- Preservation, Sustainability, and Regaining Control – Echoes of the OPERAS 2026 & SCIROS Conference
The humanities encompass disciplines where scholarship is largely produced in national languages, and where the support of multilingual, scholarly communication and bibliodiversity (the diversity of the scholarly communication ecosystem) is one of the key objectives of the OPERAS’ strategy. The multilingual nature of the humanities – and, to a large extent, the social sciences – stems not only from their diverse intellectual traditions but also from the close relationship these disciplines maintain with the societies they serve. - Description as a research interface: after the guided tour of the Venice State Archives
This post is an expanded and revised version of an entry originally published on the Venice Summer School in Digital Public Humanities 2026 blog. It was written as part of the author’s participation in the summer school and has been further developed with additional reflections and context. The guided tour of the Venice State Archives … - The Munich Manifesto for Equitable Open Research as a constructive way forward to build on the success of the open research movement
Broadly speaking, the spirit of the Munich Manifesto is to rebalance responsiveness to global needs and to local perspectives so that they work with rather than against each other. A distinctive feature of the Munich Manifesto is its commitment to centring equity, defined as “ensuring that the experiences, methods and findings of research contributors are visible and valued regardless of geographical provenance, material resources, institutional status, social background or personal attributes.” The manifesto identifies five key priorities to ensure responsiveness to both global needs and local perspectives. - Code and Engage, or how to build a vibrant community around open source software: the case of Public Knowledge Project Sprint
Sophisticated software engineering alone is insufficient to foster sustained community engagement and stimulate the adoption of digital tools, even within open source frameworks. Substantive advancements in scholarly communication require a systemic incorporation of regular user consultation and iterative feedback mechanisms into software development processes. Although developers within this domain frequently contend that reconciling user-centric demands … - SCIROS Validation Conference
The validation carried out by the project partners confirmed that SCIROS was successful as a space for interdisciplinary exchange, network-building and reflection on Open Science in the social sciences and humanities. - OPERAS 2026 & SCIROS Conference in Numbers!
18-21 May was a Open Science week in Warsaw, Poland!
