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A Beginners’ Guide to Digital Resources in Sanskrit
Buddhist Studies, Digitization, Indian Studies, Online Resources, Software

A Beginners’ Guide to Digital Resources in Sanskrit

This is a guest post written by Udita Das. A few months back a friend of mine told me about … Continue reading A Beginners’ Guide to Digital Resources in Sanskrit

Decolonize University-Based Databases
African Languages, African Studies, Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Online Resources, Teaching

Decolonize University-Based Databases

Based at MIT’s Aga Khan Documentation Center, Archnet (AKDC@MIT) is an open-access resource focused on architecture, conservation issues, environmental and … Continue reading Decolonize University-Based Databases

AABC – African Alphabets of the Bayreuth Cluster
African Languages, African Studies, DH in General, DH in Practice, Software

AABC – African Alphabets of the Bayreuth Cluster

This is a post by our guest contributors, Ulrich Rebstock and Marvin Müller The application AABC (African Alphabets of the … Continue reading AABC – African Alphabets of the Bayreuth Cluster

Shuge: the world’s libraries. Or, just a website that works for you.
DH in General, Sinology, Teaching, Workflow

Shuge: the world’s libraries. Or, just a website that works for you.

An old mantra among digital circles: online resources to access material circulating in digital formats are so numerous that it … Continue reading Shuge: the world’s libraries. Or, just a website that works for you.

(Re)Mapping Spatial History: An Overview of the Bodies and Structures Platform
DH in General, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Teaching, Visualization

(Re)Mapping Spatial History: An Overview of the Bodies and Structures Platform

Bodies and Structures, a Scalar-based teaching and research platform mainly focused on Japanese spatial histories and their connections to other … Continue reading (Re)Mapping Spatial History: An Overview of the Bodies and Structures Platform

From the Land of Braj: A Photographic Database
Digitization, Indian Studies, Online Resources

From the Land of Braj: A Photographic Database

From the Land of Braj, Centre of Krishna Pilgrimage is an online database developed by SOAS, thanks to funding from … Continue reading From the Land of Braj: A Photographic Database

Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) for Ottoman Studies
Archiving, Coding, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Ottoman Studies, Textual Analysis

Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) for Ottoman Studies

The “Text Encoding Initiative” (TEI) offers the most comprehensive guide to the computerized coding of texts in the humanities field … Continue reading Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) for Ottoman Studies

Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Facet
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, Online Resources, Sinology, Software, Textual Analysis

Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Facet

Text filtering helps researchers target selected, specific data for accurate text analysis results. In my last post, I explored the … Continue reading Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Facet

The Digital Orientalist’s Recap of 2021
Housekeeping

The Digital Orientalist’s Recap of 2021

With a larger and more diverse editorial team, the Digital Orientalist has published 92 posts in total in the year … Continue reading The Digital Orientalist’s Recap of 2021

Organizing Browser-heavy Workflows
DH in General, DH in Practice, Online Resources, Software, Workflow

Organizing Browser-heavy Workflows

Organizing browser items in a heavy online workflow can present challenges. Opening one tab inevitably leads to opening more tabs … Continue reading Organizing Browser-heavy Workflows

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