Towards virtual research environment for Glagolitic manuscript studies

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to support and foster the research on the Croatian Glagolitism within the digital humanities framework, by identifying and examining the features of a virtual research environment that would enhance the possibilities of an interdisciplinary collaborative research of Croatian Glagolitism in a digital environment, supported by the use of digital methods and tools. A survey was conducted among scholars in the Croatian Glagolitism to find out their opinions on the use of digital tools and methods in researching Glagolitism, and get an insight into their experience with digital tools and methods in their research. The scholars were also asked to identify the digital infrastructure elements that would be the most useful and applicable for their research process. This study 1) summarizes the feedback of scholars in Glagolitism obtained in a survey that examined their expectations of a virtual research infrastructure for studies in Glagolitism, 2) provides a fresh insight into the current situation regarding virtual research environments and manuscript studies and 3) gives a proposal of features that a virtual research environment should have to enable collaborative interdisciplinary research in Glagolitism.