Author: Gwydyon Marchelli In a world saturated with data, one question remains surprisingly difficult to answer with precision: Where? Documents, archives, and databases often lack spatial context. Genius Loci aims to bridge this gap. As a spatial intelligence company, our mission is to transform fragmented, often inaccessible data into clear, geolocated insights about the built … Continue reading Genius Loci & GRAPHIA: Giving Shape to the Question “Where?”
The EHRI Use-Case for GRAPHIA: LLM-assisted Information Discovery for Heterogeneous Multilingual Data
Authors: Mike Bryant, Frank Uiterwaal Reviewer: Maciej Maryl The heterogeneity and multilinguality of data sources pose a significant challenge to researchers across many fields in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). This blog post discusses this challenge in the context of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) and describes an approach to classifying textual metadata … Continue reading The EHRI Use-Case for GRAPHIA: LLM-assisted Information Discovery for Heterogeneous Multilingual Data
Introducing TALLMesh, Our Tool for AI-Powered Thematic Analysis
Authors: Alex Fawzi, Stefano De Paoli As researchers at Abertay University, we’ve long recognised the power of qualitative inquiry. Methods like Thematic Analysis (TA) allow us to uncover rich, nuanced patterns in human experience from interviews and texts. At the same time, we’re also keenly aware of one of its biggest challenges: the sheer amount … Continue reading Introducing TALLMesh, Our Tool for AI-Powered Thematic Analysis
TEI Panorama. A platform for digital scholarly editions of Polish literary texts
Author: Agnieszka Szulińska Reviewers: Arnaud Gingold, Sy Holsinger TEI Panorama might seem like another platform in a digital scholar editor’s toolbox. However, its creators focus on assisting editors who wish to enter the digital domain without advanced technological skills. This makes the TEI Panorama team offer a unique workflow to meet the needs of two … Continue reading TEI Panorama. A platform for digital scholarly editions of Polish literary texts
Infra Finder: Discover open infrastructures that meet your needs
Authors: Emmy Tsang, Chrys Wu (Infra Finder) Reviewers: Elena Sokolova, Tomasz Umerle The challenge of finding the right infrastructure solution Open infrastructures — shared systems and resources supporting the creation, sharing, and preservation of research output and knowledge — are becoming increasingly crucial in the rapidly evolving world of research and scholarship. However, navigating this … Continue reading Infra Finder: Discover open infrastructures that meet your needs
Enhancing machine-readability in scientific publishing: introducing the JATS XML Converter Service
Authors: Ljiljana Jertec Musap, Draženko Celjak, Petra Čačić, Ivan JelenićUniversity of Zagreb, University Computing Centre SRCE Reviewers: Ronald Snijder, Jadranka Stojanovski Challenges in Open Access Publishing In the evolving landscape of academic publishing, the push towards open access (OA) has gained significant momentum, particularly with the advent of initiatives like Plan S. Launched by cOAlition … Continue reading Enhancing machine-readability in scientific publishing: introducing the JATS XML Converter Service
Cool tools for open access books
Authors: Ronald SnijderReviewers: Françoise Gouzi, Sy Holsinger As you may know, the OAPEN Foundation manages two platforms to distribute open access books and chapters: the OAPEN Library and the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). Both platforms have thrived for over a decade, experiencing substantial growth in their respective collections. As of November 2023, the collection of … Continue reading Cool tools for open access books
Highlighting the Transformative Power of Citizen Science in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Authors: Kaan Yildirim, Kelly AchenbachReviewers: Karla Avanço, Alessia Smaniotto On October 19-21, 2023, in Paris, 200+ participants/attendees will gather to discuss Citizen Science and Participatory Research, with a focus on the social sciences and humanities and participatory approaches to research funding, at the Connect.Collaborate.Create. conference. Participants from a variety of interconnected domains will meet there—funders, policy … Continue reading Highlighting the Transformative Power of Citizen Science in the Social Sciences and Humanities