Shared Data, Shared Practice, Shared Knowledge. Insights from Building NFDI4Culture's Federated Research Data Infrastructure for Cultural Heritage

Schrade, Torsten; Söhn, Linnaea Charlotte; Büttner, Alexandra; Tietz, Tabea; Steller, Jonatan Jalle; Bruns, Oleksandra; Posthumus, Etienne; Fliegl, Heike; Sack, Harald

doi:10.5281/zenodo.7849172

Shared Data, Shared Practice, Shared Knowledge. Insights from Building NFDI4Culture's Federated Research Data Infrastructure for Cultural Heritage

Schrade, Torsten; Söhn, Linnaea Charlotte; Büttner, Alexandra; Tietz, Tabea; Steller, Jonatan Jalle; Bruns, Oleksandra; Posthumus, Etienne; Fliegl, Heike; Sack, Harald

Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7849172
Repository: zenodo.org
Language: en

Abstract

These slides were presented at the Digital Heritage International Congress 2025 in Siena, Italy (8.-13. September 2025) in "Track 03 – Infrastructures, Dataspace, International Projects". NFDI4Culture is a consortium within Germany's National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI), dedicated to the systematic management, preservation, and reuse of research data on tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Emphasising a federated approach and comprehensive implementation of the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable), NFDI4Culture fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, enhances research opportunities, and connects diverse cultural heritage data from fields such as architecture, art history, musicology, performing arts, and media studies.

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Torsten Schrade1, Linnaea Söhn1, Alexandra Büttner1, Tabea Tietz2, Jonatan Jalle Steller1, Oleksandra Bruns2,3, Etienne Posthumus2, Heike Fliegl2, Sarah Pittroff1, Harald Sack2,3 1Academy of Sciences and Literature | Mainz 2FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure 3KIT – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Shared Data, Shared Practice, Shared Knowledge Insights from Building NFDI4Culture’s Federated Research Data Infrastructure for Cultural Heritage Midjourney prompt “a scientist muppet with a white coat in front of a computer with letters and numbers ﬂying around the matrix style measuring with a ruler funny chaotic” Digital Heritage 2025 Siena | 11.09.2025 Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) - 441958017 DATA > 70 data portals with over 100 mio items (64 displayed) Foto: Alexander Stark, „3. Culture Community Plenary“, 31.03.2023, Mainz NFDI4Culture – Consortium for Research Data on Material and Immaterial Cultural Heritage 1. Introduction to NFDI4Culture 2. Federated Infrastructure for Cultural Heritage Data 3. Data Stories and Exemplary Use Cases 4. Conclusion and Outlook Outline Foto: westphalia „Ticking metronome“, iStock License NFDI4Culture Consortium for Research Data on Material and Immaterial Cultural Heritage 1 Until 2020, there was no uniﬁed approach to coordinate the standardisation, preservation, and long-term accessibility of research data on tangible and intangible cultural assets. NFDI4Culture strives to close this gap. Foto: Martino Pietropoli, Biblioteca della Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, Mailand, Unsplash Our Communities & Our Structure Foto: Scheidt, Thomas; Stein, Christian, Deckendekoration – Kaisersaal, Decke gesamt, Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, Aufnahme-Nr.: fmd492492, Bildindex 8 Institutional Network 10 Co-Applicants 70 Participants 140 Partners in total (incl. legally subordinate institutions) Cultural Heritage Domains of NFDI4Culture Performing Arts Musicology Architecture Art History Media Studies NFDIcore Ontology (preliminary) namespace: https://ise-ﬁzkarlsruhe.github.io/nfdicore/ NFDI4Culture Ontology v.3.0.0 Source: T. Tietz, J. Waitelonis et. al: NFDI4Culture Ontology https://nfdi4culture.de/ontology Version v.3.0.0: https://nfdi4culture.de/ontology/3.0.0 Data Integration with the Knowledge Graph Kitchen Creator: Jonatan Jalle Steller https://nfdi4culture.de/go/kg-kitchen-dashboard Cultural Knowledge Graph Dashboard Data Stories and Exemplary Use Cases 3 Use Case: Interconnections between Gregorovius Letter Edition and RISM Resources from RISM Online related to musicians from the same year that Ferdinand Gregorovius wrote about the musicians in his letters? Creator: Linnaea Söhn Data Story: An Italian Data Journey Data federation of 18th century operas between the Partitura project and RISM using composers/librettists. Creator: Torsten Schrade Conclusion and Outlook 4 Our Goal: Internationalisation Foto: Jacobus Hondius, Globus, Antwerpen 1601 Köln Museum Schnütgen, Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln 23 International knowledge exchange Integration into European research infrastructures Strengthening international cooperations Thank you! Contact us via the NFDI4Culture Helpdesk!