Service

If you have questions about any of the topics, need advice or assistance with a research project or a grant application, please feel free to contact us.

Advice

We are happy to advise you on the use of digital tools and methods in research projects in the humanities. In addition to the selection of suitable tools, this also includes questions of research data management.

Evaluation and selection of digital tools

Solution-oriented consulting on planned digital data acquisition and analysis in ongoing research projects.

Integration of digital tools in research questions

Consulting during the planning phase of research projects. Discussion of ideas for incorporating digital solution approaches into humanities project proposals.

Research data management issues

Consulting on the long-term and sustainable management of your research data during and after the project phase in close cooperation with the Research Data Service Center .

Support

BCDH provides direct support in the application of a broad portfolio of digital methods and tools in a wide variety of research projects.

Non-destructive data acquisition and documentation of the material cultural heritage.

BCDH has extensive expertise in non-destructive and sustainable digital documentation of material cultural heritage using innovative methods of 3D acquisition and remote sensing.

Examples:

Provision of standardized tools for generic use cases

Integration of existing programs or application of different data acquisition devices to solve research questions.

Customization of Digital Tools

Code adaptation of existing databases or integration into open-source software for different programming languages.

Example:

Remote Sensing in the Rhineland

Introduction to virtual research environments and tools

Integration of generated 3D spaces in teaching and research projects.

Example:

use of 3D spaces from the project Virtual Collaboration (ViCo)

Cooperation

Services for which additional scientific staff for long term involvement is required.

Joint development of projects and funding applications

Digital solutions for research projects in the humanities.

Example:

Virtuelle Cooperation (ViCo)

Customization of virtual research environments

Extensive, long time involvement to realize new and innovative ideas.

Example:

Herodot

New development of digital tools and methods

Realization of new software or other digital products.

Example:

Spacialist

Competence Building

in methodological and technical issues of the Digital Humanities

Training

Upon request, BCDH can organize introductions to specific software or applications of databases within its capabilities.

Workshops

Upon request, BCDH can organize method-oriented workshops on the use of specific software, various recording devices, or the construction of data infrastructure, within the limits of its possibilities.

Teaching

On a regular basis, BCDH offers courses for students (and university staff) to introduce them to geoinformation systems, remote sensing methods, or THE use of databases.