Culture Knowledge Base
The NFDI4Culture Knowledge Base contains guidelines, reports, and specifications by the task areas of the consortium covering all aspects of research data management in the domain of material and immaterial cultural heritage. Additionally, we provide you with curated link recommendations to high quality open educational resources.
Type:
Digitizing, Inventorizing, Enriching 24 Items
14.08.2023
3D Digitization of Cultural Heritage of the European Commission
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
English
This 2020 European Commission report identifies ten basic questions and principles that researchers should ask themselves before deciding to go 3D digitizing.
14.08.2023
3D Formats for Classical Studies
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The IANUS Research Data Center for Archaeology and Classical Studies, coordinated by the German Archaeological Institute, has compiled IT recommendations for the sustainable handling of digital data, including recommended formats for 3D data.
20.07.2023
3D Objects – The Virtual Digital Heritage
NFDI4Culture Video Guideline
Author(s):
Zoe Schubert, Katja Sternitzke
Contributor(s):
Eva Bodenschatz
Version: 1.0.0
This video tutorial explains what a 3D object is and how it is created, what to consider during the production, why 3D objects are useful for science, and how they help explore and preserve cultural heritage.
21.04.2023
A Research Agenda for Historical and Multilingual Optical Character Recognition
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Language(s):
English
The 2018 publication contains inspiration for advancing the field of OCR for scientific research, handling historical texts as well as manuscripts, and key recommendations on OCR.
13.06.2023
Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO)
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
English
CCO is a handbook of guidelines for documenting cultural heritage objects and the visual resources they represent. The focus is on art and architecture, but many other types of culturally relevant objects are also considered.
13.06.2023
Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA)
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
English
CDWA provides easy-to-understand and clear guidelines for structuring information when cataloging art and other cultural heritage objects in collections. It is supplemented by many examples.
Documenting 6 Items
21.08.2023
Data Curation Profile
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The publication by Jake Carlson provides instructions on how to use the so-called "toolkit" for documenting research data, as well as templates and examples compiled for free use by Purdue University in the US.
21.08.2023
Data Curation Profiles Toolkit – User Guide
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Language(s):
English
The publication by Jake Carlson provides instructions on how to use the so-called "toolkit" for documenting research data, as well as templates and examples compiled for free use by Purdue University in the US.
21.08.2023
Data Documentation
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The site provides detailed information on why, how and which research data should be documented in accordance with the FAIR criteria, with regard to formats, vocabularies, languages, protocols, repositories, persistent identifications.
21.08.2023
Metadata in Daily Research
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The site explains the benefits of documenting metadata early in the research process, provides a good overview of the steps involved, and references best practices from everyday research.
21.08.2023
Museums and 3D Printing
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
This resource illustrates how 3D printing works and is used in museums through a series of practical examples. It is especially recommended because of the appendices, which complete the use cases with a valuable compilation of information about 3D printing, including a glossary,…
21.08.2023
Transcription of Data
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The page highlights the aspect of transcription (as writing down what is spoken and observed) of qualitative research data and offers, among other things, further links for audio and video transcription as well as literature recommendations on the topic.
Organizing 5 Items
21.08.2023
Data Life Cycle
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The article provides an overview of the data lifecycle and its individual stages.
21.08.2023
Data Organisation
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The topic of data organization is addressed here in an overview and some measures for good data organization are presented, as well as references to other, related topics.
21.08.2023
Introduction to data formats
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
This resource provides an introduction such as an overview of long-term and sustainable data formats and covers file formats, conversion, compatibility, long-term stability, metadata, and machine readability.
21.08.2023
Research data policies for research projects: a structured guide
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
A research data policy for research projects creates transparency in the handling of research data and requires planning, documentation and description. The contents of the guide will be transferred to an online generator as the project progresses.
21.08.2023
Tools for Data Organisation
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The overview compilation of forschungsdaten.info offers a first insight around tools for data organization of scientific data. It refers to various tools and software as well as their documentation.
Overarching topics 6 Items
14.08.2023
DFG-Code of Conduct "Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice" (2019)
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The DFG Code of Conduct represents the consensus of the DFG's member organizations on the fundamental principles and standards of good practice, underscoring the importance of integrity in everyday research.
28.01.2025
GESIS Guides to Digital Behavioral Data (DBD) (2024)
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
English
This still growing collection of guidelines and interviews already (2024) covers in the field of Digital Behavioral Data topics such as collection, processing, analysis, management and ethics.
20.07.2023
Guideline for a FAIR Cultural Studies Research Data Management
NFDI4Culture Guideline
Author(s):
Angela Kailus
Version: 1.0.1
In order to be optimally re-usable, research data should be processed according to the FAIR principles. This guideline explains what these principles mean and how they can be implemented in cultural studies and heritage collections.
14.01.2025
Research Data in Cultural Studies – an introduction
NFDI4Culture Guideline
Author(s):
Martin Albrecht-Hohmaier, Katharina Bergmann, Christoph Eggersglüß, Andrea Polywka, Alexander Stark
Version: 1.0.1
A basic introduction to research data management in the arts, cultural studies and humanities, with explanations for the most important concepts, standards and tools.
14.08.2023
Shaping inventory-based research
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
In its discussion impulse on the scientific, scholarly and cultural use of collections, the Council for Information Infrastructures (RfII) addressed the (future) role of collecting institutions in the digital transformation of science with regard to the framework conditions.
20.07.2023
What is NFDI4Culture?
NFDI4Culture Video Guideline
Author(s):
Sarah Pittroff
Version: 1.0.0
What is NFDI4Culture? The animated film answers questions about the activities of the consortium and about new solutions in research data management – what they are needed for and who they are good for.
Planning 27 Items
31.08.2023
Catalog of Quality Problems in Data, Data Models and Data Transformations (2020)
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
English
The publication identifies concrete data problems in research data on tangible cultural assets. Each problem is described by a structured profile that includes aspects such as the quality dimensions involved, examples, causes and ideas for improvement.
14.08.2023
CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model – Primer (2014)
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Language(s):
English
CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model is the reference ontology for cultural heritage information integration (ISO Standard 21127:2014). The primer is an introduction to the fundamentals and basic modelling of CRM and provides a guided introduction.
14.08.2023
Data Management Plan
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The article offers a good first introduction to the topic of DMP and contains numerous useful, further links for the user (including the specifications of the funding institutions, DMP tools, etc.).
14.08.2023
Data Sharing and Management Snafu in 3 Short Acts (2012)
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Language(s):
English
This little data management horror story illustrates fundamental problems in the subsequent use of data that arise due to poor standardisation, documentation and archiving, suitable for initial sensitisation to the topic of research data management.
14.08.2023
Erlangen CRM / OWL
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
English
As an application ontology, the Erlangen CRM / OWL is an interpretation of the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model.
It is the authoritative application ontology of CRM in the German-speaking world and important, e. g., for data stewards carry out implementations on the basis of…
14.08.2023
FAIR Data Maturity Model (2020)
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
English,
German
To counteract ambiguities in the interpretation of FAIR principles, the Research Data Alliance has developed core assessment criteria for FAIRness of data and formulated a set of indicators, including a checklist, as a starting point for reviewing your own data.
Rights & Ethics 9 Items
16.05.2024
Audiovisual Materials in Research and Teaching – an Overview of Copyright Aspects
NFDI4Culture Guideline
Author(s):
Fabian Rack
Version: 1.0.2
The legal opinion (new edition of the 2015 version) explains how audiovisual materials may be used in research and teaching. It explains in which cases researchers must obtain permission and in which use is permitted by law.
15.08.2023
Copyright – Creative Commons FAQs
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Language(s):
German
The Creative Commons offer a licensing toolkit that has been widely used in the cultural sector. The carefully compiled FAQ on this package covers not only the basics and basic questions, but also many specific topics.
15.08.2023
Copyright – iRights
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
iRights is an information platform and online magazine on law in the cultural sector, with a focus on copyright, data protection and Open Educational Resources (OER). Cultural heritage institutions are a special target group. iRights e. V. is the sponsor.
15.08.2023
Dealing with collection items from colonial contexts (2021)
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
The guideline of the German Museums Association on dealing with collections from colonial contexts provides information and working aids for collections in researching, documenting and presenting objects and in cooperating with societies of origin.
16.01.2025
Open Source Initiative – Approved Licenses
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
English
This page provides an overview of and links to existing licences for open source software.
10.01.2025
SOCRATES: Social Media Research Assessment Template (2021)
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
English
"SOCRATES: Social Media Research Assessment Template for Ethical Scholarship" is a introduction to the ethical, security and legal issues of data-driven social media research.
Data sharing & publishing 10 Items
31.05.2024
Basics of digital preservation. A guideline to digital preservation from the perspective of the NFDI4Culture community.
NFDI4Culture Guideline
Author(s):
Jörg Heseler, Alexandra Büttner, Matthias Arnold
Version: 1.0.3
The guideline conveys the basics of digital preservation, introduces digital archives in NFDI4Culture, explains the path of research data into the digital archive, explains the OAIS model and introduces preservation strategies. The focus is on cultural assets.
10.02.2025
Checklist for appropriate handling of research data
Link Recommendation
Language(s):
German
This DFG questionnaire helps researchers to plan and describe the handling of research data in their project beyond the context of an application.
18.02.2024
Culture Graph Interchange Format
NFDI4Culture Guideline
Author(s):
Oleksandra Bruns, Etienne Posthumus, Harald Sack, Linnaea Söhn, Torsten Schrade, Jonatan Jalle Steller et al.
Version: 1.2.1
The Culture Graph Interchange Format is a lightweight data exchange format based on schema.org. It serves to integrate datasets from the domains of NFDI4Culture into the Culture Knowledge Graph and can enhance their discoverability on the World Wide Web.
14.08.2023
From project proposal to data publication
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Language(s):
This task sheet for beginners contains eight key tasks on research data management, from data capture to publication: Data Management Plan, Data Structuring and Naming, Data Selection, File Formats, Metadata/README File, Legal Aspects, License Selection, Repository Selection.
14.11.2023
RADAR4Culture Quickstart Guide for Data Providers
NFDI4Culture Guideline
Author(s):
Sandra Göller, Kerstin Soltau
Version: 1.0.0
The RADAR4Culture Quickstart Guide is published by RADAR / FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure, explains all the steps required to use this free publication service and provides information on additional functions and the available metadata fields.
14.08.2023
Repositories - differentiated search for repositories
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Language(s):
English
re3data is a service for searching research data repositories worldwide. It is possible to search specifically by content categorization (e.g. subject areas).