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Finding an intuitive and customizable personal image management software suitable for the uses and needs of a young scholar (i.e., free or low cost) was imperative and surprisingly challenging. Left to accumulate organically, this “archival bulk” can significantly slow down the research and writing process and inevitably leads to hours of frustrated searching and lost work.ĭuring my dissertation field work, I amassed an unsavory number (upwards of 10,000) of images documenting sites and objects. These conveniences, however, often come with a caveat: the sheer volume of sources and images that we collect in the research stage of our projects has made it almost impossible to keep track of what we’ve seen without a proper organizational system. Moreover, many of these archives are now accessible online, in the form of high-resolution images, 3D models, and XML (Extensible Markup Language) documents, bypassing the need to travel long distances or wait for rare volumes or objects to be made available. Instead, we can go in with our smart phones, take photos of what we need and digitally “bring” these sources home with us for thorough inspection in the comfort of our offices or kitchen tables. We are no longer confined to working long hours in windowless viewing rooms with small golf pencils and paper to take copious amounts of rushed notes on primary source documents, historical objects, or works of art. The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Workshop and Conference 2021ĭoing archival research in the 21 st century has many advantages.Digital Orientalist’s 2022 Conference “Infrastructures”.
The DO 2023 Conference: schedule and abstracts.
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