cloud computing for cataloguing and valorization of the cultural heritage
DESCRIPTION
These slides describe a cataloguing information system developed on the Livebase platform (by fhoster.com) and presented at the Digital Heritage International Congress 2013 (Oct 28 – Nov 01, Marseille). The system is the result of a collaboration between Fhoster and TekneHub (one of the four Laboratories of the Tecnopole of Ferrara), which involved Chiara Feriotto, Michela Biancardi, Ursula Thun Hohenstein and Marzia Breda from the University of Ferrara. THE PROBLEM In Italy, the Central Institute for Cataloguing and Documentation (ICCD) rules the cataloguing of the rich and articulated Italian Cultural Heritage through a complex system of shared methodology and formats. ICCD established different catalogue datasheets for each typology of Cultural Good, providing also detailed instructions to fill them. However, the computer assisted process necessary to the management of these complex datasheets (in some cases up to nearly 500 fields) is inadequate. TekneHub carried out a survey to analyse problems and needs through all the steps of the cataloging activity, thus drawing a precise picture of the issues to be addressed. As a result of this study, Fhoster has been selected as the reference technological partner to start a pilot project trying to address the issues. THE PILOT PROJECT The unique model-driven approach of the Livebase platform allowed Fhoster and TekneHub to quickly test many alternative designs to match the ICCD datasheet chosen as a test (Naturalistic Palaeontological Goods – form BNP 3.01), and to implement specific functions to facilitate the cataloguing activity. As a test bed, the Geological Museum “Capellini” offered all the paper entry catalogue of its collection of fossil fish from the Middle Eocene of Bolca (Vicenza, Italy). The application interface has been shaped taking into account consistency and intuitiveness. CONCLUSIONS The application created on the Livebase platform strongly improves the efficiency of the cataloguing activity and, at the same time, allows a quick and effective query of the catalogue through basic and advanced filters, and it’s still compliant with the complex Italian cataloguing standards.TRANSCRIPT
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE
Experimentation of the Livebase platformfor fast development of cataloguing applications
Research Group:Dr. Chiara Feriotto
Arch. Michela BiancardiDr. Ursula Thun Hohenstein
Ing. Antonio LeonforteDr. Marzia Breda
DIGITAL HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2013 – MARSEILLE, 28 OCT. – 01 NOV. 2013
fhoster.com
International exhibition on Industrial Researchin Bologna Fair District, Italy
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
SAMPLE STUDYGeological Museum Giovanni Capellini
(University of Bologna, Italy) www.museocapellini.it
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
• Cataloguing standards
• Problems:1. The absence of
cataloguing practice 2. Different
cataloguing software• ARTVIEW;• Artin XML;• Sigec
catalogatore;• SIGEC Web;• Other software
used at regional level.
3. Structure of the ICCD catalogue datasheets
STATUS QUOGuariniSIRBeCSamiraSICAPWebSIRPaCICBCCartCRBCSICPACPA.CU.S.
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
BNP CATALOGUE DATASHEET
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
Mene rhombea
Eolates gracilis
Pycnodus platessa
http://www.flickr.com/photos/301202/3595355638/http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/448952/enlarge
SAMPLE COLLECTIONThe fossils collections of Bolca (Vicenza, Italy) from the middle Eocene
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
• Livebase is a web platform to quickly create and managecomplex database applications in the cloud
• Safe, robust applications are generated & updated automaticallyfrom high-level (conceptual ) data models
• No hardware to purchase / no software to installThe small monthly fee includes upgrades, hosting & backups
THE LIVEBASE PLATFORM
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
100+ main concepts150+ associations & compositions 12 diagrams (one for each functional area)
LIVEBASE MODEL OF A BNP CATALOGUE
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
Six macro-areas• Intrinsic data
• Management data
• Data related to the attachements
• Data regarding the filling of the form
• Links among datasheets
• Additional annotations
https://hs3.fhoster.com/unife/Capellini
APPLICATION GENERATED BY LIVEBASE
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
Closed and open dictionaries
https://hs3.fhoster.com/unife/Capellini
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
APPLICATION GENERATED BY LIVEBASE
Tooltips & contextual help
https://hs3.fhoster.com/unife/Capellini
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
APPLICATION GENERATED BY LIVEBASE
Advanced filters
https://hs3.fhoster.com/unife/Capellini
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
APPLICATION GENERATED BY LIVEBASE
Other features
https://hs3.fhoster.com/unife/Capellini
On all catalogs• Multilevel grouping • User-defined calculated columns• Statistics (count, sum, average, standard deviation)
• Can also appear within other web sites
(optional)
On each catalogued item• Deep clone (duplicates the entire item’s structure)
• PDF printout
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013
APPLICATION GENERATED BY LIVEBASE
• Applications can be created in days/weeks instead of months
• Applications can be modified /extended quicklyby just modifying their model
• Strong data-integrity and data-quality constraints included in the model are automatically enforced
• The end-user experience is intuitive and consistent across the whole application
• Application can be easily modeledto be compliant with ICCD rules
• Cloud computing platform: small monthly fee, nothing to purchase/install (just use a web browser)
CONCLUSION
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR CATALOGUING AND VALORIZATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE – DIGITAL HERITAGE 2013