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Persian Illuminated Historical Documents of Safavid Period from Georgian Depositories
Digitization, Iranian Studies, Islamic Languages, Online Resources

Persian Illuminated Historical Documents of Safavid Period from Georgian Depositories

This is a post by Elene Giunashvil, guest contributor for Iranian Studies for 22-23 Georgia’s cultural past, both as a … Continue reading Persian Illuminated Historical Documents of Safavid Period from Georgian Depositories

Convincing DH: Jing Hu, “Mining networks in MARKUS: A study of Chosŏn interpreters’ trade networks in Qing China”
DH in Practice, Korean Studies, Sinology

Convincing DH: Jing Hu, “Mining networks in MARKUS: A study of Chosŏn interpreters’ trade networks in Qing China”

With the proliferation of digital tools and databases meant to engage a wide range of users from the serious scholar … Continue reading Convincing DH: Jing Hu, “Mining networks in MARKUS: A study of Chosŏn interpreters’ trade networks in Qing China”

Archiving Gǀui, a Kalahari Khoe Language in Southern Africa
African Languages, African Studies, DH in General

Archiving Gǀui, a Kalahari Khoe Language in Southern Africa

Report of Gǀui Archiving Project By Kanji Kato ROIS-DS Center for Open Data in Humanities/ Tokyo University of Foreign Studies … Continue reading Archiving Gǀui, a Kalahari Khoe Language in Southern Africa

Pressbook for teaching
DH in General, DH in Practice, Teaching, Workflow

Pressbook for teaching

I never thought I’d used the phrase that is coming up, but here we are.  I am old enough to … Continue reading Pressbook for teaching

Genius loci: extracting names and places from Japanese texts
Coding, Japanese Studies, Textual Analysis, Visualization

Genius loci: extracting names and places from Japanese texts

This guest contribution is written by Anna Oskina. Introduction Among other things, the digital humanities deals with individual items, which … Continue reading Genius loci: extracting names and places from Japanese texts

MapHub: A Brief Tutorial
DH in Practice, Digital Cartography, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies, Visualization

MapHub: A Brief Tutorial

MapHub allows users to make either thematic or regional maps using Geographic Information Systems as an interactive map. It provides … Continue reading MapHub: A Brief Tutorial

Dr Sami Ibrahim Haddad – the surgeon and his manuscripts
Archiving, Islamic Studies

Dr Sami Ibrahim Haddad – the surgeon and his manuscripts

This guest post is written by Lara Salha, archivist at Wellcome Collection, and gives us an introduction to her work … Continue reading Dr Sami Ibrahim Haddad – the surgeon and his manuscripts

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

<strong>Taking notes with Notion</strong>
Apps, DH in General, DH in Practice, Workflow

Taking notes with Notion

“Nowadays, each family produces writings, and every person has a collection. <…> The texts of old pile up high, with … Continue reading Taking notes with Notion

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