Archives in Indian Languages as Digital Commons in India
This is a follow-up to part one on the “Future of the Commons” conference published earlier this week. While that…
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Balancing Innovation and Preservation: Sustainability in the Oral History of Tibetan Studies Project
This post was co-written with Daniel Wojahn. The Oral History of Tibetan Studies (OHTS) project aims to collect and preserve…
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…
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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…
Georgian-Persian Illuminated Historical Documents from K.Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts
The digitization of Georgian-Persian illuminated documents represents an important and urgent cultural and research desideratum. These rare manuscripts remain exceptional,…
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Saving, organizing, and sharing data with Wakelet
“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned,” Benjamin Franklin wrote. Personally, lack of organization has always been…
‘READ Workbench (part 2): Digital Repatriation, Pedagogy and Transnational Heritage’
Introduction: The READ Workbench and its Potential The READ (‘Research Environment for Ancient Documents’) Workbench, originally designed for interpreting and…
A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 2)
In my previous post on how to use the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR), I walked through the process…
Ladakh Archaeology: Introduction and Review
In January 2023, Ladakh Archaeology was launched. This is to date the largest database on the heritage of Ladakh, located…
Digital Resources for the Study of Persian Manuscripts
The following resources are some of the main institutions and libraries for the purpose, but this post can be updated…