Definition
In general terms, an activity can be described as one or a set of actions, performed by an agent (person, machine or institution) in order to achieve a result or product that can be shared and valued by another agent.
In the context of DARIAH, an activity is interpreted as a collection of people, work items, communications and processes to achieve a specific goal , whose outputs can be made accessible and valued by the DARIAH community (e.g. single researchers as well as research institutions or cultural heritage institutions). Differently to the services, an activity is discrete, as it is marked by an agreed beginning and an end. An activity can be part of a service or of a process.
The examples listed below provide an overview of different activities performed in the DARIAH-ERIC, by displaying different types of data, different communities involved in the creation as well as in the usage/ consumption of the outputs of such activities.