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Category: Workflow

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

Introduction to the NTVMR
Biblical Studies, DH in General, DH in Practice, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Visualization, Workflow

Introduction to the NTVMR

Today’s contribution was written by Greg Paulson. Paulson is a research associate at the Institute for New Testament Textual Research … Continue reading Introduction to the NTVMR

Personal image management software rec from an art historian: Tropy
Archiving, DH in Practice, Online Resources, Software, Workflow

Personal image management software rec from an art historian: Tropy

Doing archival research in the 21st century has many advantages. We are no longer confined to working long hours in … Continue reading Personal image management software rec from an art historian: Tropy

Making Custom Keyboard Layouts to Transliterate East Asian Languages
Chinese Language, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Sinology, Workflow

Making Custom Keyboard Layouts to Transliterate East Asian Languages

Many readers will likely be aware of the Digital Orientalist’s Keyboard Layouts (launched in 2014 and improved upon in 2017) … Continue reading Making Custom Keyboard Layouts to Transliterate East Asian Languages

My daily workflow
Using Real Paper, Workflow

My daily workflow

How are you supposed to work as a scholar in the humanities? What is it, exactly, that we do on … Continue reading My daily workflow

Digital Ottoman Studies: A New Force in Ottoman and Turkish Studies
DH in General, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies, Workflow

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

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

Typing in Tamil in contemporary and ancient scripts
Indian Studies, Online Resources, Workflow

Typing in Tamil in contemporary and ancient scripts

Tamil is one of the twenty-two official languages spoken in India and its representation in writing dates back to the … Continue reading Typing in Tamil in contemporary and ancient scripts

Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine
Chinese Language, Online Resources, Sinology, Textual Analysis, Workflow

Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine

So you have heard about some cool text analysis tools that identify word frequencies, generate word clouds, and look for … Continue reading Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine

Turning a Zotero bibliography into an online, browsable catalog
Coding, Online Resources, Workflow

Turning a Zotero bibliography into an online, browsable catalog

You can turn any collection of books and articles from Zotero into a website that is easy to search, accessible … Continue reading Turning a Zotero bibliography into an online, browsable catalog

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