scholarly journals DIGITAL HUMANITARIAN PROJECT AS A COMPONENT OF DIGITAL HUMANITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-63
Author(s):  
Любов Дубровіна ◽  
Катерина Лобузіна ◽  
Олексій Онищенко ◽  
Геннадій Боряк
Keyword(s):  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Scholarly Research ◽  
Research Product ◽  
Innovative Research ◽  
Engineering Sciences

Introduction. Digitalization and innovative sphere of scholarly research, "digital humanities", integrates the methodological apparatus and develops the potential of the humanities and engineering sciences under the condition of their effective interaction. One of the elements of the infrastructure of the digital humanities is research projects to create resources and databases of humanities knowledge. Problem Statement. Defining the concept of digital humanitarian project and its features is important for the development of interdisciplinary methodology of humanities and information technology. Purpose. The purpose is to substantiate the properties of Digital Humanitarian Project (DHP) as innovative research product, which is important in modern scientific communication and should be an officially recognized type of scholarly research electronic publication. Materials and Methods. Methods for historiographical and structural analysis and synthesis of DHP research concepts and completion of humanitarian digital projects at the NAS of Ukraine, and several other methods have been used. Results. For the first time the research has summarized the concept of DHP as interdisciplinary research product based on the analysis of modern concepts of digital humanities. Conclusions. The digital humanitarian project as a component of the digital humanities is an innovative research result and a type of scholarly research publication. The specific criteria are as follows: intellectual and innovative contribution of the interdisciplinary team to the development of scientific knowledge; importance for the development of educational and research infrastructure; influence on other DHP. The new model of scientific communication provides for the introduction and improvement of digital technologies in the processes of research and procedures for obtaining, processing, publishing, managing, and using scientific data, forming relevant humanities knowledge bases using achievements of socio-humanities, library and information activities etc. The criterion of new knowledge is not only a new content, but also new means of organization, classification, and interaction with this content.

Building maps: GIS and student engagement

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
Emily McGinn ◽  
Meagan Duever
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Central Concept ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Research ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Tools And Methods

Purpose This paper aims to detail the use of ESRs ArcMap in the undergraduate history classroom, as an example of pedagogical inquiry and as a method for integrating digital humanities (DH) tools and methods directly into humanities research and pedagogy. Design/methodology/approach This class is an example of pedagogical inquiry and a method for integrating DH tools and methods directly into humanities research and pedagogy. Findings With this approach, students see the immediate application of DH to traditional humanities objects of study and aid these in the pursuit of innovative research questions and methods. Originality/value The use of DH in traditional humanities classrooms as a central concept with experts from the libraries integrated into course design and project planning is unique and is a model that could be implemented at other institutions.

scholarly journals An omics perspective on drug target discovery platforms

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1937-1953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jussi Paananen ◽  
Vittorio Fortino
Keyword(s):  
Drug Target ◽  
Drug Targets ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Biomedical Data ◽  
Drug Target Discovery ◽  
Data Repositories ◽  
Target Discovery ◽  
Omics Technologies

Abstract The drug discovery process starts with identification of a disease-modifying target. This critical step traditionally begins with manual investigation of scientific literature and biomedical databases to gather evidence linking molecular target to disease, and to evaluate the efficacy, safety and commercial potential of the target. The high-throughput and affordability of current omics technologies, allowing quantitative measurements of many putative targets (e.g. DNA, RNA, protein, metabolite), has exponentially increased the volume of scientific data available for this arduous task. Therefore, computational platforms identifying and ranking disease-relevant targets from existing biomedical data sources, including omics databases, are needed. To date, more than 30 drug target discovery (DTD) platforms exist. They provide information-rich databases and graphical user interfaces to help scientists identify putative targets and pre-evaluate their therapeutic efficacy and potential side effects. Here we survey and compare a set of popular DTD platforms that utilize multiple data sources and omics-driven knowledge bases (either directly or indirectly) for identifying drug targets. We also provide a description of omics technologies and related data repositories which are important for DTD tasks.

New Library Services in the Framework of Digital Humanities Projects: Foreign Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-64
Author(s):  
Tatiana E. Savitskaya
Keyword(s):  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Library Services ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Scientific Libraries ◽  
Printed Materials

Integration of information and communication technology platforms is one of the incentives for the development of Digital Humanities (DH) projects abroad in their increasingly close interaction with academic, primarily University libraries. The purpose of the article is to analyze the deepening interaction of libraries with DH projects within the single digital paradigm, as well as to analyze new services for project management, data curation, organization of online publications, preservation and exchange of databases, etc. In the era of digital convergence, large scientific libraries abroad are actively developing new models of cooperation with DH projects, forming special service packages for continuous servicing of scientists on the basis of the integrated approach.The article discusses the new concept of library services for DH projects, draws attention to the problem of classification and ranking of library services in order to streamline the work and improve its efficiency, describes the existing multi-level service models developed in the library systems of the major US Universities. In the context of formation of the new package of library services within the framework of DH projects, the article considers the new practices and operational models on which they are based. The author describes the experience of University libraries in the Netherlands and Canada. Under the innovation pressure in the field of library technologies, the service package offered by scientific libraries in developed countries is constantly expanding and modernizing. It includes not only digitization of printed materials, computer assistance, but also management of databases, preservation and exchange of scientific data, organization of digital publications, consultations in the field of copyright protection, etc. Development of new practices in the field of digital services management changes the organizational paradigm of library work, puts forward new standards of professional activity, which require continuous training to meet, i.e. launches an institutional rebranding of the library.

scholarly journals Catalyzing Knowledge-Driven Discovery in Environmental Health Sciences through a Community-Driven Harmonized Language

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 8985
Author(s):  
Stephanie D. Holmgren ◽  
Rebecca R. Boyles ◽  
Ryan D. Cronk ◽  
Christopher G. Duncan ◽  
Richard K. Kwok ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Biomedical Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Health Sciences ◽  
Community Initiative ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Standard Terms

Harmonized language is critical for helping researchers to find data, collecting scientific data to facilitate comparison, and performing pooled and meta-analyses. Using standard terms to link data to knowledge systems facilitates knowledge-driven analysis, allows for the use of biomedical knowledge bases for scientific interpretation and hypothesis generation, and increasingly supports artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Due to the breadth of environmental health sciences (EHS) research and the continuous evolution in scientific methods, the gaps in standard terminologies, vocabularies, ontologies, and related tools hamper the capabilities to address large-scale, complex EHS research questions that require the integration of disparate data and knowledge sources. The results of prior workshops to advance a harmonized environmental health language demonstrate that future efforts should be sustained and grounded in scientific need. We describe a community initiative whose mission was to advance integrative environmental health sciences research via the development and adoption of a harmonized language. The products, outcomes, and recommendations developed and endorsed by this community are expected to enhance data collection and management efforts for NIEHS and the EHS community, making data more findable and interoperable. This initiative will provide a community of practice space to exchange information and expertise, be a coordination hub for identifying and prioritizing activities, and a collaboration platform for the development and adoption of semantic solutions. We encourage anyone interested in advancing this mission to engage in this community.

scholarly journals Open Data in Scientific Communication

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-198
Author(s):  
Dorota Grygoruk
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Access Model

Abstract The development of information technology makes it possible to collect and analyse more and more data resources. The results of research, regardless of the discipline, constitute one of main sources of data. Currently, the research results are increasingly being published in the Open Access model. The Open Access concept has been accepted and recommended worldwide by many institutions financing and implementing research. Initially, the idea of openness concerned only the results of research and scientific publications; at present, more attention is paid to the problem of sharing scientific data, including raw data. Proceedings towards open data are intricate, as data specificity requires the development of an appropriate legal, technical and organizational model, followed by the implementation of data management policies at both the institutional and national levels. The aim of this publication was to present the development of the open data concept in the context of open access idea and problems related to defining data in the process of data sharing and data management.

scholarly journals The Arabic Diatessaron Project: Digitalizing, Encoding, Lemmatization

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliano Lancioni ◽  
N. Peter Joosse
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Scholarly Research ◽  
Text Encoding ◽  
Automatic Translation ◽  
Text Encoding Initiative ◽  
Final Goal ◽  
Standard Text ◽  
International Research Project

The Arabic Diatessaron Project (henceforth ADP) is an international research project in Digital Humanities that aims to collect, digitalise and encode all known manuscripts of the Arabic Diatessaron (henceforth AD), a text that has been relatively neglected in scholarly research. ADP’s final goal is to provide a number of tools that can enable scholars to effectively query, compare and investigate all known variants of the text that will be encoded as far as possible in compliance with the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) guidelines. The paper addresses a number of issues involved in the process of digitalising manuscripts included in the two existing editions (Ciasca 1888 and Marmardji 1935), adding variants in unedited manuscripts, encoding and lemmatising the text. Issues involved in the design of the ADP include presentation of variants, choice of the standard text, applicability of TEI guidelines, automatic translation between different encodings, cross-edition concordances and principles of lemmatisation.

scholarly journals Conflict across representational gaps: Threats to and opportunities for improved communication

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (16) ◽  
pp. 7642-7649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Cronin ◽  
Laurie R. Weingart
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
By Products

Often, the senders and receivers of scientific communication have different knowledge bases. While such communication is essential for solving the complex social and technological problems that affect multiple stakeholders, a diversity of knowledge among communicators can create representational gaps (rGaps). rGaps occur when senders make assumptions that receivers do not, creating conflict over the meaning and value of the information communicated. Such conflict could, if managed, promote learning and innovation as communicators reconcile their assumptions. More often, however, rGaps cause conflict to transform from a debate that informs to an argument that divides. Managing rGap conflict so that it does not degrade communication requires relationship building to mitigate the negative by-products of persistent conflict while maintaining appropriate levels of cognitive distinctiveness among diverse stakeholders. Thus, we provide a framework for identifying and leveraging rGaps through managed conflict so that communication between those with different perspectives builds rather than burns bridges.

scholarly journals Compartilhamento de dados e e-Science: explorando um novo conceito para a comunicação científica │ Data sharing and e-Science: exploring a new concept for scientific communication

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackson Da Silva Medeiros ◽  
Sônia Elisa Caregnato
Keyword(s):  
Data Sharing ◽  
Scientific Collaboration ◽  
Data Centers ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Large Data ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Data Exploration ◽  
New Methods ◽  
De Se

Resumo O trabalho objetiva apresentar um novo conceito que surge visando o compartilhamento de dados científicos primários: a e-Science. Este conceito nasce a partir dos novos métodos de se fazer pesquisa, onde grandes quantidades de dados científicos primários são gerados por pesquisas em diversos ramos das ciências e processados e armazenados em grandes centros de dados e repositórios responsáveis pelo gerenciamento que permita a cientistas distribuídos pelo mundo acessar e analisar esses dados a fim de reutilizá-los em suas pesquisas. Finaliza observando que a perspectiva de compartilhar dados entre cientistas pode fazer com que as possibilidades de colaboração se tornem cada vez mais reais, criando ambientes onde as viabilidades de compartilhamento de resultados de pesquisas promovam o desenvolvimento da ciência e tecnologia e permitindo que recursos sejam utilizados de forma a avançar a ciência.Palavras-chave e-science; compartilhamento de dados científicos; exploração de dados; colaboração científicaAbstract The study aims to present a new concept of scientific data sharing. This concept originates from the new methods of doing research, in which large amounts of primary scientific data are generated by scientific research in various branches of science, processed and stored in large data centers and repositories allowing scientists world-wide to access and analyze these data in order to reuse them in their research work. It concludes noting that the prospect of sharing data among scientists can make collaboration become ever more real, creating environments where feasibility of sharing research results promotes the development of science and technology and allows resources to be used in order to advance science. Keywords e-science; scientific data sharing; data exploration; scientific collaboration

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