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.
In a little article I recently published, I show how modern graphic design software can be used to analyze symbols … Continue reading Using graphic design software to unravel ancient mysteries
I am creating a digital catalogue for Rudolf Geyer’s heritage. On this, I have a long read (and long look) for … Continue reading Creating a digital catalogue for a small collection
I am organizing a panel at the upcoming conference of the American Oriental Society. This cross-discipline round table gives an impression of … Continue reading Digital Orientalism at AOS Conference
A good example of bringing the disclosure of a manuscript collection into the digital age, using simple and readily available techniques, … Continue reading Making Manuscripts Accessible: U of Michigan
I had a chance to look behind the scenes of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale, the Beinecke. … Continue reading Visit to digitization studio of Yale’s Beinecke Library
Back to mechanical keyboards. If you are a writer and have not tried these out yet, you are missing out! … Continue reading Varmilo VB87M bluetooth keyboard
On Friday Oct 16, a conference was hosted at Brown University bringing together those in Islamic Studies who are working … Continue reading Report on Digital Islamic Humanities Conference at Brown University
This is one of those geekier posts. Mechanical keyboards. Again. And this time I had the opportunity to test the … Continue reading IBM Model M: the mother of all keyboards
It is the number one question of our days. “Does anyone have a PDF of…” What does this question mean? … Continue reading Does anyone have a PDF of…
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
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