The Humanities and Social Sciences are a vital component of human culture and offer an essential insight into the world in which we live. The Digital Humanities reflect the transition of the Humanities to the digital age. However, they do not only bring with them new technical means, but also new forms of knowledge creation and dissemination within, across and outside academic disciplines.
Intentions of the Denton Declaration, a project initiated by Open Acces @ UNT, of the University of North Texas are:
- A culture of openness in research.
- A federated model of archiving data to enable discoverability, transparency, and open access.
- A robust and sustainable funding regime for research data management infrastructure (technical, policy, and human resources).
- The development and adoption of metadata standards for research data.
- Long-term access to data that supports published research outputs.
- Support for researchers in negotiations with publishers to allow open access to research in repositories.
- Recognition of researchers’ intellectual property in data and scholarly research outputs.
Software is a cornerstone of science. Without software, twenty-first century science would be impossible. Without better software, science cannot progress. But the culture and institutions of science have not yet adjusted to this reality. Source code must remain available, linked to related materials, for the useful lifetime of the publication.
Manifesto, Endorse, Discussion.