

Photographing Archival Material at the Cadbury Research Library: Some Reflections
Archiving, DH in General, Digitization, Japanese Studies, Workflow

Photographing Archival Material at the Cadbury Research Library: Some Reflections

I am indebted to both the Cadbury Research Library at the University of Birmingham and the Church Mission Society for … Continue reading Photographing Archival Material at the Cadbury Research Library: Some Reflections

The Shrine Database: An Interview with its Creator
Archiving, Digitization, Japanese Studies, Online Resources

The Shrine Database: An Interview with its Creator

By James Harry Morris with thanks to @ShrineWalker and Tomiyama Aki. Those of you who follow me on Twitter will likely be aware … Continue reading The Shrine Database: An Interview with its Creator

al-Ghazālī on Archiving and Backups
Archiving

al-Ghazālī on Archiving and Backups

Whilst reading al-Ghazālī’s Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn, I came to think of a new way to visualize both my archive and my … Continue reading al-Ghazālī on Archiving and Backups

The Sony Hack: What Scholars Can Learn From It
Archiving, DH in General, Theory

The Sony Hack: What Scholars Can Learn From It

Connectivity has been touted as an absolute good. All your data should be available on all your devices, everywhere. However, … Continue reading The Sony Hack: What Scholars Can Learn From It

How to build an archive (3): an archive that grows
Archiving, DH in General, Islamic Studies

How to build an archive (3): an archive that grows

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

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