FAQ (english)

FAQ

I am in charge of (or envisioning) a digital project in the humanities and like to cooperate with KALLIMACHOS. Who should I contact and when can we start?

• Currently, KALLIMACHOS is still in construction: In collaboration with our current subprojects, we aim to build a customizable workflow system that can be used for a broad range of projects in the humanities and beyond. By the end of 2017, the construction phase will come to an end and the system will be made available for new projects. However, you may still contact us beforehand to discuss your plans with us. Request for future collaboration can be send to Dr. Hans-Günter Schmidt as head of the project, or to kallimachos@bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Do we need competences in the digital humanties to start a project with KALLIMACHOS?

• The basic idea of KALLIMACHOS is to offer a digital infrastructure especially for less computer-savvy institutes and research groups. The customizable tools of our workflow system are designed to help humanists to concentrate on the research process itselfm without the need for a deep understanding of text encoding, database structures, OCR methods and the like.

Our proposed project doesn´t require new digitalisations of source material, since the data is already available. Is this still a case for KALLIMACHOS?

• Your project doesn´t have to run through all steps defined in our workflow system. If you already have access to Scans, digital texts and even complete digital editions, the consecutive steps of the workflow chain can be applied to these data as well.

Actually, we only need proper Scans and/or digital texts. The consecutive steps in your workflow chain are not relevant for our project. Is this still a case for KALLIMACHOS?

• Likewise, your project doesn´t have to run through our the system all the way up to the end. Projects based purely on (re-)digitalization and OCR without further analysis, presentation or archiving efforts are feasible as well.

Actually, our project has already been completed, but is now due for long-term solutions regarding online presentation and archiving. Is this still a case for KALLIMACHOS?

• Even those cases are explicitly provided for in our workflow system: Our solutions for online portals (Semantic MediaWiki und the GlassFish application server) and the archiving module are also applicable for closed or infrequently updated projects. Thus, the often limited lifecycles of smaller projects in the humanities can be extended.

What about the other services of the center for digitalization?

• Further Services like the preparation of digital key texts for lectures and seminars (ESA) and the repro service are not part of the KALLIMACHOS project. These services and the corresponding contact information can be found here.

Wo finde ich das Digitalisierungszentrum?

• Seit dem Sommersemester 2015 befindet sich das Digitalisierungszentrum im 3. Stock der Zentralbibliothek auf der von Treppe bzw. Aufzug aus gesehen rechten Seite (ehem. Räumlichkeiten des Instituts für Hochschulkunde). Gegenüber liegt der Lesesaal Sondersammlungen, dort befindet sich das Büro des Projektleiters (Raum 305) und der für größere Runden genutzte Besprechungsraum 303. Bitte beachten Sie, dass keine Taschen und Mäntel in die Lesesäle der ZB mitgenommen werden dürfen. Schließfächer finden sie rechts vom Haupteingang.