Tools for Textual Research
Tools for textual research include tools for text mining (Voyant and Python), tools for transcribing (Transkribus for HTR, Adobe Pro for OCR), tools for scanning (Microsoft 365), annotating, coding or tagging (Tropy and Zotero), and tools for collaborating on your analysis and sharing your research (Zotero).
Upcoming
This course is meant to help you make the most of your historical sources by using Tropy, a digital tool that simplifies the process of organizing and annotating them so you can easily find again exactly the ones you need when it comes to writing your thesis or research article.Tropy is a free, open source program that is available for Linux, Max and Windows.
This course provides a fundamental understanding of what text mining is and an introduction to available text mining tools. Learn how to text mine a corpus of your choice and with your choice of tool.