Methodology and Technology for Creating Seamless Digital Content of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage

1. Methodological and Technological Solutions for the Creation of Seamless Content of the Lithuanian Digital Cultural Heritage: Gains and Challenges Dr. Regina Varnienė-JanssenMartynas Mažvydas National Library of LithuaniaNational Centre for Digitisation and the Virtual Electronic Heritage System

2. Content of the report Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 • New digitisation paradigm within Lithuania’s strategic documents concerning the cultural and information society policy; • Impact of ICT on the creation of seamless digital content and its access. 2

3. New paradigm in the legislation on cultural heritage Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 • EU communication “eEurope2002”; • EU communication “eEurope2005”; • Initiatives by the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (2004–2009): AConcept for the Digitisation of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage(2005); Strategy for the Digitisation of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage, Digital Content Preservation and Access(2009). • Implementation measure “Lithuanian culture in the information society” of the 3rd priority of the Action Programme for Economic Growth. 3

4. A Concept for the Digitisation of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage (2005) Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 • Defines the goal, objectives and principles for digitising the cultural heritage; • Sets common selection criteria for objects to be digitised; • Provides for long-term preservation and access of the cultural heritage. 4

5. Strategy for the Digitisation of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage (2009) pursues the following objectives: Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 • Establishment of competence centres within memory institutions; • Development and implementation of a virtual cultural heritage system; • Creation of seamless digital content of the cultural heritage and ensuring its reliable functionality; • Standardisation of digitisation, preservation and access workflows; • Encouraging initiatives on cultural heritage access. 5

6. Synergy between thecultural and information societypolicies(2009–2013) Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 • Strategyfor the Digitisation of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage (2009); • Implementation measure ”Lithuanian culture in the information society” of Priority 3 “Information society for all” within the Action Programme for Economic Growth. 6

7. Impact of the synergy betweenthe cultural and information society policies (2009–2013) Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 • Development of the Virtual Electronic Heritage System (VEPS)(Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania) EUR 3 800 000; • Lithuanian Documentary Cinema Online (“e-kinas”)(Lithuanian State Archives) EUR 3 000 000; • Historical Heritage of the Lithuanian Statehood Online(Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania) EUR 900 000; • Virtual Historical Lithuania: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania(Vilnius University) EUR 1 880 000; • A Virtual Library for the Blind (Lithuanian Library for the Blind) EUR 1 000 000; • Creation of the Virtual Audio Library of the Lithuanian Radio (Lithuanian Radio and Television) EUR 1 800 000; • Implementation of the Integrated Museum Information System (LIMIS) in Lithuanian Museums(Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania)EUR 2 415 000; • Presenting Works of Lithuanian Classical Literature Online (“e-klasika”)(Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania) EUR 580 000. 7

10. METADATA WITHIN VEPS CONTROLED VOCABULARIES DATA CONTENT STANDARDS CONTROLLED VOCABULARIES EUROVOC–archives LCSH(Lithuanian version) –libraries UDC–libraries ULAN–museums ISAAR(CPF), ISAD(G)–archives ISBDs –libraries CCO –museums DATA STRUCTURE STANDARDS DATA PRESERVATION STANDARDS EAD–archives UNIMARC, MARC21 –libraries CDWA Lite, ESE–museums METS: libraries archives museums ACCESS STANDARDS CIDOC CRM (shared ontology) RDF, OAI-PMH

11. Functional / Organizational structure of VEPS

12. SEMANTIC SEARCH WITHIN VEPS Software applications Reliability Logics Query Digital signature Encoding Ontology RDF model and syntax XML query XML schema XML Namespaces URI UNICODE From Jan Hannemann, Jurgen Kett

13. Results of a semantic search for linked data 13

14. E35.Title +”LIETUVOS EVANGELIKŲ REFORMATŲ SINODAS…” ”Karaliaus Stepono Batoro raštas revizoriams dėl…” E82.1.Person_Appellation(subclass of E82.Actor_Appellation) +”Stefan Batory”+”Steponas Batoras”+”S. Batoras”+”Stephan”+”Стефан Батор”+”Istvan Bathory” E65.Creation E21.Person (subclass of E39.Actor) +”PL” : E55.1.Nationality_code (subclass of E55.Type)+”pl” : E55.1.Native_language_code (subclass of E55.Type)+”LNB” : E55.1.Provider (subclass of E55.Type)+”LNB=V*71534=BG” : E42.Identifier E73.Information_Object +”sla” : E55.1.Language_code (subclass of E55.Type)+”LT” : E55.1.Country_code (subclass of E55.Type)+”C10000030143” : E42.Identifier+”rankraštis” : E55.1.Information_Object_Type (subclass of E55.Type) C1.Digital_Object +”sla” : E55.1.Language_code (subclass of E55.Type)+”LT” : E55.1.Country_code (subclass of E55.Type) C2.Digitisation_Process E35.Title +”LIETUVOS EVANGELIKŲ REFORMATŲ SINODAS…” +”Karaliaus Stepono Batoro raštas revizoriams dėl…” -P102.has_title -P131.is_identified_by -P14.performed -P94.was_created_by -L1F digitisation -P94.has_created -P102.has_title

15. Impact of ICT on the digital content Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 • Creation of a methodology for the partnership between memory institutions implemented within the Virtual Electronic Heritage System; • Creation of a single digital space of the Lithuanian cultural heritage on the basis of CIDOC CRM model as well as Semantic Web technologies; • Provision of free and semantic access to the digital content via the portal www.epaveldas.lt 15

16. What next in 2014–2020? Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 • EU cohesion policy for 2014-2020; • National Progress Programme 2014–2020; • Interinstitutional Programme for the Digitisation, Long-Term Preservation and Access of the Lituanica Cultural and Scientific Heritage 2014–2020. 16

17. A new strategic document for consolidation Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 Initiative: Interinstitutional Programme for the Digitisation, Long-Term Preservation and Access of the Lituanica Cultural and Scientific Heritage in 2014–2020 Further consolidating memory institutions for the creation of integrated content of the Lithuanian cultural heritage and its access. 17

18. The Interinstitutional Programme’s goals Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 • Creation and implementation of user-oriented digital heritage services; • Digitisation of cultural heritage objects and long-term preservation of digital content; • Advancement of digitisation competencies and promoting e-service skills. 18

19. The Interinstitutional Programme’s impacts Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 • Interinstitutional partnership; • Interoperability of systems and providing services for users on the basis of one-counter principle; • Partnership between memory and research institutions; • Open access to digital data; • Interdisciplinary Lituanica research. 19

20. Thank you for your attention! Innovative Information Technologies for Science, Business and Education, IIT-2013 20