We are only a few days away from the Digital Humanities Conference 2019, which will take place in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 9-12. As in previous years, this conference aims to gather a very buzzing crowd of (digital) humanists, librarians, archivists, GLAM colleagues and researchers from all over the world in four busy daysRead more

More than 100 participants from the 47 partner organisations were present at SSHOC’s kick-off meeting. During the meeting partners were asked what we should expect from the Social Sciences and Humanities Open Cloud. In this interview below, Frank Fischer, Director for DARIAH-EU, talks about DARIAH’s role in building the SSHOC marketplace and about the importanceRead more

Making Cultural Heritage Data Accessible and Reusable: Finding Best Practices was a conference organised by the Polish and German chapters of DARIAH (DARIAH-PL, DARIAH-DE) in collaboration with the Polish History Museum. The event took place on April 19-20 2018 at the University of Warsaw and was funded by the DARIAH Theme 2017 call on CulturalRead more

By Francesca Morselli, Integration Officer for DARIAH-EUBased at DANS-KNAW, The Netherlands Today our third community call will take place. While the DARIAH community calls are organized by and for the WGs only, I’d like to tell you a bit more about them and the reason why they are helping to support the growth of theRead more

Virtual Multimodal Museums (ViMM) and DARIAH have recently signed a joint statement confirming the value of working together, in concert with other stakeholders in Cultural Heritage. The aim of this collaboration is to identify and pursue strategies and actions which will maximise the mutual benefits to their communities, at this time of growing opportunity andRead more

Objectives, Challenges and Funding Persée organized its first hackathon on June 1-3, 2018 entitled “Perseus Up!” at the Tour du Web in Lyon with the objective of devising innovative solutions in terms of visualization interfaces and exploration of its digital collections. This event received financial support from DARIAH-EU within the framework of the DARIAH ThemeRead more

The project Cooperation Framework of Digital Infrastructure in the Region (CFDI) – Opportunities and Needs in Case of Material Concerning Famous People in Science and Culture was one of the projects funded by the DARIAH Theme 2017 funding call on Cultural Heritage and Humanities Research. CFDI aimed in initiating cooperation among GLAM institutions in theseRead more

It is important to bring people together face to face to strengthen communities and forge new ideas in our fast-paced and growing digital research environment. Initiatives such as Europe’s Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH) can play a role to inspire, coordinate and encourage collaboration. In late March, DARIAH organised the thirdRead more

The DARIAH Annual Event 2019, held on May 15-17 in Warsaw, was a lively meeting point for researchers, Working Groups, DARIAH-related projects, and the DARIAH governing bodies to exchange experiences, present progress, explore new ideas, and discuss future challenges. More than 200 participants gathered in Warsaw to present research or exchange knowledge under the overallRead more

At the DARIAH General Assembly, held on May 20t 2019, three applications submitted by the University of Exeter, Uppsala University and the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology, Slovak Academy of Sciences to join as Cooperating Partners were unanimously approved. Each of these institutions brings expertise, knowledge and diverse research streams into DARIAH. The UniversityRead more