Untold Stories: an overviewUntold Stories: an overview
Rob Davies, MDRFürstenfeldbruck, Germany
26 September 2009
Rob Davies, MDRFürstenfeldbruck, Germany
26 September 2009
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
‐ European culture and history‐ The stories of individual people‐ Sharing> learning> understanding> including‐ Exploiting the new interactive technologies• ‘Digital Libraries’• Digital devices and• Web 2.0/social networking • Semantic web
‐ European culture and history‐ The stories of individual people‐ Sharing> learning> understanding> including‐ Exploiting the new interactive technologies• ‘Digital Libraries’• Digital devices and• Web 2.0/social networking • Semantic web
Digital stories: the narrativeDigital stories: the narrative
EuropeanaEuropeana
Content needs a storyContent needs a story
Europe is thriving on the energy of people who have come from all over the world!
• Albanians in Greece• Pakistanis and Somalis in Denmark• Ukrainians and Georgians in the Czech
Republic• Bosnians and Kazakhs in Germany• ………………..
Europe is thriving on the energy of people who have come from all over the world!
• Albanians in Greece• Pakistanis and Somalis in Denmark• Ukrainians and Georgians in the Czech
Republic• Bosnians and Kazakhs in Germany• ………………..
Untold Stories of people who arrivedUntold Stories of people who arrived
• Funded under the EU Lifelong Learning Programme
• 2007-2009 Partners: • Public Library of Veria, Greece• Gellerup Library, Aarhus, Denmark• Bildungsagentur Fürstenfeldbruck , Germany • Cross Czech a.s., Czech Republic• Schweizerischer Verband für Weiterbildung
(SVEB), Switzerland • MDR Partners, UK (coordinator)
• Funded under the EU Lifelong Learning Programme
• 2007-2009 Partners: • Public Library of Veria, Greece• Gellerup Library, Aarhus, Denmark• Bildungsagentur Fürstenfeldbruck , Germany • Cross Czech a.s., Czech Republic• Schweizerischer Verband für Weiterbildung
(SVEB), Switzerland • MDR Partners, UK (coordinator)
Untold Stories: the projectUntold Stories: the project
• Helped people from migrant communities create (as of today) 115 multimedia digital stories
• Made available a ‘toolbox’ for making digital stories
• Demonstrated a key role for public libraries, local museums and cultural centres ‐ training people ‐ mediating with community groups
• Helped people from migrant communities create (as of today) 115 multimedia digital stories
• Made available a ‘toolbox’ for making digital stories
• Demonstrated a key role for public libraries, local museums and cultural centres ‐ training people ‐ mediating with community groups
What have we done?What have we done?
• Evaluate: what have we learned?‐ Quality of stories‐ Remaining social barriers? ‐ Finalise copyright arrangements
• Build and sustain‐ This was a ‘pilot’‐ A home for the content: YouTube,
Europeana……‐ Encourage emulation by libraries and museums
across Europe
• Evaluate: what have we learned?‐ Quality of stories‐ Remaining social barriers? ‐ Finalise copyright arrangements
• Build and sustain‐ This was a ‘pilot’‐ A home for the content: YouTube,
Europeana……‐ Encourage emulation by libraries and museums
across Europe
What’s left to doWhat’s left to do
• See all the stories at http://www.untoldstories.eu
• Add your comments and experiences• Enjoy the conference programme• Create your own digital stories
• Thank you to Fürstenfeldbruck!
• See all the stories at http://www.untoldstories.eu
• Add your comments and experiences• Enjoy the conference programme• Create your own digital stories
• Thank you to Fürstenfeldbruck!
What you can doWhat you can do
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