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Table 1

Structure of the interview, changes made and relationship to research questions

No.	Interview questions (translated into English)	Substantial modifications made to Thoegersen (2018)	Corresponding research question
1	To get started, can you describe your current research project(s) for me?	none	none
2	I would like to create as complete a list as possible of the materials normally used in your discipline (I’m thinking about, e.g. primary sources, publications and any other type of materials, in the broadest possible sense of the word). Please list any materials you have generated or collected in the course of your research	- added a mention to the discipline in general - added a few examples of “materials”, as the term is vague and potentially off-putting	RQ1: How do we define “data” in the humanities?
3	a. Can you describe each of these materials for me? I particularly would like to know more about their format, whether physical or digital and how/where they are held	- added a mention to format and preservation - added a separate sub-question on documentation and standards (3b) - added a separate sub-question on methodologies (3c)	RQ1: How do we define “data” in the humanities?
	b. Are [these materials] usually accompanied by documentation? Are there any standards recognised in your discipline regarding these materials?		RQ1: How do we define “data” in the humanities?
			RQ4: What are humanities researchers’ current data management practices?
	c. And, speaking of standards and good practices, are there recognised, frequently applied methodologies in your discipline? And are they somehow described or formalised?
4	Who can access these materials, and do you share them (or would share them) with colleagues and other researchers? And with the public at large (e.g. online)?	none	RQ3: What are humanities researchers’ attitudes towards open science?
4		none	RQ4: What are humanities researchers’ current data management practices?
5	Of the materials you have listed, are there any that contain confidential information or concern someone’s privacy? Are there intellectual property/copyright concerns? And security concerns?	none	RQ4: What are humanities researchers’ current data management practices?
6	How do you decide what research materials to keep or discard at the end of a research project? And those you keep, where do you keep them?	none	RQ4: What are humanities researchers’ current data management practices?
7	Lately, there is a lot of talk about “open data” and “research data”. Think back at the materials we talked about; would you consider any of them “data”? If so, which ones?	- added a mention to open research data to help contextualise the question (our focus on open science was already known to participants)	RQ2: What do humanities researchers think of the word “data” and how do they associate “data” with research materials used in their discipline?
7			RQ3: What are humanities researchers’ attitudes towards open science?
8	More generally, what would you tell me if I asked you to define the word “data”?	none	RQ2: What do humanities researchers think of the word “data” and how do they associate “data” with research materials used in their discipline?

No.	Interview questions (translated into English)	Substantial modifications made to Thoegersen (2018)	Corresponding research question
1	To get started, can you describe your current research project(s) for me?	none	none
2	I would like to create as complete a list as possible of the materials normally used in your discipline (I’m thinking about, e.g. primary sources, publications and any other type of materials, in the broadest possible sense of the word). Please list any materials you have generated or collected in the course of your research	- added a mention to the discipline in general - added a few examples of “materials”, as the term is vague and potentially off-putting	RQ1: How do we define “data” in the humanities?
3	a. Can you describe each of these materials for me? I particularly would like to know more about their format, whether physical or digital and how/where they are held	- added a mention to format and preservation - added a separate sub-question on documentation and standards (3b) - added a separate sub-question on methodologies (3c)	RQ1: How do we define “data” in the humanities?
	b. Are [these materials] usually accompanied by documentation? Are there any standards recognised in your discipline regarding these materials?		RQ1: How do we define “data” in the humanities?
			RQ4: What are humanities researchers’ current data management practices?
	c. And, speaking of standards and good practices, are there recognised, frequently applied methodologies in your discipline? And are they somehow described or formalised?
4	Who can access these materials, and do you share them (or would share them) with colleagues and other researchers? And with the public at large (e.g. online)?	none	RQ3: What are humanities researchers’ attitudes towards open science?
4		none	RQ4: What are humanities researchers’ current data management practices?
5	Of the materials you have listed, are there any that contain confidential information or concern someone’s privacy? Are there intellectual property/copyright concerns? And security concerns?	none	RQ4: What are humanities researchers’ current data management practices?
6	How do you decide what research materials to keep or discard at the end of a research project? And those you keep, where do you keep them?	none	RQ4: What are humanities researchers’ current data management practices?
7	Lately, there is a lot of talk about “open data” and “research data”. Think back at the materials we talked about; would you consider any of them “data”? If so, which ones?	- added a mention to open research data to help contextualise the question (our focus on open science was already known to participants)	RQ2: What do humanities researchers think of the word “data” and how do they associate “data” with research materials used in their discipline?
7			RQ3: What are humanities researchers’ attitudes towards open science?
8	More generally, what would you tell me if I asked you to define the word “data”?	none	RQ2: What do humanities researchers think of the word “data” and how do they associate “data” with research materials used in their discipline?