We support researchers in setting up research portals for collaborative work and science communication, particularly in line with the University of Freiburg’s Open Science Policy. We develop these technical infrastructures to be tailored to each individual research project. In doing so, we adhere to international standards for data formats and interfaces, as well as the FAIR and Open Science principles. In this way, we help members of the University to securely store and share research results and data, and to make them accessible in the long term.
Digital editions make historical texts, letters, manuscripts and other sources accessible through structured encoding, machine-readable linking and searchable data models. We consistently rely on established standards such as TEI XML for content encoding, IIIF for image display and Linked Data for enrichment with standardised entities (e.g. from the Integrated Authority File, GND).
Beyond the development and hosting of digital editions, the University Library Freiburg offers a comprehensive range of Digital Humanities services. We provide support for the digitisation and cataloguing of historical sources, as well as automated text recognition using state-of-the-art OCR and HTR technologies.
Freikon is an interactive digital image and multimedia database. It can be used to:
Members of the university can also search other universities’ image databases. Freikon also enables users to create, view and export presentations with image material.