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Academia in the Digital Age
Between Legal and Illegal, DH in General, Workflow

Academia in the Digital Age

Talking openly about certain things, means being pounded into submission by some lawyer firm, sent by a couple of the … Continue reading Academia in the Digital Age

Aratools Arabic-English Dictionary
Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Online Resources

Aratools Arabic-English Dictionary

One nifty digital dictionary for Arabic-English and English-Arabic is provided by Aratools, at http://www.aratools.com You can use it for free online, … Continue reading Aratools Arabic-English Dictionary

Details of a scan job
DH in General, Digitization

Details of a scan job

I sometimes post details of scans that I did. Machine: Xerox WorkCentre 5665 Preferences: Contrast and Brightness to high. Filesize: … Continue reading Details of a scan job

Lane’s Lexicon Online
Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Online Resources

Lane’s Lexicon Online

Lane’s Arabic – English Lexicon, has been unequaled since 1863, despite the fact that it only runs to qāf. Roots that … Continue reading Lane’s Lexicon Online

Brill Publishers to offer print on demand
DH in General, Using Real Paper

Brill Publishers to offer print on demand

Brill has announced it will offer print-on-demand paperbacks for those books that you can access digitally through your institution. In … Continue reading Brill Publishers to offer print on demand

Details of a scan on a standard printer
DH in General, Digitization

Details of a scan on a standard printer

Machine: Xerox Workcentre 5665 Contrast & Brightness to high. File size to small. Format to 8,5 x 11″ (scans up … Continue reading Details of a scan on a standard printer

Hardware is like a disobedient slave: 10 reasons to back-up your files
DH in General, Hardware, Workflow

Hardware is like a disobedient slave: 10 reasons to back-up your files

Despite how nice and shiny your computer is, no matter how much money you have spent on it, it will … Continue reading Hardware is like a disobedient slave: 10 reasons to back-up your files

How to build an archive (2): different data
Archiving, DH in General

How to build an archive (2): different data

Without data, no archive. We will look at two different categorizations in this post. The nature of files, and the … Continue reading How to build an archive (2): different data

Webinar on brillonline Islamic Studies resources
Islamic Studies, Online Resources, Workflow

Webinar on brillonline Islamic Studies resources

Brill, the publishing house from Leiden, held a webinar to inform people about their online products specific to Islamic Studies … Continue reading Webinar on brillonline Islamic Studies resources

Mechanical keyboards (1)
DH in General, Equipment, Hardware

Mechanical keyboards (1)

Mechanical keyboards are of the old-fashioned type; looks like a brick and makes a lot of sound.   Because each … Continue reading Mechanical keyboards (1)

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