DH in Practice, Digitization, HTR, OCR, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Workflow

Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 1

How to train custom OCR/HTR models in Kraken Continue reading Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 1

Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Social Media, Teaching, Visualization, Workflow

Saving, organizing, and sharing data with Wakelet

“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned,” Benjamin Franklin wrote. Personally, lack of organization has always been … Continue reading Saving, organizing, and sharing data with Wakelet

DH in General, DH in Practice, Workflow

Working in DH projects – a survey.

This post is prepared together with Tilman Schalmey (Trier University). Digital approaches changed a lot in the way we deal … Continue reading Working in DH projects – a survey.

Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Sinology, Workflow

The evolution of Kaom.net

Guyin xiaojing 古音小鏡 is a database that gathers data and tools for Old Chinese linguistics, but not exclusively. I previously … Continue reading The evolution of Kaom.net

Archiving, Biblical Studies, DH in Practice, Digitization, HTR, Online Resources, Textual Analysis, Workflow

A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 2)

In my previous post on how to use the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR), I walked through the process … Continue reading A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 2)

Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Old Chinese Reconstructions, Sinology, Workflow

The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part two)

This is a guest post by Laurent Van Cutsem (Ghent University). Part II: The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical … Continue reading The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part two)

DH in Practice, Digitization, HTR, Indian Studies, OCR, Online Resources, Software, South Asian Studies, Workflow

eScriptorium: Digital Text Production for Urdu, Hindi, and Bengali Print, part 3

OCR of historical printing in Bengali using segmentation and recognition models trained in Kraken from an annotated dataset of Bengali texts published between 1860 and 1940. Continue reading eScriptorium: Digital Text Production for Urdu, Hindi, and Bengali Print, part 3

Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Biblical Studies, Coding, DH in General, DH in Practice, OCR, Textual Analysis, Theory, Visualization, Workflow

Accessibility of Texts and Tools in Ancient Studies: Reframing the Discussion

This is a guest post by Sarah Blake LaRose. As a scholar of biblical studies who is blind, I often … Continue reading Accessibility of Texts and Tools in Ancient Studies: Reframing the Discussion

Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, Sinology, Workflow

The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part one)

This is a guest post by Laurent Van Cutsem (Ghent University). Part 2 can be read here. Part I: The … Continue reading The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part one)

Apps, DH in General, DH in Practice, South Asian Studies, Teaching, Workflow

Podcasting as Digital Storytelling in Research and Outreach

Oh great, yet another podcast! Like many researchers, I find myself listening to more diverse types of academic media in … Continue reading Podcasting as Digital Storytelling in Research and Outreach