SoNAR (IDH): Interfaces to Data for Historical Social Network Analysis and Research
Project to investigate and demonstrate a research technology for historical network analysis
SoNAR (IDH) is trialling the development of a research technology for historical network analysis (HNA). The project builds on the network repositories of KPE, ZDB and GND and closes a serious gap in services for historical research. In future, researchers investigating topics and research questions with the HNA will be able to access a standardised, nationally available service. Dealing with various subject-specific data formats or the recurring development of specific technical infrastructures will be of secondary importance; the data once recorded in the network repositories will be available with SoNAR (IDH) via machine and intuitive user interfaces.
The challenges to be addressed in the project are Quality and timeliness of processed data, transparency of processing and reproducibility of results, usability and expandability of the technology, visualisation and interaction with data, data collection and correction, implementation and operation as well as quality assurance of the results.
More information on the project website: https://sonar.fh-potsdam.de
