Cultural Heritage Research Group

The Cultural Heritage Research Group at BFM is focused on exploring how digital cultural datasets can be utilized to understand and preserve cultural heritage. Specifically, the group investigates three key areas: (1) the origins and functions of cultural datasets within historical and contemporary contexts, (2) the development and evolution of cultural metadata, and (3) the challenges and opportunities involved in ensuring the interoperability of cultural data, particularly in the context of open data initiatives.

The Cultural Heritage Research Group is positioned at the intersection of several international research fields, including digital humanities, computational linguistics, and media innovation studies. By engaging in interdisciplinary research, the group contributes to the global discourse on cultural heritage preservation and the role of digital data in maintaining cultural identity.

The Cultural Heritage Research Group is co-led by Professor Indrek Ibrus  and Andres Kõnno. 

Externally Funded Projects

The group is involved in several externally funded projects, including : 

  • WIRE,  
  • FilmEU+,  
  • Public Value of Open Cultural Data,  

Recent Key Publications

The following are selected publications from group members that align with the research focus:

  1. Mets, M., Karjus, A., Ibrus, I., & Schich, M. (2024). "Automated stance detection in complex topics and small languages: The challenging case of immigration in polarizing news media." PLoS ONE, 19(4), e0302380.
  2. Ibrus, I. (2024). "Media Innovation Studies: An Expanding Field." In: Rohn, U.; Raats, T.; von Rimscha, B. (Eds.). De Gruyter Handbook of Media Economics. De Gruyter.
  3. Järvekülg, M., & Ibrus, I. (2024). "Toward a decentralized copyright infrastructure as a ‘public service’: the case of Digiciti and Estonia." International Journal of Cultural Policy.
  4. Kõnno, A., Allkivi-Metsoja, K., Kippar, J., Kamarik, T., Petrov, H., & Ibrus, I. (2024). "Projekti EKKD119 andmestik: ERR-i raadioarhiivi kultuurisaadete süntaktiline märgendus."