Many historical documents—ranging from administrative records and census forms to scientific logs and weather observations—are preserved in tabular formats.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.
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.
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.