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Europeana and Europeana and EuropeanaLocal EuropeanaLocal

the role of local and regional digital the role of local and regional digital cultural content in the Europeana cultural content in the Europeana

serviceserviceSofia 2008Sofia 2008

12 November 200812 November 2008

Rob Davies,Rob Davies,

Scientific Co-ordinator Scientific Co-ordinator

EuropeanaLocalEuropeanaLocal

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Digital Libraries Initiative (DLI)Digital Libraries Initiative (DLI)http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/indehttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/index_en.htmx_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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““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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Predecessor infrastructural Predecessor infrastructural projectsprojects

TEL (The European Library)TEL (The European Library) Collaborative platform of 48 CENL national librariesCollaborative platform of 48 CENL national libraries Managed by Managed by The European Library Office, KL Netherlands The European Library Office, KL Netherlands Free searching, object level, standardised metadata, multilingual Free searching, object level, standardised metadata, multilingual

access access Sequence of projects ((IST, eContentplus) 2003-Sequence of projects ((IST, eContentplus) 2003- Each bringing in more national libraries and advancing technicallyEach bringing in more national libraries and advancing technically

MICHAEL/MICHAELPLus (2004-8)MICHAEL/MICHAELPLus (2004-8) Driven mainly by Ministries of CultureDriven mainly by Ministries of Culture Funded under e-TenFunded under e-Ten Access to collection descriptionsAccess to collection descriptions

Research projects (Research projects (FP6/ICT) FP6/ICT) DELOS, BRICKS, QVIZ and moreDELOS, BRICKS, QVIZ and more

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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 LibraryThe roadmap to a European Digital Library

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Thematic Network: Thematic Network: Europeana.Net (2007-9)Europeana.Net (2007-9)

Establish trust between the institutionsEstablish trust between the institutions

Create the organisational structure for EuropeanaCreate the organisational structure for Europeana

Tackle domain interoperability issues (standards)Tackle domain interoperability issues (standards)

Propose a practical implementation/prototypePropose a practical implementation/prototype

Business modelBusiness model Annual cost 3.6 million EURAnnual cost 3.6 million EUR EC projects + national ministries + site revenueEC projects + national ministries + site revenue

Item or object levelItem or object level

Make recommendations for future researchMake recommendations for future research

EuropeanaEuropeana

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European Commission European Commission commitmentcommitment

New project cluster under eContent+ (already/about to New project cluster under eContent+ (already/about to be under contract)be under contract) EuropeanaLocal (began June 2008) Athena European Film Gateway Apenet (national archives) (national archives)

New projects coming under eContentplus and CIPNew projects coming under eContentplus and CIP EuropeanaV1, EuropeanaConnect (under negotiation) EuropeanaV1, EuropeanaConnect (under negotiation) etcetc

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EuropeanaLocal (2008-11)EuropeanaLocal (2008-11)

Best Practice Network Best Practice Network 36 months36 months 4.3 million EUR 4.3 million EUR

Improve interoperability of digital content sourced by Improve interoperability of digital content sourced by regional/local libraries, museums, archivesregional/local libraries, museums, archives 20 million items 20 million items Large pilot implementation: 27 countriesLarge pilot implementation: 27 countries

Local content infrastructure for Local content infrastructure for harvestingharvesting and indexing and indexing metadata (objects stay on original sites) metadata (objects stay on original sites) OAI-PMH repositoriesOAI-PMH repositories Europe wide network of repositories/ aggregations Europe wide network of repositories/ aggregations map existing metadata to Europeana Metadata Application Profilemap existing metadata to Europeana Metadata Application Profile local vocabularies ‘SKOSified’ local vocabularies ‘SKOSified’

Establish easy processes for making metadata availableEstablish easy processes for making metadata available to Europeana and other services (tourism, education, family history, to Europeana and other services (tourism, education, family history,

research)research)

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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

Images high in the mixImages high in the mix Public domain ‘cultural’ records held by archives etc. Public domain ‘cultural’ records held by archives etc. Promote content contribution from local Promote content contribution from local

users/communitiesusers/communities More digitisation needed for full representation of all More digitisation needed for full representation of all

localitieslocalities

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Europeana content holdersEuropeana content holders

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Variable starting pointsVariable starting points

Advanced practice among EuropeanaLocal partners in Advanced practice among EuropeanaLocal partners in implementing digital libraries, portals, OAI-PMH etcimplementing digital libraries, portals, OAI-PMH etc France, Norway, Poland, Spain, UK etcFrance, Norway, Poland, Spain, UK etc

Limited progress Limited progress Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Romania etc Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Romania etc

Spectrum from somewhat centralised to very regional/local Spectrum from somewhat centralised to very regional/local Centralised initiatives seldom have full country coverageCentralised initiatives seldom have full country coverage

Europeana target for national portal aggregations is 14 Europeana target for national portal aggregations is 14 member states by 2012member states by 2012 Currently 6 or 7 underway?Currently 6 or 7 underway? Collection level or item level?Collection level or item level?

EuropeanaLocal: phased approachEuropeanaLocal: phased approach

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EuropeanaLocal partners: types of EuropeanaLocal partners: types of organisationorganisation

EDLFoundation EDLFoundation 1 Ministry of Culture (as aggregators of local content)1 Ministry of Culture (as aggregators of local content) 2 national libraries 2 national museums (“)2 national libraries 2 national museums (“) 3 national cultural agencies (“)3 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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Open Archive InitiativeOpen Archive Initiative

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Europeana Semantic Elements Europeana Semantic Elements (ESE)(ESE)

Metadata defined to match specific functionality of prototype Metadata defined to match specific functionality of prototype Mixture of simple DC plus some qualifiers + 2 new elementsMixture of simple DC plus some qualifiers + 2 new elements ’’User tag’: public tags created by registered usersUser tag’: public tags created by registered users

No Europeana ‘application profile’ proposed yetNo Europeana ‘application profile’ proposed yet data used with existing schemas data used with existing schemas TEL application profile, DC (simple, qualified), MODS,METS. EAD, TEL application profile, DC (simple, qualified), MODS,METS. EAD,

proprietary proprietary mapping and conversion done in-house at Europeanamapping and conversion done in-house at Europeana

Longer term scalabiityLonger term scalabiity will require decentralisationwill require decentralisation automation of metadata conversion either at aggregator or central automation of metadata conversion either at aggregator or central

level level

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Metadata enrichmentMetadata enrichment

Mainly manually entered but also process text to look for person names

Similar technology as is applied by search engines, extracting keywords and assigning relevance according to frequency

Coverage is specifiEuropeana in any number of ways such as geographical names, administrative entities and coordinates. Need geo-metadata

Difficult to get disambiguous temporal metadata but possible

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Future stepsFuture steps

Prototype launched to EC, Council of Ministers, 19/20 NovPrototype launched to EC, Council of Ministers, 19/20 Nov Europeana VI delivers first release early 2010Europeana VI delivers first release early 2010 Institutions/aggregators use ESE till thenInstitutions/aggregators use ESE till then Locally-implemented processes for metadata enrichment?Locally-implemented processes for metadata enrichment? Integrate complementary infrastructure and standardsIntegrate complementary infrastructure and standards

Semantic web Semantic web OAI/ORE (Object Re-use and Exchange)OAI/ORE (Object Re-use and Exchange) RSS/|ATOMRSS/|ATOM MultilingualismMultilingualism Place/geography Place/geography Social networks Social networks Collection identificationCollection identification Rights expression (C20 black hole)Rights expression (C20 black hole) Persistent identifiersPersistent identifiers

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