Stabi Lab Datencafé

The Stabi Lab Datencafé provides support and resources for everyone working with digital humanities methodologies, building their own project or those interested in learning new tools for digital scholarship. No registration is required. Feel free to simply drop in!

When: Every first Monday of the month, 14-17pm
Where: Room Oxford (04G01), Unter den Linden

Poster der Veranstaltungen des Datencafé des Stabi Lab für April, Mai und Juni 2026.

Upcoming input sessions:

1 April 2026, 2pm
Qalamos: Globales Schrifterbe digital entdecken und visualisieren

4 May 2026, 12pm
Mit Geodaten raumzeitliche Zusammenhänge erforschen

1 June 2026, 2pm
CrossAsia Lab Hands-on: Digitale Services explorieren und mitgestalten

What you can expect at the Datencafé

The opportunities for data-driven research are advancing fast. In addition to new technologies and tools, practices of collecting, data standards and ways for making collections data available are changing. Whether you are working on a seminar project, a final thesis or a wider research project, the team of the Stabi Lab is here to support you:

  • Collecting and preparing data
  • Analyzing and interpreting data
  • Visualizing data
  • Digital editions
  • Applying DH-tools and methods sensibly
  • Data ethics and data standards

Hands-on input sessions introduce attendees to methods and tools for working with digital collections data. In 30-minute session, attendees will gain practical insights into current developments in the digital humanities and experimental work with collections data by subject experts. Everyone is invited to try and test methods and tools for their own project following the input sessions.

The Stabi Lab Datencafé provides access to a variety of resources:

  • Research journals and literature in digital scholarship
  • Access to APIs and curated datasets
  • Information on digital research tools and methodologies
  • On-site use of digital scholarship software (e.g. OxygenXMLEditor, Gephi, Python Anaconda, OpenRefine, R and R Studio)
  • On-site use of laptops

Ausstattung Stabi Lab

The Stabi Lab Datencafé provides an open space to experiment with the digital collections data of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. There are spaces for individual as well as group work available. The space also includes a smartboard, white boards, laptops and flexible seating arrangements for collaborative work.

Discovering data + Creating knowledge

Whether you are working on your own project, you are curious to learn about digital methods or you simply would like to drop in: The Stabi Lab Data Café is open to all!

Contact: lab@sbb.spk-berlin.de