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The Books in China Database
Conference, DH in Practice, Online Resources, Sinology

The Books in China Database

This is a guest post by Prof. Joseph Dennis. Introduction The Books in China Database (BIC) is designed to address … Continue reading The Books in China Database

Old Maps Online: mapping sites and siting maps
DH in Practice, Digital Cartography, Digitization, Online Resources

Old Maps Online: mapping sites and siting maps

After my recent deep dive into Toyo Bunko, in this post I will talk about another great digital tool for … Continue reading Old Maps Online: mapping sites and siting maps

We Need To Talk About Twitter
DH in General, Workflow

We Need To Talk About Twitter

This is a post by guest contributor Mark Boersma. Twitter represents an important networking tool for many researchers and scholarly … Continue reading We Need To Talk About Twitter

A Critical Introduction to the Repository of Digital Humanities Resources for Early Modern Japanese Literature
Japanese Studies, Online Resources

A Critical Introduction to the Repository of Digital Humanities Resources for Early Modern Japanese Literature

The Digital Turn in Early Modern Japanese Studies was held from the 2nd to the 4th of December 2022. The … Continue reading A Critical Introduction to the Repository of Digital Humanities Resources for Early Modern Japanese Literature

Persian Illuminated Historical Documents of Safavid Period from Georgian Depositories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Persian Illuminated Historical Documents of Safavid Period from Georgian Depositories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contributor for Iranian Studies for 22-23 Georgia’s cultural past, both as a … Continue reading Persian Illuminated Historical Documents of Safavid Period from Georgian Depositories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

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