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Category: DH in Practice

RAWGraphs: The New Way to Visualize Data
Apps, DH in General, DH in Practice, Online Resources, Software, Visualization

RAWGraphs: The New Way to Visualize Data

(This is a guest post by Özge Eda Kaya.) Data analysis and visualization are very important in the modern world, … Continue reading RAWGraphs: The New Way to Visualize Data

MARKUS for Korean studies
DH in Practice, Korean Studies, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Workflow

MARKUS for Korean studies

Scholars working in the field of Korean studies have seen remarkable transformations in the way historical research is conducted. The … Continue reading MARKUS for Korean studies

The Digitization of a Large Latin-Chinese Dictionary
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, OCR, Software

The Digitization of a Large Latin-Chinese Dictionary

This is a guest post by Christopher Francese, Asbury J. Clarke Professor of Classical Studies, Dickinson College francese@dickinson.edu In 2016 … Continue reading The Digitization of a Large Latin-Chinese Dictionary

Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DAVO2023
DH in General, DH in Practice, Events & Conferences, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Ottoman Studies, Social Media

Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DAVO2023

The 29th International Congress of Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient (DAVO) took place in cooperation with the “Turkologentag 2023 — Fourth … Continue reading Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DAVO2023

Uncovering Hidden Histories of Artifacts with Arches Platform: A Case Study of Persian Architectural Fragments
DH in General, DH in Practice, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Software

Uncovering Hidden Histories of Artifacts with Arches Platform: A Case Study of Persian Architectural Fragments

Museums and collections of Islamic art around the world have dedicated a substantial part of their efforts and fundings to … Continue reading Uncovering Hidden Histories of Artifacts with Arches Platform: A Case Study of Persian Architectural Fragments

Transkribus in the Classroom
Apps, DH in Practice, HTR, OCR, Online Resources, Teaching, Textual Analysis

Transkribus in the Classroom

While others have discussed the possibilities in utilizing Transkribus and other HTR resources in research, I want to briefly discuss … Continue reading Transkribus in the Classroom

Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 2
DH in Practice, Digitization, HTR, OCR, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Workflow

Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 2

Learn about Kraken’s segmentation model and the process of training our own custom segmentation models for layout analysis tasks. Continue reading Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 2

Current approaches on Automatic Recognition of Ethiopic script
African Languages, African Studies, DH in Practice, HTR, OCR, Online Resources, Textual Analysis

Current approaches on Automatic Recognition of Ethiopic script

The script used by the Christian cultures of Ethiopia is ancient, developing from the Sabaean script in the first centuries … Continue reading Current approaches on Automatic Recognition of Ethiopic script

The Digital Cold War and Decolonization: Archives, Methods, and Tools
African Studies, Archiving, central asia, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digital Cartography, Iranian Studies, Korean Studies, Online Resources, Software, South Asian Studies, Topics, Visualization

The Digital Cold War and Decolonization: Archives, Methods, and Tools

Introduction Up until a few years ago, the history of the Cold War was dominated by interpretations that focused solely … Continue reading The Digital Cold War and Decolonization: Archives, Methods, and Tools

Quantitative Scholarship as “Low Tech” Digital Humanities
DH in General, DH in Practice, Digital Cartography, Sinology

Quantitative Scholarship as “Low Tech” Digital Humanities

This is a guest post by Ruth Mostern, University of Pittsburgh@ruthmostern Like all terms for disciplines and methodologies, the digital … Continue reading Quantitative Scholarship as “Low Tech” Digital Humanities

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