The Center for Digital Textual Heritage (CDHtxt) is dedicated to the preservation, digitization, and computational analysis of Denmark’s rich cultural heritage.
Through collaboration with other academic institutions, libraries, and heritage organizations, CDHtxt strives to ensure that Denmark's textual history is accessible to future generations,
leveraging cutting-edge technology for sustainable data management.
The exponential growth of digital data, particularly within the cultural heritage sector, demands innovative solutions for long-term preservation and accessibility. CDHtxt is committed to fostering a sustainable infrastructure for digital cultural heritage materials. Our mission is to consolidate and advance the various digitization efforts across Danish cultural archives and ensure the preservation of high-quality digital datasets for scholarly use.
Why Digital Textual Heritage Matters
In an era where vast amounts of historical and cultural data are at risk of being lost, CDHtxt stands at the forefront of efforts to preserve Denmark’s textual legacy through digital means. By converting fragile paper archives into accessible, long-lasting digital formats, we ensure that future generations can continue to explore Denmark’s intellectual and cultural history. This work not only secures the survival of invaluable texts but also opens them up to new forms of analysis and interpretation using advanced computational techniques.
Human-in-the-Loop Approach
At the heart of CDHtxt’s operations is the concept of "Human-in-the-Loop" (HITL), which emphasizes the crucial role of human expertise in the digitization process. While automation accelerates data processing, human editors play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of cultural heritage data. CDHtxt’s editorial team specializes in refining digital collections, correcting OCR errors, and enriching datasets with meaningful metadata, ensuring their reliability for future scholarly inquiry.
Innovation in Digital Scholarship
At CDHtxt, we believe that the future of scholarship lies in harnessing the potential of digital and computational approaches to explore and reinterpret our cultural heritage. Our work integrates traditional scholarly methods with state-of-the-art technologies, enabling new ways of reading and analyzing texts. Whether it’s through computational models of literary analysis or the development of digital scholarly editions, we push the boundaries of what is possible in the study of cultural heritage.
