mastodon 4.7.3The DH Lab at the Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) marries the development of digital methods to the activities of digitally supported research on European history. In addition, the DH Lab has an impact on the work of the research areas at the IEG through the support of source criticism, heuristics, and analyses by means of digital tools and methods.
To anyone who might be interested. Here are the links to the talk ‘Self-degradation as a Software Design Principle: How an Integrated Static Mode Sustains ConedaKOR as an Information Infrastructure’ (Abstract: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21695819) and to the poster ‘Archiving the Unfolding Present: Digital Memory, Crisis, and the Democratic Future of History’ (PDF: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21676794, Abstract: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21696056).
How can historical maps help us understand everyday life in early modern Germany? From “Augenscheinkarten” of the Holy Roman Empire to rough sketches in local court records. Our postdoc fellow Aaron Larsen explores “Cartography for the Commons”, a project using interactive GIS mapping to democratize spatial history. Amateur hand-drawn maps from archives, brought to life in a searchable interface.
Neuer Blogbeitrag! Lena Frewer schreibt in „Kreuzende Wege in der kleinen Stadt – ‚Knotenpunkt Wetzlar‘ digital“ über ihre Veröffentlichung eines Datensatzes zu juristischen Karrieren im Umfeld des Wetzlarer Reichskammergerichts (1693-1806).
Entstanden ist die Veröffentlichung im Rahmen ihres „FAIR Data Fellowships“ (#NFDI4Memory) am IEG.
New blog post!
Moritz Schepp and @ThWuebbena@fedihum.org about an effective approach to sustainable research: “‘The last one leaves the light on’. Static service as a key to sustainable data provision”
ConedaKOR, an open-source database system for cultural artefacts, now includes a built-in static mode that enables “graceful degradation”—transforming a dynamic database into lightweight, long-term static website.
We have good news! Our colleague Sofia Baroncini's doctoral thesis has been published on #arthistoricum today!
“Diving into Artwork Interpretations through the Lenses of Semantic Data: An Application to Panofsky’s Iconological Studies”
https://doi.org/10.11588/arthistoricum.1462
#DHLab_IEG #DigitalArtHistory #DigitalHumanities #semanticweb
New blog post: “History as a Weapon: Historical Revisionism as a Tool of Russian Psychological Aggression in Social Media” by Olesia Zvezdova.
As a fellow at the #DHLab_IEG, Olesia investigated methods of psychological aggression in Russia's war against Ukraine. Get an inside look into her research through this contribution on the instrumentalization of collective memory of historical events in the war.
Neuer Blogpost! Die Forschung zu Friedensprozessen hat am IEG eine lange und vielfältige Tradition. Eine der wichtigsten Ressourcensammlung wurde neu aufgelegt: Die Datenbank und Online-Edition Europäische Friedensverträge der Vormoderne.
Conf: “Technological Optimism in 1970s and 1980s Popular Culture: Innovation, Creativity, Prosperity, and Freedom”
Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG), Mainz, 15-17 April 2026
The conference programme and further information is available at its website: https://ieg-dhr.github.io/techno_optimism/
Because space is limited, we ask that those who are interested in attending register by sending a brief e-mail to digital@ieg-mainz.de by 25. March 2026.
Job offer: full-time postdoctoral position
– Digitality of Historical Research –
to start on 1st of July 2026.
The contract is fixed-term and limited to a maximum of five years.
Salary: German pay grade TV-L EG 13.
Please send your application by 09.03.2026.
#DHLab_IEG
#mainzed
#DigitalHumanities
#digitalhistory
#Histodons
📢 New blog post!
"How to transform years of archival work into a truly reusable resource?" - a key question for many scholars who want to share their data in the spirit of #OpenScience.
In her post, Orysia Vira reflects her journey towards this goal during her @NFDI4Memory@nfdi.social #FAIRData Fellowship at the #DHLab_IEG.
Her database of Lviv's street names from 1382 to 1768 is now enabling other researchers to explore the transformations this city underwent over the centuries.
Noch zwei Wochen bis zum Bewerbungsschluss am 09.03.26. Falls Ihr auf der #DHd2026 seid, dann sprecht dort bei Fragen zur ausgeschriebenen Stelle auch gerne @fbncrmr@fedihum.org, @ConstanzeBuyken@fedihum.org, @cprog7@fedihum.org oder @ThWuebbena@fedihum.org an.
New blog post!
The war in Ukraine has made one thing clear: cities are not just battlegrounds; they are living archives of memory, identity and resilience. Read “Sites of Memory VS Cultural Heritage: Urban Violence in Collective Narratives of Odesa Residents in Wartime” by Iuliia Iashchenko.
📢 New post on the #DHLab_IEG blog: "Data Ethics in Historical Research: Recognising Responsibility".
Based on the valuable discussions at the "Data Ethics for Historical Research'" conference in November, Sofia Baroncini, @ConstanzeBuyken@fedihum.org, @fbncrmr@fedihum.org, Ian Marino, @SarahOberbichler@fedihum.org, @cprog7@fedihum.org, Elena Suárez Cronauer and @ThWuebbena@fedihum.org explore the significance of #responsibility when doing historical research based on #data (re)use.
➡️https://dhlab.hypotheses.org/4718
Promovierende aufgepasst: Ihr seid euch unsicher, ob Topic Modeling das richtige für eure computergestützten Auswertungen ist? Oder doch lieber (nicht) Netzwerkanalyse? Und welche Alternativen gäbe es? Am 17. 11. (16-17:30 Uhr) habt Ihr die Gelegenheit, euch darüber mit unserer Kollegin Cindarella Petz (@cprog7@fedihum.org) im Rahmen des HERMES-Netzwerktreffens (online) auszutauschen.
Infos / Anmeldung: https://hermes-hub.de/aktuelles/events/netzwerktreffen-2025-11-17.html
#DHLab_IEG #HERMES #DigitalHumanities #NLP #TextMining #NetzwerkAnalyse #HNR
Can we trust general-purpose LLMs for rigorous academic work? According to @SarahOberbichler@fedihum.org from the #DHlab_IEG, research integrity demands specialized AI models, not general-purpose LLMs when using AI as an analysis tool.
Join her upcoming talk "Argument Mining in News Media: Tailoring Models and Methods for Responsible Application" on Nov 26th at CESR (University of Tours) or online
➡️ https://prima.hypotheses.org/3181
#DigitalHumanities #NLP #ArgumentMining #ResearchIntegrity #AI #LLMs #Histodons #DH
"Wissenschaftliche Integrität in der Arbeit mit großen Sprachmodellen" - darüber sprechen Cindarella Petz @cprog7@fedihum.org und @SarahOberbichler@fedihum.org morgen um 10:00 Uhr in der @NFDI4Memory@nfdi.social -Reihe "Von Büchern zu Bytes".
Seid dabei und erfahrt mehr über die Anwendung von #LargeLanguageModels in der geisteswissenschaftlichen Forschung.
📆 Fr. 21.11.25, 10-11:30 Uhr
🌐https://4memory.de/aktuelles/kalender/
📍 https://uni-trier.zoom-x.de/j/69148560192?pwd=ZUVjclY2V1JibXhFYVk1VGgrdE9qdz09
#BooksToBytes #NFDI4Memory #DigitalHumanities #AI #KI #LLM #Histodons #DH #DHLab_IEG
How can we analyse museum collections as data—especially those not designed for analysis? What are the ethical questions around migrants’ material culture? Today at the DEZIM workshop (University of Bielefeld), Sofia Baroncini from the #DHlab_IEG explores these issues. Participants will also dive into the Documentation Centre and Museum of Migration in Germany (DOMID) dataset to address and reflect on these challenges.
#DH #DigitalHumanities #History #CulturalHeritage #Migration #Histodons
Kurzer Reminder für die heutige Online-Veranstaltung mit @cprog7@fedihum.org im Rahmen des @hermes_datenkompetenzzentrum@fedihum.org Netzwerktreffens:
"Buchstabensalat oder Haarknäuel? Zur Anwendbarkeit von Topic Modeling, Text Mining und Netzwerkanalyse"
🗓️ 17. 11.2025 ⏰ 16:00-17:30 Uhr
➡️ Infos / Anmeldung: https://hermes-hub.de/aktuelles/events/netzwerktreffen-2025-11-17.html
#DHLab_IEG #HERMES #DigitalHumanities #NLP #TextMining #NetzwerkAnalyse #HNR #Histodons
How can we ensure AI serves cultural heritage responsibly — not just efficiently, but ethically?
@SarahOberbichler@fedihum.org from our #DHLab_IEG will be joining this critical conversation at the BRAID Responsible #AI and #CulturalHeritage Forum on November 6, 2025 (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM GMT), organized by Anna-Maria Sichani at the School of Advanced Study, University of London!
📅Join the hybrid event: https://www.sas.ac.uk/digital-humanities-research-hub/events/braid-responsible-ai-cultural-heritage-forum — whether in person at the IHR Wolfson Room (Senate House, London) or online!
Sarah Oberbichler (@SarahOberbichler@fedihum.org) and Cindarella Petz (@cprog7@fedihum.org) have published a working paper that provides a overview of implementation strategies, critical evaluation and best practices for the use of GenAI in research/analysis in historical studies. It distinguishes between two key applications of AI: as a supplementary tool and as a methodological component.
“Implementing Generative AI in the Historical Studies”, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14924737
New blog post!
In “Learning about history in a digital world. ‘The Digital Logbook’ as a research project and educational resource” Laura Maria Niewöhner writes about her current project, which aims to develop a learning platform that supports historical learning processes in the digital age.
New blog post! In their article “LLM Biases: Expected and Unexpected Model Design Effects in Historical Newspaper Article Extraction on the Messina Earthquake”, Johanna Mauermann and Sarah Oberbichler (@SarahOberbichler@fedihum.org) look at the fact that LLMs are a powerful tool for analysing historical documents but as these technologies become more common in research, scholars also need to think critically about how they use them...
https://dhlab.hypotheses.org/6060
Originating from a template for her students to systematically document their work with AI models, our colleague Sarah Oberbichler (@SarahOberbichler@fedihum.org) has now published the ‘AI Model Research Documentation Sheet (AIRDocS)’. The sheet provides a structured approach to documenting the context, content and processes of AI research and ensures that both the data and model use are communicated effectively.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14550113
New blog post: “Large-Scale Research with Historical Newspapers: A Turning Point through Generative AI” by @SarahOberbichler@fedihum.org.
Read more at https://dhlab.hypotheses.org/4938