Research Community Work Plan

The Europeana Research Community aims to foster the use of digital cultural heritage in academia and research.

The members of the Research Community are encouraged to:

• Gain a better understanding of methods and needs for research and university teaching purposes based on digital cultural heritage, computational methods and digital tools;

• Explore new ways to foster and support digital literacy and work in a collaborative way at the international level, including the use of different languages;

• Strengthen the connections between cultural heritage professionals, academics researchers, and university students;

• Share knowledge, case studies and good practices, especially with reference to the reuse of digital cultural heritage in academia and in cross-sectoral initiatives that combine dissemination with outreach to the general public;

• Nurture theory as well as practices;

• Jointly work on topics of common interest;

• Explore possible collaborations and partnerships for new (funded) initiatives.