Cultural Heritage Applications Network Presentation of the CULTIVATE

Cultural Heritage Applications Network Presentation of the CULTIVATE Network Christiane Dorff Ehem. Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut, Berlin dorff@dbi-berlin. de EVA Conference 2000 Moscow, 31 October 2000

Cultural Heritage Applications Network (1) • Ehem. Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut (co-ordinator) DE • An Chomhairle Leabharlanna - The Library Council IE • Institute for Learning and Teaching Research Technology, University of Bristol UK • Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries UK • University of Bath, UKOLN UK

Cultural Heritage Applications Network (2) • Cultural Service Centre Austria AT • National Office for Research Documentation, Academic and Special Libraries NO • Biblioteca Nacional ES • Osservatorio dei programmi internazionali per le biblioteche IT • Fundo de Fomenta Cultural PT

Cultural Heritage Applications Network (3) • The Royal Library, National Library of Sweden SE • University of Helsinki FI • Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs BE • Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs GR • Ministerio de Educacion y Cultura ES

Cultural Heritage Applications Network (4) Associated Partners: • Danish National Library Authority • Dutch Digital Heritage Association • ISERD Israel Directorate for EU FP 5 DK NL IL

Duration and Funding • Accompanying measure under IST Programme • Start: 1 February 2000 • Duration: 3 years • Only activities / services at European level are funded by European Commission • National based support for proposers is nationally funded

Objectives • To raise awareness of IST Programme in the area of cultural heritage applications • Information dissemination – programme information – project results • To enhance quantity and quality of proposals • To link European institutions with national bodies and professional organisations

Activity 1 (1) Establishing the networks • Establishing a national co-ordinating body in each country (partner countries and associated countries) National Nodes

Activity 1 (2) Establishing the networks • Building up national networks in each country – with representatives from all relevant memory institutions

Activity 1 (3) Establishing the networks • Linking the national networks on European level co-ordinating the “content activities” of the national networks at European level

Activity 2 (1) Dissemination and Information • Establishment of national Web pages – by network partners – common Web design and structure – common domain names . cultivate-eu. org> – information in English and national language – links to existing Web information

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Activity 2 (2) Dissemination and Information • Establishment of a European Web site – – by ILRT, University of Bristol (UK) design and structure like national Web pages domain name links to existing Web information

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Activity 2 (3) Dissemination and Information • Establishment of an electronic discussion list – by Resource (UK) – cultivate-list@ukoln. ac. uk

Activity 2 (4) Dissemination and Information • Establishment of a document server – by CSC Austria – enabling easy retrieval of documents located on the internet or any local server – http: //www. cscaustria. at/cultivate/docmgmt/

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Activity 3 CULTIVATE Interactive • Electronic Web magazine – by UKOLN, University of Bath (UK)

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Activity 4 (1) Supporting Participation • Supporting participation in EU projects through – national information days for potential proposers – training seminars for proposers – consultancy for proposers

Activity 5 Policy Monitoring • Linking EU policy at national level • Linking EU policy to European and international memory institutions

Management & Administration (1) • Reporting monthly management reports including – – work planned for the reporting period work done in the reporting period problems and solutions resources used

Management & Administration (2) • Cost claiming – recording of hours worked for each workpackage – cost accounting – every 6 month cost claim due

Management & Administration (3) • Formative evaluation – after each milestone (about every 6 months) – production of self-assessment report by workpackage leader – self-assessment report to be discussed with co -ordinator and steering group

Management & Administration (4) • Meetings – Steering Group Meetings every 6 months

Management & Administration (5) • Annual Reviews – at the European Commission – once a year – aim: to guarantee progress and quality of the project – participants: project officer, project partners, 2 independent evaluators

Problems and Solutions (1) • P: Co-operation of memory institutions • S: Development of national networks • P: Understanding of English language • S: Additional services in national languages

Problems and Solutions (2) • P: Corporate identity of services • S: Unity of service design • P: Use of services at European level • S: Calling proposer’s attention by national nodes • P: Reaching proposer’s attention • S: Production of area specific information

Problems and Solutions (3) • P: Covering the whole of Europe (West and East) • S: Double it: CULTIVATE-EU and -CEE

Milestones reached • • • All national nodes in working condition National networks established in some countries European and national e-lists online European and national Web service online Searchable document server online using metadata and XML format • E-magazine CULTIVATE Interactive online • Information days, training seminars and consultancy by national nodes • European and national policy monitoring

Questions • Any questions? UKOLN Resource ILRT RBT HUL KB CL OSTC EDBI CSC FFC OPIB BN MEC 32 MINERA ISRAEL