Cultural Heritage Applications Network

1. 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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Cultural Heritage Applications Network (4) Associated Partners: • Danish National Library Authority DK • Dutch Digital Heritage Association NL • ISERD Israel Directorate for EU FP5 IL

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

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

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

13. 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 <http://www.cultivate-eu.org> • links to existing Web information

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

16. 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/

18. Activity 3CULTIVATE Interactive • Electronic Web magazine • by UKOLN, University of Bath (UK) <http://www.cultivate-int.org>

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

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

23. Management & Administration (1) • Reportingmonthly management reports including • work planned for the reporting period • work done in the reporting period • problems and solutions • resources used

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

25. 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

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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

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

31. 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

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