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Re-Discovering MS Zafaran N. 12: A story of the power of social media and on finding lost materials in digital archives
DigitizationSocial MediaSyriac Studies

Re-Discovering MS Zafaran N. 12: A story of the power of social media and on finding lost materials in digital archives

For two years now, I have searched for a manuscript on the Synod of Hattackh of 1576. In the 1956,…

Ephrem A. IshacMay 26, 2020
An Introduction to SmartHanzi and DDB Access
Chinese LanguageSinologySoftware

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…

James Harry MorrisMay 21, 2020
Brief Notes on OCR and the Automated Transcription of Syriac Books
DigitizationOCRSoftwareSyriac StudiesWorkflow

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…

Ephrem A. IshacMay 17, 2020
The Database of Research on the Imjin War: Some Initial Thoughts
Japanese StudiesOnline ResourcesSinology

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…

James Harry MorrisMay 7, 2020
Dissertating in the Digital Age: Research and Writing Tools for Organization and Productivity
DH in GeneralSoftwareWorkflow

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…

The Digital OrientalistMay 4, 2020

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