HUMMA.LV: Towards a Collaborative Digital Platform for Humanities and Arts in Latvia

Abstract

This overview paper discusses the HUMMA digital platform, detailing its evolution and broad objectives. Originally stemming from the Archives of Latvian Folklore, the platform has expanded to include diverse datasets from various institutions, enhancing accessibility and integration across the humanities and arts. HUMMA supports data storage, representation, and analysis, serving researchers, students, and the public interested in cultural processes and artistic expressions in Latvia. It also promotes citizen science and crowdsourcing to enrich its content, illustrating a commitment to collaborative, interdisciplinary data use in the humanities.