CLARIAH Community Connect 2025

On Wednesday, December 3rd, CLARIAH-NL will organise its first Community
Connect in Utrecht. CLARIAH-NL is a network of humanities faculties,
research and heritage institutes, enhancing humanities research through
shared data, tools, workflows, and teaching materials.

This Community Connect event specifically aims to connect (potential) users,
researchers, developers and GLAM professionals to collaborate, show and tell, and discuss future developments.

In the morning, a closed session will be held with representatives from the field to
facilitate an open dialogue, enabling the drafting of the next CLARIAH-NL Roadmap (2026-2030). The input will help us assess the current infrastructure and develop a clear vision for its long-term direction, fostering excellent research based on the richness of Dutch cultural heritage resources. Specific topics that will be addressed include identifying research opportunities, gaps in the current CLARIAH-NL landscape, resource needs, available techniques, and robust organisation.

The afternoon is the heart of Community Connect, featuring showcases of research and teaching conducted with CLARIAH-NL, as well as discussions on the frontier of digital humanities research that extends beyond the current CLARIAH-NL infrastructure. The afternoon session is open to anyone interested in attending. There will also be ample opportunities to meet fellow researchers, GLAM colleagues, and new colleagues. We will delve into the latest CLARIAH developments in SSHOC-NL, future grants, and provide an outlook on the CLARIAH roadmap based on the morning session. More details will follow and will be shared on the CLARIAH website. Expect a vibrant event where the future of humanities research will take centre stage!