We provide weekly summaries of information about the development and release of new tools related to Digital Humanities (DH).

Addition of Kuzushiji Recognition Function to NDLOCR-Lite Web AI Ultra Bluepond

A function incorporating NDL Classical Books OCR-lite has been added to “NDLOCR-Lite Web AI Ultra Bluepond” developed by So Miyagawa, making it possible to recognize kuzushiji (historical Japanese cursive script). In addition to existing functions, it now supports character recognition for classical texts.

Addition of New Functions to NDLOCR-Lite Web AI Deluxe

A large number of new functions have been added to “NDLOCR-Lite Web AI Deluxe” by So Miyagawa. Functions such as line spacing adjustment, addition of fonts including textbook typeface, square corner trimming, and reading order (line) editing have been implemented.

Digitization and TEI XML Publication of Morita Sohei’s “Wakuraba”

Call of Unread Books has digitized “Wakuraba” (diseased leaves), the breakthrough work that Morita Sohei brought to Soseki, and published it in TEI XML format. An XML file (wakuraba.xml) that can be loaded with the TEI Classical Books Viewer and other tools is also provided.

Publication of “Digital Literary Maps of Japan” Dataset under CC-BY 4.0

The “Digital Literary Maps of Japan” project at the National Institute of Japanese Literature has published its dataset under CC-BY 4.0 license. Literature-related data displayed on the map is provided in a usable format.

This article is automatically generated by AI. There may be omissions or inaccurate descriptions in the content. Sources include X posts, GitHub updates, Current Awareness, and Portal.