BlogForeverProject Presentation

Vangelis Banos, Project Manager, ALTEC SoftwareStratos Arampatzis, Dissemination Manager, TeroDr. Alexandra Cristea, University of WarwickIlias Trochidis, Tero

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BlogForeverProject Duration: 30 monthsBeginning: 1st January 2011Total eligible costs: 4,174,583.00 Requested EU Contribution: 3,165,000.00

ObjectivesKey Objective:BlogForever will develop robust digital preservation, management and dissemination facilities for weblogs.These facilities will be able to capture the dynamic and continuously evolving nature of weblogs, their network and social structure, and the exchange of concepts and ideas that they foster; pieces of information omitted by current Web Archiving methods and solutions.Scientific and Technological Objectives:Study weblog structure and semanticsDefine a robust digital preservation policy for weblogsImplement a weblog digital repositoryImplement specific case studies

Advances to the state of the artDefinition of a generic data model for weblog metadata and semanticsWeblog digital preservation strategiesWeblog spiderWeblog digital repository web application

Work PackagesWP1 Project Management (ALTEC)WP2 Project Structure and Semantics (Warwick)WP3 The BlogForever Policies (GU-HATII)WP4 The BlogForever Software Infrastructure (CERN)WP5 Case studies and validation (ULCC)WP6 Dissemination & exploitation (Tero)

WP2 Project Structure and SemanticsLeader: WarwickMajor Involvement: GU-HATII, ULCC, TUBTasksWeblog surveyWeblog semanticsWeblog data extractionKey Deliverables:D2.3 Weblog OntologiesD2.7 Definition of weblog data extraction methodology

WP3 The BlogForever PoliciesLeader: GU-HAATIIMajor Involvement: Warwick, ULCC, TUBTasksDevelopment of a Preservation StrategyAssessment of interoperability prospectsDevelopment of the DRM PolicyKey DeliverablesD3.1 Preservation Strategy ReportD3.3 Development of the Digital Rights Management Policy

WP4 The BlogForever Software InfrastructureLeader: CERNMajor Involvement: CW, SRDC, ALTEC, TUBTasksUser requirementsDesign of the weblog spider tool componentImplementation of the weblog spider tool componentDesign of the digital repository componentImplementation of digital repository componentIntegration and StandardizationKey DeliverablesD4.1 User requirements and platform specificationsD4.8 Final BlogForever platform

WP5 Case studies & validationLeader: ULCCMajor Involvement: ALTEC, Warwick, Mokono PhaistosTasksSpecification of the case studiesImplementation of the case studiesUser feedback and evaluationKey Deliverables:D5.10 Case studies comparative analysis and conclusions

WP6 Dissemination and ExploitationLeader: TeroMajor Involvement: ALTEC, MokonoTasksAssessment & peer reviewMarket analysisThe BlogForever Business ModelBusiness and Exploitation planKey DeliverablesD6.4 BlogForever Business ModelD6.5 Business and exploitation plan with a detailed action plan for follow-up activities

ImpactThe final output of BLOGFOREVER will be a simple weblog digital archiving solution that any user, user group or institution could use to preserve their weblog(s) and ensure their authenticity, integrity, completeness, usability, and long term accessibility as a valuable cultural, social, and intellectual resource.

A multitude of parties will benefit from the projectBloggersUniversities, Libraries & Information CentersMuseumsEducationResearchBusiness

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