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Title	Alfalab
Period	09 / 2008 - 01 / 2011
Status	Current
Research number	OND1335050
Data Supplier	METIS KNAW

Abstract

Alfalab is a joined project by five institutes of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). In this project the foundation will be laid for the Humanities of the future by means of digital research infrastructure construction. Alfalab aims to unite digital sources and tools for analysis, in order to ease the use of the web for Humanities researchers.

Abstract (NL)

Alfalab is een inititatief van de KNAW waarin 5 wetenschappelijke instituten (DANS, Fryske Akademy, Huygens Instituut, Meertens Instituut en de Virtual Knowledge Studio) samenwerken. Het doel is de samenwerking en het gebruik van digitale methoden in Geesteswetenschappelijk onderzoek te bevorderen. Alfalab versrpeidt hiervoor kennis over digitale instrumenten en data, Alfalab bouwt digitale instrumenten voor de Geesteswetenschappelijke gemeenschap, en Alfalab doet onderzoek naar de inzet van digitale instrumenten in de Geesteswetenschappen en hoe deze instrumenten (virtuele) samenwerkingsverbanden kunnen ondersteunen en stimuleren.

Related organisations

Secretariat	The Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences VKS (KNAW)
Collaboration	Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (KNAW)
Collaboration	Frisian Academy FA (KNAW)
Collaboration	Data Archiving & Networked Services DANS (KNAW)
Financier	Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences - KNAW (KNAW)
Collaboration	Meertens Institute Research and documentation of Dutch language and culture (KNAW)

Related people

Researcher	D.A. Zeldenrust
Project leader	Dr. S. Antonijevic
Project leader	Dr. J.A. Beaulieu
Project leader	Dr. C.M.J.M. van den Heuvel