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37073 Göttingen, Germany

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Articles and interviews with experts

TextGrid project develops digital infrastructure to allow humanities researchers and scientists to collaborate globally on massive datasets
by Dr. Torsten Reimer, Programme Manager, Digital Infrastructure Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), London

Vom Urknall zu den Stasi-Akten – Grid-Technologie in den Wissenschaften (German only)
by Esther Lauer, science journalist

Digitale Geisteswissenschaften made in Germany (German only)
by Keith Allen, science journalist

Experts in different subject areas were interviewed on the following topics:

Sustainability of Virtual Research Environments and the Limits of Historically Grown Funding Infrastructures
Interview with Dr. Heike Neuroth, TextGrid coordinator, SUB Göttingen

The Beginnings of TextGrid, Community Building and the Beauty of TEI
Interview with Prof. Dr. Werner Wegstein, computer-aided philology, University of Würzburg

Virtual Research Environment and Diversification of Intra-Scientific Communication
Interview with Dr. Sigrun Eckelmann, German Research Foundation

Tools, Surplus Values of Cross-Linked Data and the Meaning of Quality Controls
Interview with Prof. Dr. Andrea Rapp, Institute of Linguistics and Literary Studies at Technische Universität Darmstadt

Grid Projects in Great Britain and Co-Operation with TextGrid
Interview with Dr. Tobias Blanke, Arts and Humanities eScience Support Centre (AHeSSC), King's College London

Digital Editing and the History of TextGrid
Interview with Prof. Dr. Fotis Jannidis, Holder of the chair in Literary Computing and German Literary History, University of Würzburg

Digital Music Editing
Interview with Prof. Dr. Joachim Veit, Musicology Seminar (Detmold/Paderborn), University of Paderborn

Virtual Work Environment and Socio-Scientific Evaluation Syntax
Interview with Dr. Peter Bartelheimer, Sociological Research Institute, University of Göttingen

Interpreting Between Computer Scientists and Humanists and the Constitution of Beta Versions
Interview with Dr. Oliver Schmid, Centre for Electronic Text Processing and Publication in the Humanities, University of Trier