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Category: OCR

Automated Transcription of a Syriac Work’s Translated Text
DH in General, DH in Practice, OCR, Syriac Studies

Automated Transcription of a Syriac Work’s Translated Text

During last spring I thought a lot about the topic for this post. I even felt a certain discouragement, which … Continue reading Automated Transcription of a Syriac Work’s Translated Text

Innovative Designs on Ottoman Turkish Search Engines: Wikilala and Muteferriqa
OCR, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies

Innovative Designs on Ottoman Turkish Search Engines: Wikilala and Muteferriqa

Every humanities researcher dreams of finding keywords in archival documents quickly and easily. Thanks to OCR technology, we have realized … Continue reading Innovative Designs on Ottoman Turkish Search Engines: Wikilala and Muteferriqa

Toward an Ecosystem of the Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, 5th and Final Part
DH in General, OCR, Online Resources, Syriac Studies

Toward an Ecosystem of the Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, 5th and Final Part

This is the sixth and final post of a series by the Digital Orientalist’s Syriac Studies Editor, Ephrem Ishac, based on … Continue reading Toward an Ecosystem of the Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, 5th and Final Part

Google Docs and OCR: Some Experiments Transcribing Japanese Language Texts
Japanese Studies, OCR, Online Resources, Workflow

Google Docs and OCR: Some Experiments Transcribing Japanese Language Texts

In the past year or so I have been seeing and hearing an increasing amount about the capabilities of Google … Continue reading Google Docs and OCR: Some Experiments Transcribing Japanese Language Texts

Automatic Arabic Translation Using Google: A Test
Digitization, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, OCR, Online Resources

Automatic Arabic Translation Using Google: A Test

Several months ago a rather interesting blog post was brought to my attention. This was a post by Christopher Rose … Continue reading Automatic Arabic Translation Using Google: A Test

Minna de honkoku: An Overview and Reflection
Japanese Studies, OCR, Online Resources, Software, Workflow

Minna de honkoku: An Overview and Reflection

In a piece that I wrote for the Digital Orientalist last year, I compiled a list of digital resources for … Continue reading Minna de honkoku: An Overview and Reflection

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

Google Lens for Syriac: Something Groundbreaking?
OCR, Online Resources, Syriac Studies

Google Lens for Syriac: Something Groundbreaking?

Recently, Google updated its engine on many smartphones in order to add the new technology of Google Lens to its … Continue reading Google Lens for Syriac: Something Groundbreaking?

Brief Notes on OCR and the Automated Transcription of Syriac Books
Digitization, OCR, Software, Syriac Studies, Workflow

Brief Notes on OCR and the Automated Transcription of Syriac Books

Recently, I have been experimenting to see how well Google Docs can transcribe and perform OCR on Syriac books in … Continue reading Brief Notes on OCR and the Automated Transcription of Syriac Books

Digitizing Indian Music
Digitization, Indian Studies, OCR, Online Resources

Digitizing Indian Music

This article presents the project of digitization of a large amount of handwritten material that is part of the Fondo Daniélou at Cini Foundation (San Giorgio, Venice). Continue reading Digitizing Indian Music

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