South Asia Studies Digital Humanities Workshop: South Asian Languages & Collections as Data
This day's sessions introduce computational methods as a way of analyzing multilingual texts originating from the South Asian region. These computational methods are an intervention that allows such texts to be read as data.
The talks are open to the public, may be presented in a hybrid format, and will be recorded for sharing at a later date.
Apply to Participate in the Hands-On Worksop
The hands-on workshop will introduce scholars of South Asia to digital tools for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) for the practical purpose of searching through texts for specific keywords. OCR and HTR make it possible to transform archival sources into searchable texts. Participants must be prepared to attend both days of the workshop, particularly in the hands-on closed sessions, as well as a prior software installation session. South Asia Studies scholars are invited to apply (tinyurl.com/SASDHWForm) to attend these hands-on workshop sessions. Drop by the Python Installation Party for questions on Python, OCR basics, and Kathi rolls.
Related LibGuide:
Applied Data Sciences by Jajwalya Karajgikar
Date:
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Location:
Kislak Center Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor
Campus:
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Categories:
Data Science, Data Visualization, Digital Humanities, Python, Python, RDDS Partners, SIMS, Textual Analysis
