The 4th international DARIAH-HR conference “Digital Humanities & Heritage” marks the 10th anniversary of the DARIAH-EU consortium, coinciding with the significant changes in digital humanities and the heritage sector. Participants are invited to explore how digital humanities have evolved over the past 10 years under the influence of the DARIAH-EU consoritum (and other research infrastructures and related initiatives). We particulary encourage you to consider and explore the following topics and their development over the past decade: advances in collaboration, open access policies, research practices, ethical guidelines, metadata models, data evaluation (FAIR and CARE principles), digital tools in education, and AI implications in heritage.

Conference dates: 9-11 October 2024

Location: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split, Croatia

Conference organisers

Intitute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, Zagreb; University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Literary Circle Split; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; University of Zadar, Department of Information Sciences; ICARUS Croatia.

Keynote speakers

Sally Chambers (The British Library and DARIAH-EU) and Neven Jovanović (University of Zagreb)

About the conference

We are pleased to invite you to the 4th international DARIAH-HR conference Digital Humanities & Heritage (DHH), to be held in Split, Croatia. This conference represents a significant event for the digital humanities and heritage researches community, providing an opportunity for reflection, discussion, and collaboration on current trends, challengens, and opportunities within these fields. 

This year's conference is particularly significant as it takes place in the year marking the 10th anniversary of establishing the DARIAH-EU consortium. Over the past decade, digital humanities and the heritage sector have undergone significant changes, driven by technological advancements, societal and cultural shifts, and the evolution of research infrastructure. The question arises: How has DARIAH evolved since its inception and kept pace with these changes, and has it been an active agent in these transformations over the past decade?

We invite you to explore how digital humanities have evolved over the past 10 years under the influence of the DARIAH-EU consortium (and other research infrastructures and related initiatives). In doing so, we strongly encourage you to consider the following questions:

• How has the heritage sector and research infrastructure for humanities changed in the past decade?
• Which initiatives and projects have contributed to these changes?
• Have the member countries of DARIAH (and other SSH consortia) percevied advancements in the DH field and infrastructure since joining them?
• What are the advantages and challenges of participating in research consortia such as DARIAH?
• How can we collectively contribute to the development of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) and European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage?

Additionaly, you are welcome to explore broader themese related to digital humanities and heritage, including the application of new technologies, ethical challenges, questions of authenticity, and representation, as well as potential future research directions.

We particulary encourage you to consider and explore the following topics and their development over the past decade:

• advances in collaboration between cultural, arts, and scientific sector
• development of open access policies in the field of digital humanities and heritage
• research practices, accessibilty of cultural heritage, and interdisciplinary collaboration
• ethical guidelines for publishing and sharing sensitive data
• challenges of building, improving, and implementing metadata models in the context of digital humanities and heritage sector
• evaluation of research data and scholary papers in the context of open science; FAIR and CARE principles
• development and application of digital tools in education
• structure and evaluation of scientific projects closely related to digital humanities
• the implications of AI development in the heritage context.

We invite proposals for indvidiual presentations and posters. Only on-site presentation will be availabe, but live streaming will be provided for those who wish to follow the conference remotely.

Abstracts

for proposals should not exceed 500 words and must be submitted, along with a concise biographical note (maximum 200 words), title and a photo, to dhh@dariah.hr, using the template available for download on this link : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1960e1ukyNXhh2BUJNkVWOZn0jL0I5OhQ/edit?rtpof=true&sd=true

by 25 June.

We welcome submissions of completed, original, and unpublished research, as well as contributions presenting work in progress. Authors of selected papers will be invited to prepare a submission for an edited, peer-reviewed volume.

Participation in the 4th Digital Humanities & Heritage Conference is free of charge. 

We look forward to your submissions and active participation in the 4th Digital Humanities & Heritage Conference. For further information, please visit our conference website at https://dhh.dariah.hr/home/ or contact us at dhh@dariah.hr .

Important dates

• Conference dates: 9-11 October 2024

• Abstract submission deadline: 25 June 2024

• Notification of acceptance: 15 July 2024

Organising Committee

• Koraljka Kuzman Šlogar, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, DARIAH-HR, Croatia
• Anamarija Žugić Borić, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, DARIAH-HR, Croatia
• Ivana Štokov, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, DARIAH-HR, Croatia
• Sanja Lesić, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, Croatia
• Nikica Mihaljević, University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Croatia
• Antonela Marić, University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Croatia
• Tonka Petričević, University of Split, Projects Office, Croatia
• Vlatka Lemić, University of Zagreb, ICARUS Croatia, Croatia
• Marijana Tomić, University of Zadar, Department of Information Sciences, Centre for
• Research in Glagolitism, Croatia
• Benedikt Perak, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Croatia
• Anđela Krželj, Literary Circle Split, Croatia

Programme Committee

• Fernanda Alvares Freire, Institute for Informatics, University of Rostock, Germany
• Cécile Chantraine Braillon, University La Rochelle, France
• Anne Gilliland, UCLA, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, Department of
• Information Studies, Los Angeles, USA
• Koraljka Golub, Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural
• Sciences, Sweden
• Juan Gomis Coloma, Catholic University of Valencia, Spain
• Simona Grigaliūnienė, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania
• Ulrike Henny-Krahmer, University of Rostock, Germany
• Nataša Jermen, Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography, Croatia
• Meike Klettke, University of Rostock, Institute for Informatics, Germany
• Stephan Kurz, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Habsburg and Balkan Studies, Austria
• Koraljka Kuzman Šlogar, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, DARIAH-HR, Croatia
• Vlatka Lemić, University of Zagreb, ICARUS Croatia, Croatia 
• Antonela Marić, University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Croatia Dušan Medin, University of Donja Gorica, Montenegro
• Nikica Mihaljević, University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Croatia
• Benedikt Perak, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Croatia
• Erich Renhart, University of Graz, VESTIGIA Manuscript Research Centre, Austria
• Miha Seručnik, ZRC SAZU, Slovenia
• Dalia Marija Stančienė, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania
• Ivana Štokov, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, DARIAH-HR, Croatia
• Anna Maria Tammaro, University of Parma, Department of Cultural Heritage, Section Librarianship, Italy
• Marijana Tomić, University of Zadar, Department of Information Sciences, Centre for
• Research in Glagolitism, Croatia
• Ivana Tomić Ferić, University of Split, The Arts Academy, Music Department, Croatia
• Marko Trogrlić, Literary Circle Split, Croatia
• Georg Vogeler, Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Graz, Austria
• Mirna Willer, retired from University of Zadar, Department of Information Sciences,Croatia
• Ulrike Wuttke, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, PARTHENOS, Germany
• Tihomir Živić, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Croatia
• Anamarija Žugić Borić, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, DARIAH-HR, Croatia