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Welcome to OpenOttoman

A developing transnational digital collaborative for scholarship and public history focused on the Ottoman world.


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The OpenOttoman Portal website provides scholars, students and people interested in the Ottoman world with access to resources in Ottoman studies, particularly those from the rapidly expanding digital and digitized universe. The portal provides information and guidance in using digital tools and techniques specifically relevant for research in Ottoman studies, recommendations on best practices from people who use these resources, and examples of research projects using digital and computational methods. The portal also provides links to databases and digital models relevant to work in Ottoman studies, including examples of databases generated specifically from within the field. These and other databases are reviewed to provide additional guidance as to their utility and limitations.

 

Gazetteer

A database of Ottoman place names using Linked Open Data and GeoNames URLs. Our initial project is the Historical Gazetteer of Crimea.

 

Digital Tools

An overview of useful open source tools

 

Directory of Ottoman Digital Resources

Including a current listing of digital projects, scholarship and libraries.

 

Databases

Including a directory of historical people.

 

Teaching Resources

Links to open source material for teaching Ottoman studies, including lesson plans, images and videos.

 

Blog

Current news from the OpenOttoman team.

OpenOttoman is made possible with generous support from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ.
OpenOttoman is made possible with generous support from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ.

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