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Europeana: Europeana: and and the role of local and the role of local and regional digital cultural regional digital cultural
contentcontentBelgrade, SerbiaBelgrade, Serbia
25 September 200825 September 2008Rob DaviesRob Davies
Co-ordinator, EuropeanaLocalCo-ordinator, EuropeanaLocal
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Digital Libraries Initiative Digital Libraries Initiative (DLI)(DLI)
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_librarhttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/index_en.htmies/index_en.htm
Flagship project of i2010Flagship project of i2010
Letter by six Heads of State and Government to the Letter by six Heads of State and Government to the European Commission (2005)European Commission (2005) Advocated creation of a virtual European libraryAdvocated creation of a virtual European library Aiming to make Europe’s cultural and scientific records Aiming to make Europe’s cultural and scientific records
accessible to allaccessible to all
Positive response from the CommissionPositive response from the Commission Outline strategy: Communication "i2010: Digital Libraries" Outline strategy: Communication "i2010: Digital Libraries" Communication on ‘access to scientific information in the Communication on ‘access to scientific information in the
digital age’ (2007)digital age’ (2007)
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Focus of the DLIFocus of the DLI
Make Europe's rich and diverse cultural and scientific Make Europe's rich and diverse cultural and scientific heritage easier and more interesting to use onlineheritage easier and more interesting to use online for work, leisure and/or studyfor work, leisure and/or study books, films, maps, photographs, music, etcbooks, films, maps, photographs, music, etc
Combine multicultural and multilingual environments with Combine multicultural and multilingual environments with technological advances and new business models technological advances and new business models
Two strands: Two strands: Cultural heritage:Cultural heritage:
build a common European Digital Library build a common European Digital Library Scientific heritageScientific heritage: :
ensure current and future access for research and innovation ensure current and future access for research and innovation purposes . purposes .
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The EU VisionThe EU Vision
Across Museums, Archives, Libraries, Across Museums, Archives, Libraries, Audiovisual Archives and other content Audiovisual Archives and other content ownersowners
Centres of CompetenceCentres of Competence
Centres of CompetenceCentres of Competence
Access
Digitisation
Preservation
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The European LibraryThe European Library(TEL)(TEL)
http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/index.htmlhttp://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/index.html
Collaborative platform of 48 CENL national librariesCollaborative platform of 48 CENL national libraries Managed by Managed by The European Library Office, Royal Library of The European Library Office, Royal Library of
NetherlandsNetherlands Free searching, object level, standardised metadata, multilingual Free searching, object level, standardised metadata, multilingual
access access
Sequence of projectsSequence of projects TELTEL TEL-ME-MOR (2005-2007)TEL-ME-MOR (2005-2007) EDL project (2006-2008) EDL project (2006-2008) TELplus (2007-2009) TELplus (2007-2009) Each bringing in more national libraries and advancing technicallyEach bringing in more national libraries and advancing technically
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FUMAGABAFUMAGABAhttp://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/organisation/http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/organisation/
cooperation/fumagaba/index.phpcooperation/fumagaba/index.php
TEL project funded by the Swiss Development Agency TEL project funded by the Swiss Development Agency (2008-9)(2008-9)
IncludesIncludes the national library holdings of 10 eastern the national library holdings of 10 eastern European countries (all CENL members). European countries (all CENL members). Albania Albania Armenia Armenia AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina GeorgiaGeorgia Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia MoldovaMoldova UkraineUkraine
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TEL Serbian home pageTEL Serbian home page http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/organisation/servicehttp://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/organisation/service
s/userguide_sr.htmls/userguide_sr.html
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““For the users it is not For the users it is not important whether the important whether the sources of knowledge and sources of knowledge and experience are kept by experience are kept by archives, libraries or archives, libraries or museums, but to get museums, but to get access to the sources they access to the sources they want, and to be able to use want, and to be able to use these sources across types these sources across types of sources and sectors of of sources and sectors of institutions.” institutions.”
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A structure for EDL?
EDL
National Digital Library
ACE
Film Archive X
Eurbica National Archive 1
MICHAEL
TEL
NL 1 NL 2 NL 3
Museum X
Archive X
National Archive 2
Film Archive 1
Film Archive 2
Film Archive 3
National Archive 3
Library X
Museum A Archive A Library A
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Establish trust between the institutionsEstablish trust between the institutions
Create the organisational structure for a European Digital Create the organisational structure for a European Digital LibraryLibrary
Tackle domain interoperability issues (standards)Tackle domain interoperability issues (standards)
Propose a practical implementation of the European Digital Propose a practical implementation of the European Digital Library (a user defined prototype)Library (a user defined prototype)
Make recommendations for future researchMake recommendations for future research
Europeana.Net: goalsEuropeana.Net: goals
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End of 2006: full collaboration among EU National Libraries End of 2006: full collaboration among EU National Libraries
From 2007 collaboration to be expanded to Archives, From 2007 collaboration to be expanded to Archives, Museums and Audiovisual ArchivesMuseums and Audiovisual Archives
November 2007: November 2007: EDL FoundationEDL Foundation in place in place• major European associations of archives, audiovisual archives, major European associations of archives, audiovisual archives,
museums and libraries as foundersmuseums and libraries as founders
2,000,000 books, films, photographs, manuscripts, and 2,000,000 books, films, photographs, manuscripts, and other cultural works accessible by 2008other cultural works accessible by 2008
At least 6,000,000 works by 2010At least 6,000,000 works by 2010
The roadmap to a European Digital The roadmap to a European Digital LibraryLibrary
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EDL FoundationEDL Foundation
EURBICAEURBICA
FIATFIAT
ACEACE
EMFEMF
CENLCENL
LIBERLIBER
MICHAELMICHAEL
KBKB
ICOM EuropeICOM Europe
CERLCERL
INAINA
BABA
European Regional Branch of Intl. Council onEuropean Regional Branch of Intl. Council on
ArchivesArchives
Intl. Fed. of Television Archives Intl. Fed. of Television Archives
Association Cinémathèques EuropeennesAssociation Cinémathèques Europeennes
European Museums ForumEuropean Museums Forum
Conference of European National LibrariansConference of European National Librarians
Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes deLigue des Bibliothèques Européennes de
RechercheRecherche
Multilingual Inventory of Cultural Heritage inMultilingual Inventory of Cultural Heritage in
EuropeEurope
National Library of The NetherlandsNational Library of The Netherlands
International Council of Museums EuropeInternational Council of Museums Europe
Consortium of European Research LibrariesConsortium of European Research Libraries
Institut Audiovisuel, FranceInstitut Audiovisuel, France
Bundesarchiv, GermanyBundesarchiv, Germany
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EuropeanaLocal (2008-11)EuropeanaLocal (2008-11)
Best Practice NetworkBest Practice Network Improve interoperability of digital content sourced by Improve interoperability of digital content sourced by regional/ regional/
local libraries, museums, archiveslocal libraries, museums, archives 20 million items in this project 20 million items in this project
Infrastructure for Infrastructure for harvestingharvesting and indexing metadata and indexing metadata Europe wide network of OAI-PMH repositories/ aggregations Europe wide network of OAI-PMH repositories/ aggregations map existing metadata to Europeana Metadata Application Profilemap existing metadata to Europeana Metadata Application Profile local vocabularies processed via SKOS’ local vocabularies processed via SKOS’
Integrated within Europeana prototype service Integrated within Europeana prototype service Establish easy processes for making content/metadata Establish easy processes for making content/metadata
availableavailable to Europeana and other services (tourism, education, family history, to Europeana and other services (tourism, education, family history,
researchresearch
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Basic facts Basic facts
Duration 36 monthsDuration 36 months Budget 4.3 million Euro (80% funded)Budget 4.3 million Euro (80% funded) 1031+ Person-months in total1031+ Person-months in total 32 Partners32 Partners 39 Deliverables39 Deliverables
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Europeana content holdersEuropeana content holders
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EuropeanaLocal partners: EuropeanaLocal partners: types of organisationtypes of organisation
EDLFoundation EDLFoundation 1 Ministry of Culture 1 Ministry of Culture 2 national libraries (as aggregators of local content)2 national libraries (as aggregators of local content) 2 national museums2 national museums 3 national cultural agencies3 national cultural agencies 5 regional cultural authorities5 regional cultural authorities 7 public libraries 7 public libraries 1 local museum1 local museum 1 research foundation1 research foundation 1 regional digital library provider1 regional digital library provider 7 private sector organisations7 private sector organisations
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Variable starting pointsVariable starting points
Advanced practice in implementing digital libraries, Advanced practice in implementing digital libraries, portals, OAI-PMH etc portals, OAI-PMH etc France, Norway, Poland, Spain, UKFrance, Norway, Poland, Spain, UK
Limited progress Limited progress Bulgaria, Greece, Romania etcBulgaria, Greece, Romania etc
Somewhat centralised to very regional/local Somewhat centralised to very regional/local
Phased approachPhased approach
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Contributing content – not Contributing content – not straightforwardstraightforward
Content
XML/HTTP
Resources
Collections
Metadata harvesting
Legacy databasesStandards
Items
IPRMetadata
OCRMiningCommission
EDLocal
Michael
EDL Foundation
Committee of Regions
National Cps
Ministries of Culture
Local Cps Regional CpsNational initiatives
Thematic networks
MinervaTEL
Tagging
Folksonomies
Ontologies
OWL
RDF
OAI-PMH
SemanticWeb
Meta noise
Taxonomies
Collabularies
Search engines
Geography
Deep content
Web Services
Web 2.0
Future services
Syndication/RSS/Atom
XML/HTTP
WIKIs
Participation
Blogs
Open Source
Multi-lingual services
Business modelsAJAX
IPR
EDLnet
Application profiles
Authentication
Controlled vocabularies
Payment
i2010
TELplus
TEL-ME-MOR
Europeana
Fedora
DSpace
Greenstone
SKOS
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Important local content typesImportant local content types
Items and collections of high cultural value (‘treasures’) Items and collections of high cultural value (‘treasures’) held at local or regional levelheld at local or regional level
Specific local collections held by libraries, museums and Specific local collections held by libraries, museums and archives, local audio-visual archivesarchives, local audio-visual archives
Public domain ‘cultural’ records held by archives etc. Public domain ‘cultural’ records held by archives etc.
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Open Archive InitiativeOpen Archive Initiative
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Future stepsFuture steps Europeana VI delivers first release early 2010Europeana VI delivers first release early 2010 Institutions/aggregators use Europeana Semantic ElementsInstitutions/aggregators use Europeana Semantic Elements Need to deal with ‘place’ and geographic metadata Need to deal with ‘place’ and geographic metadata Locally-implemented processes for metadata enrichment?Locally-implemented processes for metadata enrichment? Monitor new infrastructural standardsMonitor new infrastructural standards
RSS/|ATOMRSS/|ATOM Semantic web Semantic web Social networks Social networks CollectionsCollections Rights expression (C20 black hole)Rights expression (C20 black hole) IdentifiersIdentifiers
Interest in object models (ORE/OAI) for Europeana V1Interest in object models (ORE/OAI) for Europeana V1 Data may need to be reindexed by EuropeanaData may need to be reindexed by Europeana
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Other eContentplus projects Other eContentplus projects supporting Europeanasupporting Europeana
ATHENA (museums)ATHENA (museums) European Film GatewayEuropean Film Gateway ARROW (public domain database)ARROW (public domain database) APENet (national archives)APENet (national archives) And now…….Europeana V1, EuropeanaConnects etcAnd now…….Europeana V1, EuropeanaConnects etc
After eContentplus …CIP Policy Support ProgammeAfter eContentplus …CIP Policy Support Progamme Pilot actionsPilot actions January 2009 callJanuary 2009 call 100 million EUR100 million EUR
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Funding for new countries to join Funding for new countries to join Europeana? Europeana?
CENLCENL eContentpluseContentplus
They will use digital content if it is there, but won’t pay (yet)They will use digital content if it is there, but won’t pay (yet)
CIP programme CIP programme CH Research programmeCH Research programme Culture 2007-13 programmeCulture 2007-13 programme National fundingNational funding Third party fundingThird party funding
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Europeana and SerbiaEuropeana and Serbia
Become interoperable with EuropeanaBecome interoperable with Europeana Adopt Europeana standards/infrastructureAdopt Europeana standards/infrastructure
OAI-PMH repositoriesOAI-PMH repositories Europeana metadata application profileEuropeana metadata application profile Decide on a sensible level of aggregationDecide on a sensible level of aggregation
DigitiseDigitise Set up centres of competence on digitisationSet up centres of competence on digitisation Train peopleTrain people Establish some priorities for digitisationEstablish some priorities for digitisation
Work ‘cross domain’ Work ‘cross domain’ that is: work with archives, audio-visual archives, museumsthat is: work with archives, audio-visual archives, museums
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Thank You!!Thank You!!
Rob DaviesRob Davies
Scientific Co-ordinatorScientific Co-ordinator
EuropeanaLocal EuropeanaLocal
[email protected]@mdrpartners.com