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P G Sindhi Library: A Digital Archive for Sindhi Writing Published in Post-Partition India
Archiving

P G Sindhi Library: A Digital Archive for Sindhi Writing Published in Post-Partition India

P G Sindhi Library is an archive I built to make sense of Sindhi books I found in someone else’s … Continue reading P G Sindhi Library: A Digital Archive for Sindhi Writing Published in Post-Partition India

Current approaches on Automatic Recognition of Ethiopic script
African Languages, African Studies, DH in Practice, HTR, OCR, Online Resources, Textual Analysis

Current approaches on Automatic Recognition of Ethiopic script

The script used by the Christian cultures of Ethiopia is ancient, developing from the Sabaean script in the first centuries … Continue reading Current approaches on Automatic Recognition of Ethiopic script

I have tried all the writing programs, so you don’t have to 
DH in General, Workflow

I have tried all the writing programs, so you don’t have to 

I have tried all the writing programs (well, almost), so you don’t have to. In the course of the last … Continue reading I have tried all the writing programs, so you don’t have to 

A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 3)
Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Biblical Studies, Coding, Online Resources, Textual Analysis, Workflow

A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 3)

This post continues my series on using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR) for researching and transcribing Manuscripts of … Continue reading A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 3)

The Digital Cold War and Decolonization: Archives, Methods, and Tools
African Studies, Archiving, Central Asian Studies, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digital Cartography, Iranian Studies, Korean Studies, Online Resources, Software, South Asian Studies, Topics, Visualization

The Digital Cold War and Decolonization: Archives, Methods, and Tools

Introduction Up until a few years ago, the history of the Cold War was dominated by interpretations that focused solely … Continue reading The Digital Cold War and Decolonization: Archives, Methods, and Tools

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Social Media

Join our social media team!

We are seeking candidates for the position of Social Media Manager, who would be running our current social media accounts … Continue reading Join our social media team!

Quantitative Scholarship as “Low Tech” Digital Humanities
DH in General, DH in Practice, Digital Cartography, Sinology

Quantitative Scholarship as “Low Tech” Digital Humanities

This is a guest post by Ruth Mostern, University of Pittsburgh@ruthmostern Like all terms for disciplines and methodologies, the digital … Continue reading Quantitative Scholarship as “Low Tech” Digital Humanities

Transforming the way we interact with digital (text) collections with IIIF
DH in Practice, Online Resources, Software, Visualization

Transforming the way we interact with digital (text) collections with IIIF

If you are interested in digital humanities, cultural heritage, or any field that involves working with images and audio/visual materials … Continue reading Transforming the way we interact with digital (text) collections with IIIF

Exhibiting the Ancient Silk Roads Virtually
Buddhist Studies, Central Asian Studies, Digitization, Online Resources

Exhibiting the Ancient Silk Roads Virtually

The term “ancient Silk Roads” conventionally refers to the historical networks of trade routes spanning West, East, Central, and South … Continue reading Exhibiting the Ancient Silk Roads Virtually

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

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