The vocabulary has been completed in 12 languages and consists of over 500 concepts in three facets –photographic technique, photographic practice and keywords – that are structured in a multifaceted, hierarchical way. Discussions are on-going with other projects, in particular Linked Heritage, for improvement and further development of the EuropeanaPhotography Vocabulary, that can be a starting point for other valuable multilingual tools to enrich digitization activities (both for photography and for other cultural heritage). Continue reading
As digital technology evolves, 3D data is increasingly preferred as a method of preserving cultural heritage artifacts. It provides an easy way to get in touch with them and significantly reduces the need for physical storage space, offering to museums a portable and accessible platform to exchange information and to researchers the possibility to easily browse and review the materials. Continue reading
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“Research Information Infrastructures and the Future Role of Libraries” Contact: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Ludwigstr. 16 D-80539 Munich Germany liber2013 AT bsb-muenchen.de http://www.liber2013.de/ The Programme Committee invites original presentations and posters on one or more of the following topics. Topics of interest … Continue reading
DBpedia is an important dataset in Linked Data as it is not only connected to and from numerous other datasets, but it also is relied upon for useful information. However, quality problems are inherent in DBpedia be it in terms … Continue reading
ECLAP is pleased to announce the 2013 Conference on Information Technologies for Performing Arts, Media Access and Entertainment. Established by co-funding from the European Commission (ICT-PSP), ECLAP is a Best Practice Network that aims to create a network of experts and media access service for performing arts institutions in Europe, along with an e-library for the performing arts. SAVE THE DATE… Continue reading
The LODE-BD (LOD-Enabled Bibliographic Data) Recommendations are the attempt to offer guidance in the use of vocabularies for the production of bibliographical data (metadata on document-like objects and beyond). These recommendations are applicable for structured data describing bibliographic resources such as articles, monographs, theses, conference papers, presentation materials, research reports, learning objects, etc. – in print or electronic format. Continue reading
The ECLAP conference was the place where institutions, industries and European Commission and Europeana projects in the areas of cultural heritage met to collaborate and present their results. Continue reading
Europeana’s commitment for opening and sharing resources is wide and alive. Open data can be used to develop innovative applications for smartphones and tablets and to create new web services and portals. An easy-to-understand animation and a press release were launched to promote this issue. Continue reading
