E-Culture Net: Objectives and Progress Luxembourg 18 June 2003 Kim H. Veltman Maastricht McLuhan Institute European Network of Centres of Excellence for

E-Culture Net: Objectives and Progress

Luxembourg

18 June 2003

Kim H. Veltman

Maastricht McLuhan Institute

European Network of Centres of Excellence for Research and Education in Digital Culture

Initially three objectives:

1. How do we share the enormous amounts of research which exist in memory institutions and universities?

2. How can this sharing help to develop critical thought and methods?

3. How can we understand the new knowledge production life cycle?

Initially three tentative answers:

1. How do we share the enormous amounts of research which exist in memory institutions and universities? Distributed European Electronic Resource (DEER)

2. How can this sharing help to develop critical thought and methods?European Masters and Doctorates

3. How can we understand the new knowledge production life cycle?Research Matrices

Thematic Network chose seven workpackages.

1. Vision and Structure2. Expansion

3 3. Research Topics/Implications 2 4. Requirements/Topics for European Masters

1 5. Identify/Define Broadband Pilots6. Foundation for DEER

7. Management of Project

1. Vision and Structure

National Harmonising Team

The national representative and a small team of 5-10 persons paid by national governments could work with the MINERVA national representatives to produce directives to assure that their country takes up the standards and solutions developed at the European level or at least employs methods which are compatible with these standards. Compliancy with such directives could become a criterion for federal and EU funding.

Projects

Projects

Projects

Networks

Networks

Networks

Organisations

Organisations

Organisations

Gov't Agencies

Gov't Agencies

Gov't Agencies

National

European

International

Network of Centres of ExcellenceEEIG and Core Members

National Members

1 Full Time representative per country to integrate national with EU activities

Network of Centres of Excellence

Links to Specialized Networkse.g. ArtnouveauMINERVADELOSERCIM

Links to Sub-Networks-National-Mediterranean-NAS-International

Integrating Activities

Preparations for DEER through Research MatricesShare content multilingually

Jointly Executed Research

-Prototypes for DEER-Tools for Access, Co-creation, E-Learning

Activities to Spread Excellence

-European Masters-European Doctorates-Training and Summer Courses-Conferences

Portals for Standards, Solutions, Research Topics within DEER

Probably basis for Distributed European Digital Documentation Centre (EDDC)

Distributed European Electronic Resource (DEER)

containing European Mirrored Repository (EMR) for digital preservation

European Masters, Doctorates, Training using DEER

In conjunction with European University of Culture (EUC)

1. Expansion

2. Expansion

Identified Partners in:

Mediterranean to link with MEDINA

NAS

Russia

Internationally (UNESCO, CHIN, CCHN, NSF)

3. Research Topics/Implications


a. Developed framework for Research Matrices


b. Focussed on two clusters of questions that could integrate research of IPS and serve as

top-down preparation for DEER

1) DILIGEANTAccess to Cultural Heritage in Memory

Institutions, Research and Industry

2) CO-CREATEPersonal and Collaborative creation


c. Identified two fundamental questions forlong-term research

1) Dynamic Knowledge

2) New Models of Culture


d. Identified five further implications

1) Massive New Content

2) Changing Methods of Scholarship

3) Distributed Multilingual Vision that includes local, regional, national and international

4) New Fields of Study

5) Changing Boundaries of Scholarship

4. Requirements/Topics for European Masters

4. Requirements/Topics for European Masters

Used experiences of Scuola Normale and Bologna to identify requirements and topics forEuropean Masters and Doctorates.

5. Identify/Define Broadband Pilots


a i) Identified three integrating themes:

1) Intelligent Multimedia Museums

2) Hypermedia On Line

3) Hypermedia E-Learning


a ii) Used these three integrating themes to define 23 projects.


b) CINECA and Universidad Complutense carried out a concrete broadband pilot using

images of the Vatican fresco Map of Bologna.


c) a tesi di laurea (CINECA) demonstrates how subsets can be used for different levels

of connectivity.

6. Foundation for DEER


a) Framework for DEER: Report Suzanne Keene Alice Grant Francesca Monti


b) Explore Interfaces for DEER: Report

Lily Diaz


c) Concrete Demo using Digital Autonomous Cultural Objects (DACOs). for access to over 1.5 million pages

Manfred Thaller and Team



Management Reports

1. 30 September 2002

2. 10 January 2003

Periodic Progress Reports

1. 10 January 2003

2. 22 May 2003

E-Culture Net: Long Term Goal

To provide multilingual access to Europe’s cultural and scientific heritage for all its citizens.

How do we Proceed Practically?How do we Operationalize the Vision?

E-Culture Net

FP 5 Thematic Network

FP 6 Network of Centres of Excellence for Research and Education in Digital Culture.

E-Culture Net: Goals

1. Research Matrix

2. Distributed European Electronic Resource (DEER) 3. European Masters and Doctorates

NoE will focus on

Distributed European Electronic Resource (DEER)

with interim version called

(Distributed European Electronic Dynamic (DEED) Resource

DEED is “an action”

“a signed and usually sealed instrument containing some legal transfer, bargainor contract.”

FP6 Proposal

1. Integrating Activities 2. Joint Research Programme 3. Spreading Excellence4. Management

E-Culture NoE: Goals

1. Integrate research, methods, training, teaching 2. Integrate regional, local diversity

3. Integrate new standards, solutions and trends.

E-Culture NoE: Goals

1. Build DEED(Distributed European Electronic Dynamic) Resource

2. Fill DEED

Networks to reflect national, regional and local diversity

3.Update DEED Research Matrices with Specialised Networks.

NoE for Culture Integrating Activities

1. Build DEED 2. Fill DEED through networks

3. Update DEED through research matrices.

Integrating Activity 1: Build DEED with modules

1. Security2. Legal Agreements 3. Storage 4. Multilingual Mapping of Terminology (AMP)5. Semantic Mapping (SEMKOS)6. DACOs7. Interfaces8. Multimodal Interfaces (SIMILAR) 9. 3D Spatial Access (ORION)10. Spatio-temporal Access (GIS)11. Virtual Environments, Agora12. Virtual Heritage Centres

Integrating Activity 2: Fill DEED through networks

2.1 Develop Country Networks2.2. Share Research in DEED2.3 Harmonise Projects

Integrating Activity 3: Update DEED through research matrices

3.1 Co-ordinate with Networks 3.2 Knowledge Discovery

Joint Research Programme E-Learning Content Pilots

4.1 Multidimensional Museums 4.2 European Cities 4.3 Cultural Tourism 4.4 Text and Image Databases 4.5. Greek Culture 4.6 3-D and Archaeology 4.7 Virtual Environments and Virtual Heritage Centres

Activities to Spread Excellence E-Learning, Training

5.1 Hypermedia E-Learning (e.g. BELE)5.2 PRONOWNce user group 5.3 French Culture (Paris IV) 5.4 Greek Culture (FHW)5.5 Restoration and Heritage (IKONOS)

Activities to Spread Excellence E-Learning, Training

5.6 European Masters and Doctorates5.7. Expand to NAS and Beyond5.8 International Networks and Conferences 5.9 Training Conferences and Summer Courses

Management

1. General Secretariat 2. Distributed Secretariat3. DEED prototypes 4. Networks5. Research Matrices6. EU Masters and Doctorates 7. Finance 8. Computer Network Connectivity

Membership

Co-ordinator

Short Term Laval/Mayenne Technopole

Long Term European University of Culture

Membership Contractors

Country Institution Network/Consortium/IP links

France 1. Co-ordinator: Laval Mayenne Technopole

Austria 2. Universität Wien Germany 3. Universität zu Köln

Greece 4.. Foundation of the Hellenic World (MEDINA)

Italy 5. Scuola Normale Superiore (BRICKS)

Norway 6. University of Oslo

Spain 7. Universidad SEK de Segovia

Membership

Core Members (usually 1 per country)

National Members

European Networks

International Networks

National Members

Industry

Cultural Organisations (Memory Institutions)

Research Institutions

European Networks

C2RMF Centre de Recherche et Restauration des Musées de France

ENCORE European Network of Conservation and Restoration Education

ERPANET European Resource Preservation and Access Network

EVAN European Visual Arts Networking

NEHRN Northern European Historical Research Network

SCRAN Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network

IVHN Italian Virtual Heritage Net

International NetworksUNESCO Information Society Division, Paris

Information for all Programme, Russian Committee, Moscow Cluster Office: Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan(World Heritage, Paris)

VHN Virtual Heritage Net (linked with UNESCO)

NII National Institute for Informatics, Tokyo Asian Network of Excellence in Digital Silk Roads

CHIN Canadian Heritage Information Network, Hull

NSF CG National Science Foundation Culture Grid

Integrate Existing Learning Networks

Integrate Existing Learning Networks

Integrate Existing High Speed and Satellite Learning Networks

Integrate Satellite Networks

Integrate Content

NUME University of Bologna

http://www.hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk/




CINECA Virtual Cultural Heritage refers to the usage of Virtual Reality systems in order to generate, navigate,

explore and inquire into reconstructed historical environments.

MOBILE TERMINALS …

Terminale Mobile

CALL CENTRE

CINECA: VR and PDA The MUSE project

Data

CNR ITABC Maurizio.Forte : A Network of Virtual Heritage Centres

Integrate Existing, Emerging and New Learning Tools/Methods

Integrate New Interfaces

In essence, the E-culture NoE will integrate

Existing Learning and Training Networks Satellite NetworksContentExisting, Emerging and New Learning Tools/ Methods New Interfaces

The Big Picture

Two Integrating Themes for Projects

1. Preservation of and Access to Existing Cultural Knowledge

2. Creation, Preservation and Learning of New Cultural Knowledge

Preservation of and Access to Existing Cultural Knowledge

Need for Twofold Approach:

Inductive Bottom up Examples via NoEs Deductive Top Down Examples via IPS, STRPs

Preservation, Access to Existing and New Cultural Knowledge

Semantic access and knowledge organisation Multilingual Mapping of Terms AMP 10Semantic Mapping SEMKOS 10Text and Art UzK (DACOs) 10Interfaces Media Lab, UiAH 10Translation 25

Spatio-temporal access with historical-cultural dimensions

EU Cities CIHV, CMH 10 3-D Reconstructions (Archaeological Sites) ORION 10 Intelligent Virtual Environments CINECA 30

Virtual Heritage Centres CNR ITABC 10

Preservation of and Access to Existing Cultural Knowledge

Basic Levels of integration in online access.

1. Secure

2. Secure + Multilingual

3. Secure + Multilingual + Semantic

4. Secure + Multilingual + Semantic Access + Spatio-Temporal 5. Secure + Multilingual + Semantic Access + Spatio-Temporal Access + Multimodal

NoE for Culture Industry Cultural Research Institutions

Organizations

Production Conserve Access LearnLife Cycle Preserve Comment

Access Create

PRESTO, BRICKS SEMKOS PRO-KNOWNce

NoE PRESERVE

LEARN Distributed European ACCESS Electronic Dynamic Resource

(DEED leading to DEER)

CREATE

FORUM FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH– a virtual space where users can communicate and exchange ideas and content

VIRTUAL REFERENCE ROOM -comprising, interfaces, discovery tools and navigation systems for portraying European e-culture and for searching and retrieval of content

DEER

DISTRIBUTED REPOSITORY -A network of distributed repositories for preservation and access of digital cultural content

The Big Picture: Prototypes in FP6 Full Version in FP7

The Big Picture: Prototypes in FP6 Full Version in FP7

FORUM FOR LEARNING AND TEACHINGSoftware tools for learning and teaching

AUGUMENTED REAL AGORÁActual workshops, conferences and meetings for members

VIRTUAL FORUM

Bulletin boardsContacts directoryTranslating toolsOn-line evaluation resourcesUsers’ suggestions of links to resourcesNotice board of events

This fits into the visions of an

European Research Area (ERA)

and

E-EUROPE

Arigato Dank U

Thank you Danke schön

Gratias vobis/tibi/ agimus Merci bien

Muchas Gracias Mille Grazie Obrigado Shukran Spasibo Tak

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E-Culture Net: Objectives and Progress Luxembourg 18 June 2003 Kim H. Veltman Maastricht McLuhan Institute European Network of Centres of Excellence for