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Copyright and Licensing with Digital Repository of Ireland [9 Sept, 11am, online]

Copyright and Licensing with Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)

The DRI is pleased to present a series of online talks entitled ‘Meet the Experts’ designed to de-mystify the day-to-day work of a digital repository. For the first talk in the series on Wednesday, 9 September at 11:00am, DRI Digital Archivist Kevin Long will discuss current issues in copyright and licensing for digital data.

The DRI ‘Meet the Experts’ series features short talks, with opportunity for discussion with staff and invited experts, on various topics related to DRI’s work.

In this session, DRI Digital Archivist Kevin Long will discuss current issues in copyright and licensing for digital data. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how licences available in the Repository affect the reusability of collections and objects.


Register via Zoom

DARIAH-CH Training Series 2026–2027: Building Digital Skills for the Arts and Humanities [from Sept 4, Online]

DARIAH-CH Training Series 2026–2027: Building Digital Skills for the Arts and Humanities

DARIAH-CH and its national partners are pleased to announce the DARIAH-CH Training Series 2026–2027, a new programme of online training sessions designed to introduce researchers to the methods, tools, and good practices that are shaping digital scholarship in the arts and humanities.

The series is aimed primarily at early-career researchers, doctoral candidates, master’s students, and anyone new to Digital Humanities who wishes to develop practical digital research skills. No prior technical knowledge is required.

Over eleven sessions, participants will explore fundamental topics in arts and digital humanities. The programme combines conceptual foundations with practical demonstrations and hands-on examples, enabling participants to understand both the underlying principles and their application to humanities research.

Each 90-minute online session consists of:

  • 40 minutes of theoretical introduction,
  • 30 minutes of practical demonstrations or hands-on activities,
  • 20 minutes of questions and discussion.

To support continued learning, all sessions will be accompanied by Open Educational Resources (OER) that participants can consult after the training.

Register

To take part in the series, register here and you’ll receive all the Zoom connection details by email.

Meet the Neighbours: ORI, Sonraí and the Irish Reproducibility Network [28 Sept, 11am, online]

ORI, Sonraí and the Irish Reproducibility Network

Repository work does not happen in isolation. The same researchers whose outputs we deposit are also being asked to manage their data properly, document their methods transparently, and make their work reproducible. Different national networks are supporting different parts of that picture, often without knowing much about each other.

This ORI event brings three of those networks into the same room.

Agenda

  • Welcome and introduction, Hardy Schwamm (UCC), ORI
  • Sonraí, the Irish Data Stewardship Network, Zenobie Garrett (RCSI)
  • The Irish Reproducibility Network (IRN), Dermot Lynott (Maynooth University), IRN Chair,
  • Open discussion: where our work overlaps, and where we could work together

About the three networks

ORI is a national peer network where repository practitioners support each other, share knowledge, and work together to strengthen repository practice across Ireland.

Sonraí is Ireland’s data stewardship network. It works to raise the profile of data stewards, professionalise the role, and build the skills needed for a FAIR and open research data landscape. If you have ever been “the data person” in your team, Sonraí is talking about your work.

The Irish Reproducibility Network is a national, peer-led consortium working to improve research quality, transparency and culture across all disciplines. It focuses on training, connecting local leads across institutions, and practical support for open and reproducible practice.

All are grassroots practitioner networks, initially supported by the National Open Research Forum, and all three are working towards the same national goals under the National Action Plan for Open Research.

Register your interest here

28 Sept, 11am, online

Mastering metadata for digital preservation workshop [28 Aug, Online]

Mastering metadata for digital preservation

Bookings for the next Digital Preservation Southampton workshop are now open.

Mastering Metadata for Digital Preservation

August 28, 2026

11am-3:30pm BST (See in your timezone)

This workshop responds to a need to equip digital preservation professionals, archivists, librarians, data managers, and researchers with essential technical skills to efficiently clean, standardise, and enrich metadata to streamline their workflows and expand the reach of their collections.

We will be delving into:

  • Identifying and resolving issues in messy metadata using OpenRefine
  • Crosswalking between metadata schemas
  • Implementing preservation metadata guidance such as PREMIS

You can view all our currently available workshops and resources on our Linktree.

Linked Pasts (LOD) 23-25 Nov [CfP closes 13th Sept]

Linked Pasts – Call for Participation

University of Porto, 23–25 November 2026

https://linkedpasts.hcommons.org/2026/06/23/linked-pasts-12-programme

The annual Linked Pasts Symposium brings together scholars, heritage professionals and other practitioners with an interest in Linked Open Data (LOD) as applied to the study of the ancient and historical world. All the activities taking place in the Linked Pasts are goal-oriented discussions and collaborations, instead of research presentations as is usual in a conventional academic conference. Activities and agendas are often proposed, developed and revised by all participants at the event itself. The Linked Pasts Symposium is a formal partner of the Pelagios Network. 

The 12th Linked Pasts annual symposium will be hosted in-person from 23–25 November 2026 by the CODA — Centre for Digital Culture and Innovation, at the University of Porto.

Sessions can relate to any application of Linked Open Data towards history, archaeology, culture and heritage, but this year we particularly welcome proposals for activities in the areas of:

  • Semantic annotation
  • Gazetteer and ontology development/alignment
  • Data enrichment and reconciliation
  • Knowledge Graphs
  • Digital mapping and visualisation
  • Working with uncertain or incomplete data
  • Linked Open Data and AI
    • KG, Semantics and their combination with other relevant AI technologies
    • Transformer-based language models and their implications for LOD
  • Discoverability and usability
  • Sustainability, preservation and reuse
  • FAIR and CARE principles
  • Ethical and environmental impact
  • Community building and collaboration

Call for Activities

Activities in the event are collected in three categories: Sessions, Mini Demos & Posters.
Language: English.

Session

You will be organising a session or a series of sessions, and providing topics and an agenda for the discussion. Sessions, which could include collaborative activities, discussions, tutorials, hackathons, standards or project planning, etc. Proposers should submit an abstract of 300–500 words, including the background, objective, possible topics, main audience, and an estimated number of (1.5 hour) sessions you require.

Mini Demo & Poster

In an abstract of 300–500 words, proposers of Mini Demos should explain in detail the tool, service or method they intend to demonstrate in the session; while Posters introduce early-stage research or preliminary results. Mini Demos and Posters will be briefly presented on Wednesday 24 November. Posters will be on display for the entire duration of the conference and will offer an additional opportunity for informal networking.

Important dates

Call for Sessions, Mini Demos & Posters: 1 July – 13 September 2026 – Submit your proposal here.
Notification of acceptance: 30 September 2026
Registration: 1 October – 15 November 2026. Participation in the conference is free, but advance registration is required.

Programme Committee

  • Chair: Vera Moitinho de Almeida (University of Porto)
  • Gabriel Bodard (University of London)
  • Uldis Bojārs (National Library of Latvia)
  • Anna Foka (University of Uppsala)
  • Leif Isaksen (University of Exeter)
  • David Lindemann (University of the Basque Country)
  • Sarah Middle (Archaeology Data Service, University of York)
  • Richard Nevell (Wikimedia UK)
  • Jun Ogawa (University of Tokyo)
  • Chiara Palladino (Durham University)
  • Luís Trigo (University of Porto)