Data

The “Always already computational. Collections as data” paradigm coined by a research project of the same name has since 2016 received a strong resonance among libraries, archives and other GLAM institutions worldwide. Many of them strive to offer access to their data and are experimenting with public APIs, dedicated data labs, data dumps, and even closed computing environments. In parallel, the decidedly computational analysis of cultural heritage data has emerged as a vibrant subfield which so far produced a dedicated journal, a conference series, workshops and monographs.

This chapter is not intended to offer an exhaustive state of the art, but rather to reflect on the evolving trends in the history of data networks. It highlights prominent topics within this history. It starts with the narratives surrounding ARPANET and explores government support, competition among companies, governance, and regulation. It looks at how the history of the Internet is linked with the history of pre-networking technologies and alternative developments in networking technologies in countries outside the United States.

Access to API is strategic for archiving and research. The recent European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) might be a decisive step forwards. But a recent report showed that the platforms’ policies set up to conform to the DSA are very diverse. And the efficiency of those APIs for researchers are yet to be evaluated. In other words, the DSA does not put an end to the APIcalypse: it is geographically limited, and the notion of “systemic risk” that is in the DSA remains ambiguous and this ambiguity allows those firms to restrict researchers’ access to their data.

LLODIA is a linguistic linked open data model for diachronic analysis.

Memes constitute a significant aspect of online digital cultures (see Shifman, 2014; Milner, 2018; Denisova, 2016). Their role in reactions to events like the Ukrainian war highlights their broad influence. However, preserving memes, especially in their original context, proves challenging (Pailler & Schafer, 2022).

Diese Dissertation untersucht die historische Entwicklung und Bedeutung von Reparatur- und Wartungspraktiken innerhalb des luxemburgischen Telefonnetzwerks. Durch den Fokus auf soziotechnische Systeme (STS) und „broken-world thinking“ bietet die Arbeit einen neuen Blick auf die oft übersehenen Aspekte der Technikgeschichte. Die Studie untersucht einen Zeit-raum von mehr als hundert Jahren (1885–1992) und zielt darauf ab, Dysfunktionen als alltägli-che und essentielle Bestandteile technischer Systeme zu verstehen.

Main co-organiser of the Early Scholars Spring School on Web Archives At a glance… Dates: from April 23 at 9.00 am to April 24 at 5.30 pm Location: Centre Internet et Société, CNRS, 59-61 rue Pouchet, PARIS Expected attendance: 15 master’s and PhD students (also open to post-doctoral researchers who just started to work with web archives) Topics & activities: keynotes, roundtable discussions, site visits (at BnF Datalab and Ina THEQUE), tools and data exploration, Q&A sessions, and lightning talks by PhD students.

" European Monetary Unification: History, Individuals, Networks" - Presentation at the Interdisciplinary PhD Seminar organised by the Jean Monnet Chair for European Financial Regulation/ Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence EUropean FInancial REsilience and REgulation, University Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi, Romania (Iasi, 23 April, 2024) European Project: ERASMUS-JMO-HEI-TCH-RSC-101085352

Presentation of Ranke.2, a project of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), OPERAS 2024 Conference, Zadar, Croatia

Interview with Marina Khomutova, the host of the radio station ARA Russia for Peace in Luxembourg. The first Russian speaking radio program started by Khomutova in 2019 and survived different editors, the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine and lack of the program sponsoring. The purely volunteer project is driven by the enthusiasm of Khomutova striving to keep the Russian speaking media regardless the origin of the guests

VH:D_igital Public Lecture 1: „Wo stehen wir eigentlich? Digitale Geschichtswissenschaft und wie wir dahinkommen“ 18. April 2024, Frankfurt am Main sowie hybrid Von überall ist der Ruf nach (mehr) Digitalität und digitalen Kompetenzen in Forschung und Lehre zu hören. Für die einen sind es die Unworte der letzten Jahre, für andere sind es Versprechen von neuen Erkenntnismöglichkeiten. Aber: Wo stehen wir als Geschichtswissenschaft eigentlich wirklich? Erfinden wir das digitale Rad oder laufen wir ihm gerade hinterher?

Closing roundtable of the conference The Value of the Digital. #DHJewish Conference and Hackathon.