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A Review of MARKUS: More than Marking Up Classical Chinese
Chinese Language, Online Resources, Sinology, Textual Analysis, Uncategorized

A Review of MARKUS: More than Marking Up Classical Chinese

The technology of Natural Language Processing (NLP) identifies named entities, which are words or phrases referring to specific people, places, … Continue reading A Review of MARKUS: More than Marking Up Classical Chinese

Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 2)
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, Sinology, Uncategorized

Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 2)

Part I of this two-part assessment of the Academia Sinica’s bronze inscription research tools examined key features of the ‘Shang … Continue reading Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 2)

Databases of premodern Chinese manuscripts and languages upped their game. 
DH in General, DH in Practice, Sinology, Uncategorized

Databases of premodern Chinese manuscripts and languages upped their game. 

And they are playing to win. In a post from 2021, I introduced the database Guyin xiaojiing 古音小鏡 (Little Mirrors … Continue reading Databases of premodern Chinese manuscripts and languages upped their game. 

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Applications for scanning and 3D printing objects 

This is a guest post by Steve Lang, keeper of the Asian collection at the Penn Museum on 3D printing … Continue reading Applications for scanning and 3D printing objects 

Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 1)
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Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 1)

From the accidental discovery of a bronze “three-legged cauldron” (ding 鼎) during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han 武漢帝 … Continue reading Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 1)

African and Oceanian Objects in French Museums: Mapping as a Tool for Rethinking Heritage and Historicizing Objects
African Studies, Digital Cartography, Uncategorized

African and Oceanian Objects in French Museums: Mapping as a Tool for Rethinking Heritage and Historicizing Objects

The collections of African objects in French museums remain rather unknown. Yet the holdings of some 200 French museums contain … Continue reading African and Oceanian Objects in French Museums: Mapping as a Tool for Rethinking Heritage and Historicizing Objects

Cracking the Oracle Bones: The Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database (Part 2)
Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Sinology, Textual Analysis, Uncategorized

Cracking the Oracle Bones: The Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database (Part 2)

In the second part of our exploration of the Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database 殷墟甲骨文數據庫 (YOD), we’ll continue our … Continue reading Cracking the Oracle Bones: The Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Digital Database (Part 2)

<strong>The Toyo Bunko Archive: a source of joy and torment</strong>
Buddhist Studies, DH in General, Digitization, OCR, Online Resources, Uncategorized

The Toyo Bunko Archive: a source of joy and torment

As promised previously, in this post I am leading you in a deep dive into a major digital archive I … Continue reading The Toyo Bunko Archive: a source of joy and torment

Digital Humanities and Buddhist Studies in Japan: An Interview with Kiyonori Nagasaki (2/2)
Buddhist Studies, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Sinology, Software, Textual Analysis, Uncategorized

Digital Humanities and Buddhist Studies in Japan: An Interview with Kiyonori Nagasaki (2/2)

This is the second part of our interview with Professor Kiyonori Nagasaki (twitter @knagasaki), Senior Fellow at the International Institute … Continue reading Digital Humanities and Buddhist Studies in Japan: An Interview with Kiyonori Nagasaki (2/2)

Call for Papers: The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2022
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Call for Papers: The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2022

Call for Papers: Abstract deadline: 1 MayPaper submission deadline: 11 JuneDate of the conference: 25 June Submission form We are … Continue reading Call for Papers: The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2022

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