Here are some practical resources in the Digital Humanities (DH) especially relevant for German speakers or scholars working in German contexts:
- Academic Networks & Associations
Digital Humanities im deutschsprachigen Raum (DHd)
Central DH network in the German-speaking world. Offers events, job postings, project listings, and more.
CLARIN-D
German branch of the European CLARIN infrastructure providing language resources and tools for linguistic research.
DARIAH-DE
Part of the European DARIAH initiative, offering tools, repositories, and training for DH research in Germany.
- Tools & Repositories
TextGrid
A virtual research environment for editing, analyzing, and publishing digital editions and text data.
Corpora at IDS Mannheim
Access to various corpora of the German language hosted by the Leibniz Institute for the German Language.
Gephi (interface available in German)
Widely used open-source network analysis software.
Voyant Tools
Web-based text analysis suite. Usable for German texts and supports multilingual content.
- Teaching & Learning
DH Course Registry (DARIAH)
Filter courses by language, level, and country. Many DH courses in Germany are listed here.
Tutorials from Coding da Vinci
Hackathon series that promotes digital use of cultural heritage data in Germany.
Programming Historian – Deutsch
Translated tutorials on digital tools and methods in humanities research.
- Data Portals & Archives
Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
Central access point to German cultural and scientific institutions’ digital holdings.
Europeana
Pan-European archive including many German institutions.
ZBW Labs
Digital tools and experimental services related to economics and social sciences from the German National Library of Economics.
- Conferences & Events
DHd Annual Conference
Largest German-speaking DH conference; papers, workshops, and networking opportunities.
Open Access Tage
Annual event on open access, data, and infrastructure in German academia.