The DEER

The Distributed European Electronic Resource

The DEER

The DEER will be a digital online resource for research and learning in European culture, using the technologies of e-science and distributed computing (grid computing). It will be a work platform for collaborative research, and an accessible repository for distributed digital materials. It will provide a means of ensuring that the products of cultural research, content, and application development are permanently available for the people of Europe.

DEER principles

• Overarching - ultimately, Europe’s cultural memory

• Unity and diversity - enjoying Europe’s diverse cultures

• Visionary and forward looking - using advanced technologies

• Multilingual - for all content as far as practicable

• Bring users to the foreground - market + user research

• Communication, creativity and joint working - forum for

participation and collaborative research

• Permanence - through principles of digital preservation

• Multinational - through national agreements

• Interoperable - an environment for a distributed resource

• Education and learning - for higher education and for all

DEER components

Content Creation

(VR, projects, &c),

User GroupsPublic awareness

Training in use of resources

Training in Creation of resources

research community awareness

Collaborative workspace

PortalCataloguing, metadata

Repository, storage, preservation

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DEER portals

Learning and courses(digital skills)

Learning,courses(content)

User profiles,groups

Collaborativeresearch

workspace

Learning and courses

(digital culture)

Cultural content,

research dataPublicDEER

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The DEER is…

• An infrastructure– For content providers and owners

• A distributed repository– ensuring storage and digital preservation

• Portals– providing access to distributed collections– providing new research and learning technology

services for users

• A collaborative workspace– developing and using research support technologies

The DEER is for…

• The European research community– Research matrix, NoE, CORDIS etc

• A range of user communities– content creators– content users and re-purposers– learners, the public, special needs– commercial exploiters

The DEER requires ...

• Integration of existing and new national content and learning networks

• An organisational model suitable for a distributed European resource

• A range of training and out-reach services– Standards awareness, Guides to Good Practice,

Training (e.g. TEI)

– Teaching applications e.g. Euro Masters, schools, life long and distance learning

– Public awareness of the value of cultural heritage

Roadmap - outline

• Scope of the DEER: statement of purpose; principles

• Components, uses, and users • Principles underlying organizational structure• Policy Models• Relevant technologies• Implementation model• Long term funding model• Outcomes: permanent and sustainable

Roadmap - 1

• Scope of the DEER: statement of purpose; principles• Components, uses, and users

– as identified by current project partners– as currently provided (from lists of existing services)– Perceived gaps in current provision

• Principles underlying organizational structure of DEER– Centralization vs distribution?– Consensus management; consultative bodies– Legal framework– Multilinguality, multi-layered communities

Roadmap - 2

• Policy Models– Access: terms and conditions of use, rights

management framework, – Description: standards, formats,

• Relevant technologies– Resource discovery. data mining and data description– User authentication and profiling– Necessary technical infrastructures (physical

networks, grid technologies etc)– Multilinguality

Roadmap - 3

• Implementation model: How to get there from here– Initial and permanent structure– Set up costs– Running costs

– Timetable– Risks

Roadmap - 4

• Long term funding model – Cost-benefit analysis; – strategic partnerships– anticipated revenue streams

• Outcomes– Short, medium, long term benefits– Permanence/durability of integrated actions