The Göttingen Dialog in Digital Humanities is an initiative that started in 2015. This event creates a meeting place for researchers, students, and practitioners of Digital Humanities in Göttingen and neighbouring universities and research institutions. External speakers receive an invitation to provide a keynote lecture that is the starting point for thematic discussions and ensured several fruitful project collaborations. The best paper receives a 500 Euro award. Criteria are equally for the submitted paper and the presentation of the research during the Göttingen Dialog.

This special issue contains selected papers from a past event. It covers topics of historical and modern natural language processing, video analysis, and research on manuscripts and ornaments ranging from antiquity to today. A complete list of all presented papers is available under https://www.etrap.eu/activities/gddh-2016/ including both the video recordings of the presentation and the slides. Hazel Wilkinson received the best paper award for the contribution “A database of printers’ ornaments.”