Daten einer Stadt: Stadt.Geschichte.Basel digital

The presentation "Data of a City: Stadt.Geschichte.Basel digital" analyses the methodological, technical, and ethical challenges of digitising urban historical data, using the Basel portal Stadt.Geschichte.Basel as a case study. Key topics include the ambition to create an inclusive portal serving research, teaching, and public history, handling heterogeneous sources and research data, and developing metadata standards sensitive to discrimination. The talk explores the tension between public engagement and scholarly standards, questions of data accessibility, legal frameworks, and sustainable archiving. Particular attention is given to the collaborative development of open, FAIR/CARE-compliant infrastructures and critical reflection on canon formation, visibility, and the socio-political implications of digital history.