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SCIROS Validation Conference 

The SCIROS Validation Conference took place in Warsaw on 18–19 May 2026. Its purpose was to review the main project outcomes, validate the work carried out with partners, and discuss possible forms of future cooperation after the end of the project. The meeting combined the assessment of scientific and public-facing outputs with a more strategic discussion on the role SCIROS could play in relation to OPERAS.

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OPERAS 2026 & SCIROS Conference: One Week to Go – Join Us via Live Stream!

The international OPERAS 2026 & SCIROS conference, dedicated to the future of Open Science, is just one week away! On May 20–21, Warsaw will become a central hub for the European Open Science community, bringing together experts, researchers, and infrastructure providers to discuss the evolution of scholarly communication in the Social Sciences and Humanities.

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Designing an Open-Data Workflow for the Humanities: Notes from a Hands-On Workshop

When the paper ‘Towards a Contextualised Spatial-Diachronic History of Literature: Mapping Emotional Representations of the City and the Country in Polish Fiction from 1864 to 1939’, introduced the (meta)corpus creation workflow, I had the feeling that it could serve a greater and more general purpose than for only one type of resource. Since then, I have been trying to use it as a model for data-driven research within the humanities.

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Call for Papers: OPERAS 2026 & SCIROS Conference

One Network, Many Possibilities: Strengthening the OPERAS Community

Location: Warsaw, Poland | Dates: 18-21 May 2026

Introduction

Research infrastructures (RIs) are often visualised as a collection of servers, cables, and code. However, at its core, a research infrastructure is a boundary object: a multifaceted entity that sits at the intersection of different social worlds. It is the common ground where researchers, librarians, publishers, policymakers, and engineers meet to cooperate despite their varying perspectives and needs.

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Can we measure the impact of research infrastructures with the automated detection of software mentions?

Measuring the impact of Open Research Infrastructures (ORI) helps assess the effectiveness of infrastructures, justify investments in their development, and facilitate informed decision-making regarding the funding, development, and maintenance of services.

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