Practical examples and theoretical reflections on the do's and don'ts of using digital tools for your study and research in African and Asian Studies.
Based at MIT’s Aga Khan Documentation Center, Archnet (AKDC@MIT) is an open-access resource focused on architecture, conservation issues, environmental and … Continue reading Decolonize University-Based Databases
This is a post by our guest contributors, Ulrich Rebstock and Marvin Müller The application AABC (African Alphabets of the … Continue reading AABC – African Alphabets of the Bayreuth Cluster
An old mantra among digital circles: online resources to access material circulating in digital formats are so numerous that it … Continue reading Shuge: the world’s libraries. Or, just a website that works for you.
Bodies and Structures, a Scalar-based teaching and research platform mainly focused on Japanese spatial histories and their connections to other … Continue reading (Re)Mapping Spatial History: An Overview of the Bodies and Structures Platform
From the Land of Braj, Centre of Krishna Pilgrimage is an online database developed by SOAS, thanks to funding from … Continue reading From the Land of Braj: A Photographic Database
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
Text filtering helps researchers target selected, specific data for accurate text analysis results. In my last post, I explored the … Continue reading Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Facet
With a larger and more diverse editorial team, the Digital Orientalist has published 92 posts in total in the year … Continue reading The Digital Orientalist’s Recap of 2021
Organizing browser items in a heavy online workflow can present challenges. Opening one tab inevitably leads to opening more tabs … Continue reading Organizing Browser-heavy Workflows
In the mid-90s, I was an undergraduate student taking Latin and Japanese classes. People looked at me as if I … Continue reading Missionary Linguistics – Latin, Portuguese and Japanese resources online
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