GhentCDH
The Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities (GhentCDH) engages in the field of ‘Digital Humanities’ at Ghent University, ranging from archaeology and geography to linguistics and cultural studies. It develops DH collaboration and supports research projects, teaching activities and infrastructure projects across the faculties.
Digital heritage
The Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities actively supports projects in digital heritage, public participation and virtual exhibitions. We help researchers, educators, and students in creating, managing, and presenting their digital collections.
Geospatial analysis
The Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities offers advice, support and training in geospatial data management, analysis and visualization.
Digital text analysis
The Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities is committed to advancing the study of textual sources through the use of digital tools. We offer guidance on a wide range of technologies, including Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and the processing of tabular and layout data.
Collaborative databases
The Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities assists researchers in collaboratively managing and working with research data, offering tailored solutions to suit their needs. We provide guidance on tools like Nodegoat, a web-based platform for data management, analysis, and visualization. Our services also include advice on best practices for data standards, long-term storage, interoperability, and linked data integration.
News
Parsing the Past: Segmenting Historical Tables with Taulu and Python
Many historical documents—ranging from administrative records and census forms to scientific logs and weather observations—are preserved in tabular formats. Tabular sources are rich in data but difficult to process automatically, especially when handwritten. This creates a significant gap in historical data extraction workflows, where precise segmentation of rows and columns is essential.
Annotation Platforms: study morning
CLARIAH-VL+ organizes 13 June from 9.30 – 12.30h a study morning for scholars to get an overview of platforms for annotation. Annotation platforms are incredibly valuable tools in the humanities for a variety of purposes, primarily centered around making historical sources more accessible, understandable, and analyzable. In this study day we will present a number of platforms where textual, image and manuscript annotation can be done; as well as for contextualization and linking: adding metadata, and linking resources.
Verleden Week 2025
Tijdens de Verleden Week projectweek van de opleiding geschiedenis ondersteunde het Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities drie ateliers voor studenten en medewerkers vormgegeven door de masterstudenten publieksgeschiedenis. In deze blogpost kijken we terug op de geslaagde editie en zetten we de resultaten in de kijker.
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