An Introduction to SmartHanzi and DDB Access
SmartHanzi and DDB Access are interesting apps from the same developer which I came across on Twitter a few years … Continue reading An Introduction to SmartHanzi and DDB Access
Brief Notes on OCR and the Automated Transcription of Syriac Books
Recently, I have been experimenting to see how well Google Docs can transcribe and perform OCR on Syriac books in … Continue reading Brief Notes on OCR and the Automated Transcription of Syriac Books
The Database of Research on the Imjin War: Some Initial Thoughts
Long term readers will likely be aware of my interest in both bibliographies and databases. I have long been involved … Continue reading The Database of Research on the Imjin War: Some Initial Thoughts
Dissertating in the Digital Age: Research and Writing Tools for Organization and Productivity
This post was written by guest contributor Bihter Esener. Esener is currently a Freer Visiting Graduate Student Fellow in the … Continue reading Dissertating in the Digital Age: Research and Writing Tools for Organization and Productivity
Some Thoughts on Databases
The state of semi-lockdown in Japan, and with the universities and their libraries all closed, has allowed me some time … Continue reading Some Thoughts on Databases
The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 1
This is the second part of a series of posts by the Digital Orientalist’s Syriac Studies Editor, Ephrem Ishac, based on … Continue reading The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 1
Call for Papers: Digital Orientalisms Twitter Conference 2020 (#DOsTC2020)
Long term readers will likely be aware of The Digital Orientalist’s “Digital Orientalisms Twitter Conference” (DOsTC) which we held on June 1st, … Continue reading Call for Papers: Digital Orientalisms Twitter Conference 2020 (#DOsTC2020)
The role of digital tools in relation to understanding Meroitic
Progress toward understanding the Meroitic script has been well underway since the foundational work of Francis Llewellyn Griffith, published in … Continue reading The role of digital tools in relation to understanding Meroitic
Digitizing Indian Music
This article presents the project of digitization of a large amount of handwritten material that is part of the Fondo Daniélou at Cini Foundation (San Giorgio, Venice). Continue reading Digitizing Indian Music
Digital Humanities Japan: Building Community and Sharing Resources
This week’s post has been contributed by Paula R. Curtis, Hoyt Long, Molly Des Jardin and Mark Ravina. Information about … Continue reading Digital Humanities Japan: Building Community and Sharing Resources
