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NUMERIC: Statistics for the Digitisation of European Cultural Heritage
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Poll, Roswitha – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present results of NUMERIC, a project of the European Commission that started out to define measures and methods for assessing the current state of digitisation in Europe's cultural institutions (archives, libraries and museums). The central task of the NUMERIC project was to develop a framework for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Background, Museums, Libraries
Digitisation Projects at the University of Dundee Archive Services
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Brown, Caroline – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: To examine the reasons behind, and issues involved in digitisation projects at archival repositories. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses practical examples from the University of Dundee Archive Services to consider why archivists devote time and resources to digitising collections and to mounting digital images online. Advantages…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Archives, Electronic Libraries, Media Adaptation
Collaborative Working for Large Digitisation Projects
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Yeates, Robin; Guy, Damon – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: To explore the effectiveness of large-scale consortia for disseminating local heritage via the web. To describe the creation of a large geographically based cultural heritage consortium in the South East of England and management lessons resulting from a major web site digitisation project. To encourage the improved sharing of experience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Media Adaptation, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Libraries