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Interview Lorena De Vita: Using Transkribus to decrypt the diaries of a German jurist

During her research Lorena De Vita stumbled upon the personal diaries, spanning from 1932 to 1989, of Otto Küster, a German jurist who dedicated a significant portion of his professional career seeking reparations for Holocaust survivors. His handwriting, however, was almost illegible. De Vita participated in a Trankskribus workshop offered by the UB and CDH…

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Data exploration toolkit for cultural data: structure, clean, visualize, and run a preliminary analysis

12 March 2024 @ 13:00 – 17:00 – This workshop focuses on the fundamental steps of collecting, constructing, and exploring datasets. Are you interested in incorporating data-driven approaches into your research or integrating computational methodologies into your coursework? …

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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: 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, …

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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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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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