Strategies to End a Scientific Project in the Digital Humanities: A Comparative Study of Corpus Coranicum and Galassia Musisque Deoque Galaxy (MQDQ Galaxy)

This thesis explores the challenges and opportunities related to the preservation, accessibility, and Ending principles of DH projects. It investigated this subject using two case studies: MQDQ Galaxy, a digital archive of Latin poetry, and Corpus Coranicum, an online resource for Quran study. Both programs are significant academic sources with access to substantial textual collections and novel tools. However, some factors affect the long-term accessibility of the projects, such as server-side technologies, external dependencies, and dynamic features. The Endings Principles are a collection of best practices for ensuring the preservation and longevity of digital products, serving as the study's analytical foundation. It evaluates the projects' technological infrastructure, user accessibility, preservation policies, free access, and advanced research tools to assess the procedure of scientific strategies for ending projects. This thesis highlighted some recommendations that emphasize better inclusion for the projects. Thus, projects can benefit from these tasks: migrating to static outputs, incorporating metadata directly into project files, guaranteeing meaningful and durable URLs, and reducing reliance on third-party tools. One of the key findings reveals that MQDQ Galaxy benefits from its infrastructure to guarantee long-term output. At the same time, Corpus Coranicum would improve long-term preservation with more robust mechanisms for its interactive features. Moreover, both these case studies have adequate features, such as open access to data and good documentation, which reveals that both consider these important points. This thesis tries to consider the subject of digital humanities by exploring real case studies about sustainability and the ending project. It highlights how crucial it is to have accessibility and sustainability plans. It could help the academic materials are accessible and adaptable for future scholars