The IN SITU project participates in the SECreTOUR Network of Common Interest where the activities of the members of the network are promoted. As part of the collaboration, we are glad to annouce the launch of the IN SITU Dialogues! … Continue reading
3D Research Challenges in Cultural Heritage VI – DigitalTwin versus MemoryTwin This book presents a collection of papers focussing on 3D digitisation in the domain of cultural heritage. The use of data acquisition technologies in digitising cultural heritage holds great potential … Continue reading
Topic: museum & library information systems
On 1st October 2015, in Granada, an unmissable event was being held, organised by Promoter SRL. The initiative, hosted by the Digital Heritage 2015 conference, is a discussion panel involving EU projects RICHES, Civic Epistemologies, E-Space, PREFORMA and the international association Photoconsortium. Continue reading
Civic Epistemologies was presented in a panel session entitled “From Digitisation to Preservation, Creative Re-use of Cultural Content and Citizen Participation” at the DIGITAL HERITAGE 2015 conference in Granada (28 September – 2 October 2015). The panel, taking place on 1 October 2015, offered an overview of initiatives and EU projects Europeana Space, RICHES, Civic Epistemologies, PREFORMA, and Photoconsortium. Relevant speakers fostered a debate to understand the path towards a more advanced society, that makes use of the full potential of digital technologies to foster cultural and societal progress. Continue reading
The 3rd Annual Conference of ICA (“Archives: Evidence, Security and Civil Rights Ensuring trustworthy information”) will be held on 29-29 September in the beautiful city of Reykjavik, Iceland. It will address themes that are essential for archives in modern society, the role and function of archives and their importance for individuals, governments and businesses. Continue reading
The first intermediate releases of the PREFORMA conformance checkers are now available for download on the Open Source Portal section of the PREFORMA website. Join the community to help us shaping our future memory standards! Continue reading
«Citizen science is a way for average people, like you and me, to do real “help answer the big questions” science, even if you never finished high school». So Chandra Clarke, president of editing and proofreading company Scribendi.com, recently speaking at the TEDx Chatham-Kent event on the topic of citizen science. Her talk highlighted the potential of amateur science and the various ways in which the public can engage in academic research. Continue reading
by Sarah Wassermann, SPK On 22nd July 2015, the Institute for Museum Research – Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK) went to the Museum of European Cultures and the Ethnological Museum for a very special “photoshoot” with quiet but very interesting models. … Continue reading
A cooperation agreement has been signed between PREFORMA and the Impact Centre of Competence in digitisation for the promotion and presentation of the respective results and the organisation of joint events and activities, focusing in particular on the use and quality check of common standards for digitisation and long term preservation of textual content. Continue reading
The first public prototype of veraPDF’s validation software has been released. veraPDF is developing the definitive open source, file-format validator for all parts and conformance levels of ISO 19005 (PDF/A). The software is designed to meet the needs of memory institutions responsible for preserving digital content for the long term. Continue reading
PREFORMA is looking for memory institutions willing to be involved in testing the open source conformance checkers which are currently under development, by checking the process of the conformity tests with your own files and by considering your requirements for the technical iterations. Join us! Continue reading
Magnus Geber from Riksarkivet visited the Nordic Archival Conference “Nordiske Arkivdage 2015”, where he delivered a presentation of PREFORMA during a small meeting with IT-archivist from the National Archives of the Nordic countries. Continue reading
