DH, collaborations, London

Also Digitalia researcher were present on seminar in London about digital humanism to refresh information across different parties of all the currently ongoing projects. Finnish Academy report of the event here . The Heldig centre of University of Helsinki was also well presented by presentations of professor Eero Hyvönen, but also the Citizen mindscapes, which research material is the suomi24 (online discussion forum) was presented. From the materials which use newspapers professor Hannu Salmi from University of Turku presented the COMHIS-project, about how news and their changes on 1640-1910.  In comparison, it was quite interesting to hear about King’s Digital Laboratory project, where the aim is to introduce children to history via a game.  Just now e.g. YLE just launched the Olivia17 game, where the idea is the same – to bring people of history closer to modern media consumers and maybe illustrate that some things are still the same.

Interesting were also the merges between the expert fields, e.g. conservation mixed with  3D imaging. This can be a way to gently manipulate the originals in severe format by taking digital images from several angles from the target materials.  IFLA also noted the digital preservation needs – the bits are also in danger and requires collaboration all around to get long-term solutions. Digital Preservation Society launched an international digital preservation day to be on 30.11. to be noted for first time this year.

International Digital Preservation Day 2017 (image from dpconline.org blog)

 

All in all collaboration is needed both at the present and the future between digital humanities projects to find common solutions, which can be used all around. Platforms with open data and tools are useful, because they can be taken into use, and kick-start own development; and even if the tool is not directly suitable there might be parts that are.