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UB & CDH workshop: Exploring online newspaper archives with Delpher and I-Analyzer

14 May 2024 @ 13:00 – 15:30 – This entry-level workshop, a joint effort between the Utrecht University Library and the Centre for Digital Humanities, is designed to assist participants in navigating large digitized newspaper archives. This session will walk you through utilizing the digital collections of both the Utrecht University Library and Delpher, supported by the text and exploration tool I-Analyzer. Program […]

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Interview Jeroen Salman: “The network allows researchers to learn about each other’s expertise”

Between 2016 and 2018, Jeroen Salman led the EDPOP project. What digital techniques has he used in the project? What role did Utrecht University Library and the Research Software Lab of the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) play in EDPOP? And are such roles ever played out? The EDPOP project (European Dimensions of popular print culture) is…

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UB & CDH Workshop: Transkribus and Optical Character Recognition

10 October 2023 @ 13:00 – 16:00 – In this entry-level demo workshop the Digital Humanities support team at the University Library will demonstrate how to use the Optical Character Recognition software of the Transkribus platform on example texts or your own research materials. Thanks to continuous improvements in AI, computers can now achieve near-perfect reading accuracy for both printed and handwritten texts […]

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UB Workshop: Georeferencing old maps – Practices and uses for research and education

23 October 2023 @ 14:00 – 16:00 – This workshop, provided by the Utrecht University Library, will show you how to georeference digitized maps and how you can (re-)use them in your own research or education. We welcome all interested staff, students, and external parties, including those from other archives, to join this workshop. Georeferencing means comparing old with recent maps by digitally […]

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UB & CDH Workshop: Working with large text corpora in I-Analyzer – introduction workshop for humanities staff

04 October 2023 @ 13:00 – 16:00 – This entry-level workshop, jointly organized by the University Library and the Centre for Digital Humanities, aims to provide participants with an overview of the functionalities and corpora available in I-Analyzer, an intuitive online text and data mining application for exploring large collections of texts, developed and maintained in-house. I-Analyzer is a user-friendly online tool designed […]

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Job alert: Specialist wetenschappelijke informatie Digital Humanities en Linked Open Data (0,8 – 1,0 fte)

Heb je ervaring met Digital Humanities, programmeren en Linked Open Data? Ligt je passie bij het ondersteunen van kwalitatief onderzoek en onderwijs? De Universiteitsbibliotheek van de Universiteit Utrecht is op zoek naar een specialist Digital Humanities om het bestaande team te versterken. Deadline om te reageren is 26 februari 2023. Bekijk de vacature hier.

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Questions about data, Python, R or any other aspects of digital humanities? Visit the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours

Do you have a question about data, Python, or R? Or are you just finding your way in the field of digital humanities and need some guidance? All humanities staff and students are welcome to visit our weekly Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours on Thursdays from 14:00 to 15:00 hrs. Looking for a suitable digital tool to…

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UB & CDH Workshop: Transkribus and Optical Character Recognition

23 May 2023 @ 13:00 – 16:00 – During this entry level demo-workshop the Digital Humanities support team at the University Library will demonstrate and teach how to use Optical Character Recognition software and Transkribus on example texts or material from your own research. Thanks to improvements in AI, printed and handwritten texts can now be read almost perfectly by computers, using software for Handwritten […]

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From 2023 the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours move to Thursdays

From January 2023, the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours will shift from Wednesdays to Thursdays. The time from 14:00 to 15:00 hrs will remain the same. All humanities staff and students are welcome to visit the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours for face-to-face advice about all kinds of questions related to research data, digital humanities software, Python, statistics and…

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Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours

14 December 2022 @ 14:00 – 15:00 – Do you have questions about creating datasets, sharing them or data security? Struggling with your Python script? Looking for a suitable digital tool to use for your research project? Do you have questions on how to analyse your data with R? You are welcome to visit the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours for face-to-face advice about […]

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Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours

07 December 2022 @ 14:00 – 15:00 – Do you have questions about creating datasets, sharing them or data security? Struggling with your Python script? Looking for a suitable digital tool to use for your research project? Do you have questions on how to analyse your data with R? You are welcome to visit the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours for face-to-face advice about […]

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Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours

30 November 2022 @ 14:00 – 15:00 – Do you have questions about creating datasets, sharing them or data security? Struggling with your Python script? Looking for a suitable digital tool to use for your research project? Do you have questions on how to analyse your data with R? You are welcome to visit the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours for face-to-face advice about […]

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