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Category: Chinese Language

When CJK Metadata Gets Left Behind
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Online Resources, Workflow

When CJK Metadata Gets Left Behind

This is a guest post by Adam H. Lisbon. Many thanks to James Morris for coordinating it. In August of … Continue reading When CJK Metadata Gets Left Behind

Cracking the Oracle Bones: The Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database (Part 2)
Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Sinology, Textual Analysis, Uncategorized

Cracking the Oracle Bones: The Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database (Part 2)

In the second part of our exploration of the Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database 殷墟甲骨文數據庫 (YOD), we’ll continue our … Continue reading Cracking the Oracle Bones: The Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database (Part 2)

Navigating the Dunhuang Manuscripts Databases
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Online Resources

Navigating the Dunhuang Manuscripts Databases

The Mogao Caves nearby Dunhuang were one of the most exceptional discoveries of the 20th century. Their textual, artistic and … Continue reading Navigating the Dunhuang Manuscripts Databases

Cracking the Oracle Bones: the Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database (Part 1)
Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Online Resources, Sinology, Textual Analysis

Cracking the Oracle Bones: the Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database (Part 1)

Introduction:  In April, the Zhonghua Book Company (中華書局) launched the (subscription-only) Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database 殷墟甲骨文數據庫 (YOD), containing … Continue reading Cracking the Oracle Bones: the Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database (Part 1)

Digital Humanities and Buddhist Studies in Japan: An Interview with Kiyonori Nagasaki (1/2)
Buddhist Studies, Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Textual Analysis

Digital Humanities and Buddhist Studies in Japan: An Interview with Kiyonori Nagasaki (1/2)

Continuing our series of interviews with scholars working in Digital Humanities in Japan, this is the first of a two-part … Continue reading Digital Humanities and Buddhist Studies in Japan: An Interview with Kiyonori Nagasaki (1/2)

Of fonts and men. A few thoughts
Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Sinology

Of fonts and men. A few thoughts

In my most recent post, I overviewed how fonts operate, and the steps involved in transforming unknown orthographic structures in … Continue reading Of fonts and men. A few thoughts

Refine Your Search Engine Results (for Chinese Language Users)
Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Sinology, Workflow

Refine Your Search Engine Results (for Chinese Language Users)

Search engine is perhaps one of the most frequently used tools in modern digital life, revealing whatever information that you … Continue reading Refine Your Search Engine Results (for Chinese Language Users)

Just give me a font!
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, Sinology, Workflow

Just give me a font!

The headache of working with archaic Chinese orthographies Technologically, we scholars of the 21st century are spoiled. We sit at … Continue reading Just give me a font!

An Introduction to the Nine Modes Manual Online
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, Visualization

An Introduction to the Nine Modes Manual Online

Guest piece by Casey Schoenberger. The following is an introduction to a digital humanities project I completed over the past … Continue reading An Introduction to the Nine Modes Manual Online

Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Facet
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, Online Resources, Sinology, Software, Textual Analysis

Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Facet

Text filtering helps researchers target selected, specific data for accurate text analysis results. In my last post, I explored the … Continue reading Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Facet

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