GLOBALISE is a digital infrastructure project (2022-2026) which aims to enhance the accessibility and research potential of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) archives. This project combines handwritten text recognition and natural language processing with rigorous historical contextualisation to provide enhanced access to these digitised records. The VOC archives span two centuries and cover a wide range of maritime Asia and the Cape of Good Hope. GLOBALISE aims to facilitate further research into the movements of individuals, objects, and ideas, as well as explorations into underexplored themes.
This webinar will provide a walkthrough of the GLOBALISE infrastructure and digital tools that are available for researchers to use, including the Transcriptions Viewer, datasets, and Word2Vec model. The webinar will feature interactive sessions which participants can follow along on their own laptops. Participants will learn how to make use of digital tools and resources to address their own research questions, and work together in small groups online. For our closing discussions, we will invite reflections and feedback from participants on the current GLOBALISE infrastructure and its future directions.
Please register your participation below. The link for online attendance will be provided on the event date.
