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Category: Digitization

Customising Digital Tools for non-Western Materials: the Launch of the Redeveloped IDP Website
Conference Proceedings, DH in Practice, Digitization, New Post, Online Resources, Workflow

Customising Digital Tools for non-Western Materials: the Launch of the Redeveloped IDP Website

This is a guest post by Anastasia Pineschi, International Dunhuang Programme (IDP) Project Manager. Find out more at the end … Continue reading Customising Digital Tools for non-Western Materials: the Launch of the Redeveloped IDP Website

Exploring Digitized Cultural Heritage Through Search Culture
DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, New Post, Online Resources

Exploring Digitized Cultural Heritage Through Search Culture

Introduction As the digitization of cultural heritage progresses on both a local and a global level, the importance of digital … Continue reading Exploring Digitized Cultural Heritage Through Search Culture

An Experiment with Gemini Pro LLM for Chinese OCR and Metadata Extraction
AI, Chinese Language, Digitization, New Post, OCR

An Experiment with Gemini Pro LLM for Chinese OCR and Metadata Extraction

This is a guest post by Eric H. C. Chow. For more information, see at the end of this post. … Continue reading An Experiment with Gemini Pro LLM for Chinese OCR and Metadata Extraction

Japan’s Imperial Household Agency: The Archives and Mausolea Department Catalog and Image Disclosure System
Digitization, Japanese Studies, Online Resources

Japan’s Imperial Household Agency: The Archives and Mausolea Department Catalog and Image Disclosure System

Overview  The Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo is an administrative body under the Cabinet Office for affairs relating to the … Continue reading Japan’s Imperial Household Agency: The Archives and Mausolea Department Catalog and Image Disclosure System

PRC Autonomous Region Local Histories: a repository of rare historical materials
DH in General, Digitization, Mongol Studies, Mongolian Language, Online Resources

PRC Autonomous Region Local Histories: a repository of rare historical materials

This is a guest post by Dotno Dashdorj Pount. Dr. Pount graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, find more about … Continue reading PRC Autonomous Region Local Histories: a repository of rare historical materials

The Age of Digital Technology: Silk Road Archaeological Sites and Artefacts (Part 2)
central asia, Digitization, Online Resources

The Age of Digital Technology: Silk Road Archaeological Sites and Artefacts (Part 2)

In Part One, we explored how digital technology has transformed Silk Road archaeology through the digitization of archaeological sites and … Continue reading The Age of Digital Technology: Silk Road Archaeological Sites and Artefacts (Part 2)

The Age of Digital Technology: Silk Road Archaeological Sites and Artefacts (Part 1)
central asia, DH in Practice, Digitization, Online Resources

The Age of Digital Technology: Silk Road Archaeological Sites and Artefacts (Part 1)

Digital technologies have become increasingly prominent in the field of archaeology and humanities, playing an important role in facilitating research … Continue reading The Age of Digital Technology: Silk Road Archaeological Sites and Artefacts (Part 1)

A Digitised Manuscript Associated with Maʿrūf Baghdādī
DH in Practice, Digitization, Iranian Studies

A Digitised Manuscript Associated with Maʿrūf Baghdādī

Introduction Known for his speed of transcribing, Maʿrūf Baghdādī was one of the most prominent calligraphers of 14th– and 15th-century … Continue reading A Digitised Manuscript Associated with Maʿrūf Baghdādī

Digital Humanities Approaches to Navigating the Early Colonial Hong Kong History
DH in Practice, Digitization, Hong Kong Studies, Sinology

Digital Humanities Approaches to Navigating the Early Colonial Hong Kong History

This is a guest post by Eric H. C. Chow and Ryan Iu. For more information, see at the end … Continue reading Digital Humanities Approaches to Navigating the Early Colonial Hong Kong History

Japan Knowledge: Tennō Kōzoku Jitsuroku, Records of the Emperor and the Imperial Family
Digitization, Japanese Studies, Online Resources

Japan Knowledge: Tennō Kōzoku Jitsuroku, Records of the Emperor and the Imperial Family

Overview Part of the digital edition of the Tennō kōzoku jitsuroku 天皇皇族實錄 [Records of the Emperor and the Imperial Family] … Continue reading Japan Knowledge: Tennō Kōzoku Jitsuroku, Records of the Emperor and the Imperial Family

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