About the project
In this project, we aim to understand how digital scholarly editions are produced, published, and archived at the University of Oslo. The goal of the project is to map the expertise and knowledge at the university in order to identify institutional, situational and subject-specific challenges that lead to issues related to long-term archiving, accessibility, maintenance, data and software integrity. We would like to gain insights and experiences from researchers, developers and software engineers who have created digital scholarly editions or prepared printed editions digitally.
The survey period runs from June to September 2024 and will be conducted via Nettskjema.
Background
As we recognize that small humanities research communities often face challenges in transferring expertise and preserving resources after the completion of projects, a critical goal for BærUt! is to address this limitation by establishing long-term solutions for archiving and access, thereby ensuring that digital materials abide by the FAIR principles. To do so, we will conduct several surveys to collect information and expertise regarding digital scholarly editions at the University of Oslo, and later in Norway, as a step towards ensuring that digital scholarly editions remain perpetually relevant and accessible to all communities and research.
Aim
Systematic mapping of existing and planned DSEs with a special focus on data types and structures, systems, technical infrastructure, and documentation.
Financing
The University of Oslo funds the BærUt! Sustainable Digital Scholarly Editions skills hub for three years (2024-2026) as part of the IT in research master plan.
Participation
If you have been involved in a project that meets the criteria for a digital scholarly edition or have worked on digitally editions published non-digitally, we invite you to participate in the survey. For more information, please contact Annika Rockenberger.
About the research group
Principal Investigator
- Annika Rockenberger
Research Assistant
- Johanne Emilie Christensen
Working Group
- Federico Aurora (University of Oslo / University Library)
- Kristian Roberto Salcedo (University of Oslo / University Library)
- Vibeke Stockinger Lundetræ (University of Oslo / University Library)
- Andrea Dale Wefring (University of Oslo / HumIT)
- Anders Nøklestad (University of Oslo / HumIT)
- Anne Schad Bergsaker (University of Oslo / IT Department)
Scholarly Advisory Board
- Martina Scholger (University of Graz, Austria)
- Gioele Barabucci (University of Cologne, Germany)
- Katrine Frøkjær Baunvig (University of Aarhud, Denmark)
- Ellen Nessheim Wiger (National Library, Norway)
- Jens Erlend Braarvig (University of Oslo, Norway)
- Hugo Lundhaug (University of Oslo, Norway)
- Robert Emil Berge (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Oslo)