MapHub: A Brief Tutorial
MapHub allows users to make either thematic or regional maps using Geographic Information Systems as an interactive map. It provides … Continue reading MapHub: A Brief Tutorial
Category: Ottoman Studies
Voxel Art in the Classroom
For my first post exploring digital methods in the classroom, I will introduce Voxel Art and how I have utilized … Continue reading Voxel Art in the Classroom
Re-thinking University Curricula for Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities
Good examples of and projects about the opportunities created by digital humanities in Ottoman Studies are increasing day by day. … Continue reading Re-thinking University Curricula for Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities
Interviewing Dr Hoffmann-Ruf about “Qalamos: connecting manuscript traditions”
The new portal ‘Qalamos: connecting manuscript traditions’ provides metadata of oriental manuscripts from more than 25 collections in Germany. I … Continue reading Interviewing Dr Hoffmann-Ruf about “Qalamos: connecting manuscript traditions”
Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) for Ottoman Studies
The “Text Encoding Initiative” (TEI) offers the most comprehensive guide to the computerized coding of texts in the humanities field … Continue reading Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) for Ottoman Studies
Crowdsourcing for Ottoman Studies: Zooniverse
Speeding up a workforce by getting help, ideas, or information from a large audience over the Internet, via a website, … Continue reading Crowdsourcing for Ottoman Studies: Zooniverse
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
Digital Ottoman Studies: A New Force in Ottoman and Turkish Studies
In early 2021, a new platform, Digital Ottoman Studies (DOS), was established with the aim of contributing to digital humanities … Continue reading Digital Ottoman Studies: A New Force in Ottoman and Turkish Studies
StoryMaps: A Brief Tutorial
In a previous post, I explained how to build a simple map from scratch with ArcGIS Online. This tutorial introduces another … Continue reading StoryMaps: A Brief Tutorial
Deciphering Ottoman Turkish Manuscripts with LexiQamus
Sometimes it takes days or even weeks to be able to read and decipher a word in manuscripts. This problem, … Continue reading Deciphering Ottoman Turkish Manuscripts with LexiQamus
The Digital Orientalist 