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What can you do with digital cultural heritage data in research?
June 11 @ 10:00 - 11:00
Tampere University, in collaboration with the National Library of Finland and the National Archives of Finland, is organizing an online event on what you can do with digital cultural heritage data in research. The event is organized under the framework of the DARIAH-FI research infrastructure.
When: Wed. 11 June 2025, 10:00-11:00
Where: Online
Registration link (register by May 28, 11:45 PM): https://forms.office.com/e/c8YBjtwdmD
The National Library of Finland presents the research opportunities with out-of-copyright, in-copyright and licensed data in digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi and Finna.fi services. These allow researchers to access data and tools covering various materials and their metadata, ranging from newspapers and magazines digitized by the NLF to visual images or other digital assets shared in Finna service by Finnish libraries, archives and museums.
The National Archives of Finland preserves the official documents from all areas of central and regional government and makes it available for research. The subjects span from health, education and environment to economy, design and technology, and include written documents, registers, maps and drawings.
In this online event, participants will (1) get to know about the data and services available at the National Library of Finland and the National Archives of Finland for the digital humanities and computational social sciences research; (2) learn how to work with digital cultural heritage data; and (3) overall become familiar with the DARIAH-FI research infrastructure.
The event is free of charge, but it requires registration by May 28, 11:45 PM Helsinki, through the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/c8YBjtwdmD
Preliminary programme:
- 10:00-10:05 Welcome and introduction to the online event by Anna Sendra Toset (Tampere University)
- 10:05-10:35 National Library of Finland and National Archives of Finland data and services by Liisa Näpärä and Päivi Maria Pihlaja (National Library of Finland) and Tanja Välisalo (National Archives of Finland)
- 10:35-10:50 Mining cultural heritage data in practice by Risto Turunen (Tampere University)
- 10:50-11:00 Q&A
Language: English
Audience: The event is open to all, although it is particularly aimed at doctoral researchers
More information: anna.sendratoset@tuni.fi
Image: Viking luettelo N:o 27, , p. 1 National Library’s Digital Collections