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adho-org.bsky.social @adho-org.bsky.social · 2d

#DH2026 CFP is now live! Submit your work on fostering meaningful connection between communities, cultures and emerging technologies.

🔗 Visit to learn more and submit your entry: dh2026.adho.org/cfp/: dh2026.adho.org/cfp/

🗓️ Deadline: Dec 8, 2025
#DigitalHumanities #DH2026 #Engagement

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Kathy Harris @triproftri.bsky.social · 2d

CFP (due 10/15 initial interest) from Journal of Open Humanities Data with Jenny Kwok co-editing this special edition, Benchmarking in #DigitalHumanities

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Benchmarking in Digital Humanities | Journal of Open Humanities Data

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 1d

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"The Olufsen Collection: From 19th-Century Expeditions to Digital Museum Collection" A #guestpiece by Ishembieva Aizat, where she introduces the online #Olufsen Collection from
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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 1d

Today's is a big one: it's not only a #newpost, it's our 600th post since the establishment of the #DO in 2013!

A perfect time to remind you that the #DO is the only open-access magazine that covers topics in the #DH worlds of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern fields.

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 2 yrs ago

"A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room" by Zach Butler our contributor for Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies!

Introducing the New Testament #Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR) for researching and transcribing Manuscripts of the #Greek New #Testament

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 2d

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 2d

"How to build an archive" is the #DO's very first post. What started as a single person's blog about their use of #DH tools, is now an open-access magazine that covers developments and topics in the #DH worlds of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern fields.

It's been quite the journey!

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Maddalena Poli @madpoli.bsky.social · 5d

the @digitalorientalist.bsky.social can give your notes and name a lot of visibility.

If you're working with online tools and databases and find it helpful, spread the word! The #DO takes submission all year round

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Maddalena Poli @madpoli.bsky.social · 5d

my new post for the @digitalorientalist.bsky.social is out! A simple intro to the 敦煌文化 resources - a very handy database with plenty of information and media about the Dunhuang manuscripts, and more!

The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 5d

#newpost! @madpoli.bsky.social introduces the Dunhuang Culture Database, an online repository of books, scans, images, and videos that can complement the well-known International Dunhuang Project.

A handy resource to access to this wealth of material.

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#敦煌文化 #敦煌文獻 #DHtools

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 5d

The DO is the only open-access magazine that covers developments and topics in the #DH worlds of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern fields. It is run by a team of dedicated scholars, librarians, and students, who bring you useful tips and new studies.

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 5d

@madpoli.bsky.social has been with the #DO since 2020, writing primarily about online resources and tools that can help you streamline your work with premodern Chinese manuscripts

Check out all her pieces

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 7d

We are always looking for submissions, all year around!

Are you working on #DH in the fields of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern studies? Send us your notes, intro pieces and more. All info on our website, digitalorientalist.com.

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 5d

#newpost! @madpoli.bsky.social introduces the Dunhuang Culture Database, an online repository of books, scans, images, and videos that can complement the well-known International Dunhuang Project.

A handy resource to access to this wealth of material.

Link in bio
#敦煌文化 #敦煌文獻 #DHtools

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 6d

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 7d

We are always looking for submissions, all year around!

Are you working on #DH in the fields of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern studies? Send us your notes, intro pieces and more. All info on our website, digitalorientalist.com.

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 6d

#OTD 5 yrs ago: Jonathan Robker writes about online sources for critical editions of biblical texts besides Accordance, BibleWorks, and Logos.

Check it out 👇
#textstudies #DHinpractice #DHtools #biblestudies #critialedition #tbt #repost

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Trustworthy, Freely Available Primary Sources for Biblical Studies

Though laity and scholars of other disciplines may not know them, most scholars involved in biblical studies will probably be familiar with some kind of software for engaging the primary sources, i…

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 7d

We are always looking for submissions, all year around!

Are you working on #DH in the fields of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern studies? Send us your notes, intro pieces and more. All info on our website, digitalorientalist.com.

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 7d

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 7d

#OTD 1 yr ago: Alice Casalini @UChicago introduces DIGA, the created with the intention of digitizing artifacts from Gandhāra scattered all around the world.

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#streamline #workflow #digitaltools #DHinpractice #DHresources

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The DiGA Project—Digitization of Gandhāran Artefacts: An Interview with Jessie Pons and Cristiano Moscatelli (Part 1)

In the field of Buddhist art, recent years have seen more and more digitization projects that center around the art and archaeology of Gandhāra.1 Produced between the 1st c. BCE and the 5th c. CE, …

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CrossAsia @crossasia.bsky.social · 8d

Breaking language barriers in historical newspaper research! 2 new AI-powered features in the #CrossAsia Newspaper Explorer to explore
📊Show results by similarity
🔍Cross-language search for similar titles
Free for all users!
All info here: sbb.berlin/j4me1
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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 8d

Emma Donington's #newpost is freely available on our website

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 8d

This week, Emma Donington explores the #digital storytelling facilitated by #digitizing the Royal Botanic #Gardens’ collections. The article examines digitised Japanese specimens and showcases Kew’s database platforms, digitisation techniques, and digital collections now public!

#newpost #DHaccess

The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 8d

This week, Emma Donington explores the #digital storytelling facilitated by #digitizing the Royal Botanic #Gardens’ collections. The article examines digitised Japanese specimens and showcases Kew’s database platforms, digitisation techniques, and digital collections now public!

#newpost #DHaccess

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 8d

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Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · 9d

We are delighted to have finished the latest tranche of translation: our #digitalcorpus now contains 334 #documents in New #Persian, enabling researchers to explore the medieval Islamicate East through stories of everyday life!

Thank you to all team members since 2020 for their work 🎉

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 9d

Let the #DO promote your work! Submit a guest piece, any time, any topic in the #DH worlds of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern fields.

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 9d

#OTD 2 yrs ago

A guest post by @rmostern.bsky.social on the integration of #digitalhumanities in one's research

"What does it mean to assert that a project represents scholarship in the digital humanities?"
check it out 👇

#tbt #dhinpractice

digitalorientalist.com/2023/10/06/q...

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 humanities, a label that has been in use since the early yea…

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 9d

#OTD 2 yrs ago

A guest post by @rmostern.bsky.social on the integration of #digitalhumanities in one's research

"What does it mean to assert that a project represents scholarship in the digital humanities?"
check it out 👇

#tbt #dhinpractice

digitalorientalist.com/2023/10/06/q...

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 humanities, a label that has been in use since the early yea…

digitalorientalist.com

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