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Posted on Monday July 19, 2021
Updated on Monday October 21, 2024
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Explore the latest news from the common European data space for cultural heritage, Europeana Initiative and cultural heritage sector as we work towards digital transformation.
Increasing the amount of high-quality data available through the Europeana website is a continuing priority as the Europeana Initiative starts to deploy the common European data space for cultural heritage. Explore how aggregators are using the Metis Sandbox to deliver high-quality data.
The Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive aims to harmonise certain aspects of EU Member States’ copyright legislation, and has important provisions for digital cultural heritage. Eric Luth (Wikimedia Sverige) and Larissa Borck (Sörmlands museum) tell you more about the legislative changes that took effect in Sweden.
Harry Verwayen, General Director of the Europeana Foundation, Marie-Véronique Leroi, Chair of the Europeana Aggregators’ Forum and Rob Davies, Chair of the Europeana Network Association, share a new year message on behalf of the Europeana Initiative, as we welcome an exciting year ahead.
Explore the products and services the Europeana Initiative has developed to help aggregators and cultural heritage institutions to submit high-quality data to Europeana, including the Metis Sandbox.
We are constantly working to improve the Europeana website and add new features which allow people to explore Europe’s cultural heritage. Discover how recent updates benefit people using the website and data partners - and how you can use the new features.
‘Heritage acoustics’ and the preservation and presentation of historic acoustic environments is a growing field of research within cultural heritage. Discover the role that it plays in American music heritage - part of a EuropeanaTech focus.
The introduction of new ‘Transkribus’ software on the Transcribathon platform means that volunteers can more easily and effectively transcribe historical documents. Discover how the technology works.
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Photo of Jorge C. S. Cardoso CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Jorge Cardoso
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30/10/2016
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Personal
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Portugal
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Created: 14 December 2022
Jorge Cardoso
Georgia Evans
In our ‘Professionals in Focus’ series, we speak to Councillors about their roles, working lives and plans for their time on the Members Council. Today, Jorge Cardoso tells us about his work with virtual and augmented reality.
In summer 2022, Vienna’s Albertina Museum put thousands of its digitised images into the public domain, many of which are available through the Europeana website. Douglas McCarthy interviews Martina Pichler to learn about the new open access policy and its benefits.
Europeana is at the heart of the common European data space for cultural heritage, a flagship initiative of the European Union to support the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector. Discover the projects funded under the initiative.
‘Heritage acoustics’ and the preservation and presentation of historic acoustic spaces is a growing field of research within cultural heritage. EuropeanaTech Community Manager Greg Markus introduces us to the topic.
GIF IT UP is Europeana’s annual creative contest celebrating remixing of cultural heritage. With the winners recently announced, discover how this year’s competition encouraged participants to reuse and remix cultural heritage.
