ICARUS - The International Centre for Archival Research

cooperationinstead of

competition

www.icar-us.eu

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ICARUS networko philosophyo structure o main aims

projectso ENArC project – European Network on Archival Cooperationo ICARUSneto MATRICULA portal

The monasterium portalo originso development o contento possibilities

presence of archives in the w.w.w.

online

access

abilit

y

of arc

hival

materi

al

digital

processing of

archival

fonds

aceptance of the user

community as

new partners

reorganisation of human and

financial resources

acquisition of third party sources

development and implementation

of standards

public

relations

and

advertising

c h a l l e n g e s ...

r e i n v e n t i n g t h e w h e e l ...

t h r e e p i l l a r s ...

Comple-mentarity

Synergy Activity

I. III. II.

ICA

APEx

national archivesarchival administrations

standards

strategiescomplementary actions

- creation of content: digitisation, indexing etc.

- dissemination and sharing of knowledge and standards: workshops, educational courses etc.

- developing infrastructure: platforms like Monasterium, Matricula, ICARUSNet, Austrian Archival Portal

- networking, communication, cooperation…

EU

complementarity...

archive Aidea X

archive Bidea Y

institute Didea Z

archive Cidea Y

synergies...

university of Cologne

archives

CEI – Charters Encoding Initiative

user community

education(universities)

conte

nt (im

ages

and

metad

ata)

standards

project m

anagement

enlargement and

emendation of

metadata

technical system

development

supporting authorities

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activities...

offering of the necessary technical equipment (hard- and software)

Support and concrete help regarding granting possibilities (EU-frame programms)

Enlargement of the network

ALATBE BGBIHCACHDEDKHRCZFFI

HUITKOMKMTMENLPLRORSSKSPSI

regional archives

state archives

municipial archives

diocesan archives

competencies network

s

experience

knowledge

abbey monasteries

scientific institutions

Permanent integration of more than 120 archives from 26 countries into the network

biannual metings numerous common projects workshop and lecture series international expert exchange further trainig possibilities

A platform for archives in order to face the challenges of the digital time together

ENArCEuropean Network

on

Archival Cooperation

www. enarc.icar-us.eu

„The EU’s Culture programme (2007-2013) has a budget of € 400 million for projects and initiatives to celebrate Europe’s cultural diversity and enhance our shared cultural heritage ...“

mobility of people

dissemination of cultural results

intercultural dialogue

3 main aspects

CULTURE 2007-2013

enlargement of the already existing network

expansion of digital content

ensure accessibility via the big internet portals

dissemination of new knowledge and insights

ENArC project idea...

ENArC – 14 partner 10 countries

Ministerio de Cultura, Subdirección General de los Archivos Estatales (ES)

HKI, Universität zu Köln (DE)

Generaldirektion der Staatlichen Archive Bayerns (DE)

Národní Archiv (CZ)

Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (IT)

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (IT)

Balkanoloski Institut SANU (RS)

Slovenský Národný Archiv (SK)

Arhiv Republike Slovenije (SI)

Diözesanarchiv St. Pölten (AT) - Coordiantor

ICARUS – International Centre for Archival Research (AT)

Magyar Országos Levéltár (HU)

Budapest Főváros Levéltára (HU)

Hrvatski Državni Archiv (HR)

ENArC partners...

Overall duration: 01.11.2010 – 30.04.2015

Preparation and planning phase: 01.11.2010 – 30.04.2011

Start for project activities: 01.05.2011

Implementation plan:2-year-workprogramme for the first project phase (November 2010 – kick-off meeting in Vienna)

Timetable...

Linking the Neighbourhood

Linking the Neighbourhood

MOL Romania workshop

NACR Poland workshop

BISANU Bulgaria workshop

UNINA Spain workshop

HDA Bosnia and Herzegovina workshop

Attempts to enlarge the network

ENArC-

Lectures

Training Programs

Experts Exchange Programe

National

Workshops

Other activities...

Staff exchange programme to work at facilities in other countries for a certain period of time (3-4 weeks) with the following objectives:

Establish personal networks and contacts at expert level

Familiarise with different working methods and technologies

Intensively exchange knowledge and experience

Strengthen the intercultural dialogue

The programme is coordinated by ICARUS

Expert exchange programme...

Coordinated by the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa (IT):

Develop special training programmes on information technology and cultural heritage, archive management, restoration and preservation

Organise and hold such courses once a year.

Project results are passed on directly and become part of the daily work of the individual archival and cultural institutions.

Training programmes…

Hosting of national workshops by one partner of each country.

The workshop should last one day and consist of two blocks:

1. Appraisal of national activities in the area of digital processing of archival records

2. A discussion in context of the project and international developments.

10 workshops in countries of participating partners

4 workshops will take place in neighbouring countries.

National workshops…

Discussions with experts and historically interested laypersons

9 ENAC-lectures are planned, each in a different country.

Each lecture will focus on a certain topic related to archives and the challenges of IT.

It is proposed to choose a speaker from another country.

All ENAC lectures will be transmitted online via the communication platform.

ENArC lectures…

www. enarc.icar-us.eu

describing

processing

managing

Archival Information System

Developed in cooperation with the Croatian National Archive

Installed on a central network server, accessible via the Internet from any point in the world

central user access to all data about

registered archival materialtheir holders creatorsbased on international standards

for external users searching the database and catalogues

Protected part for the employees in archives or other institutions

Two parts of access...

back end…

public site – front end

Online Archive of Central European Register Books

www.matricula-online.eu

Type of book

time period

signature

Opens the book

parishes

diocese

country

Austria- St. Pölten- Linz- Vienna

Germany- Hildesheim - Passau

- Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland

- Evangelische Kirche in Kurhessen-Waldeck

- Evangelisches Zentralarchiv in Berlin

1800 parishes

app. 4,3 millió pages

app. 27000 volumes

app. 17 TB

current data

international and searchable database for register books

Based on common standards regarding technic and metadata

open system, which easily can be expanded

portal beyond denominational borders (catholic, protestant, orthodox and mosaic traditions)

v i s i o n…

www.monasterium.net

Europe´s virtual documents online

Monasteries of Lower AustriaMelk (OSB)

Göttweig (OSB)

Klosterneuburg

(CanReg)

Lilienfeld (OCist)Heiligenkreuz (OCist)Geras (OPrem)

Herzogenburg

(CanReg)

Altenburg (OSB)

Seitenstetten (OSB)

Zwettl (OCist)

origins...

w.w.w.

Starting Positionvision

preconditions…

w.w.w.

virtual restoration of the European medieval networkdevelopment of a partners´ network

permanent enlargment of the digital content

development of a multilingual, user-friendly and free of charge portal

goals…

partners…

National and State archives

Numerous eclesiastical archives

district, territorial and municipal archives

libraries, universities and academies

research institutions and research projects

100 partners from 11 countries

458 fonds

251.367 charters

529.155 digital images

facts and numbers… (May 2012)

www.monasterium.net

regests

transcriptions

datation

authentification

tradition

publications

etc…

metadata…

analog metadata…

data-base

handwritten repositorieseditions 19th centurytyped finding aids

scanning of already published editions

OCR- treatment

proofreading

structuring and upload to Monasterium

database

connection of digital images with the

datarecords

analog metadata…

digital metadata…

data-base.doc

.xml

.mdb

.xls

MAPPING

SCRIPTING

zooming and pageshift

regest

tradition, condition, editions etc.

datation

fields of application…

history of vilages, regions and provinces

international interrelations (11 countries)

education at universities (Vienna, Napels)

paleographic and diplomatic studies

etc.

local history

international relations

paleography

new possibilities…

60

Lower Austria Tallesbrunn – 700 inhabitants

local history…

Tallesbrunn, 1150 (StA Heiligenkreuz)

Lilienfeld (1287, 1295)

Lower Austria

Tallesbrunn

Zwettl (1246)

Heiligenkreuz

(1150, 1256, 1264)

Schottenkloster

(1292, 1310, 1328, 1351)

Melk (1302)

11 hits 5 different archives

query results local history

The council of Basel instructed the bishops of Olomouc and Györ as well as the abbot of Gornji Grad to secure the rights of the benedictine monastery of Göttweig.

international relations

Archive of Göttweig20th June 1435, Basel

archive of the council of Basel (CH)

papal archive in Rome (IT)

episcopal archive of Olomouc (CZ)

episcopal archive of Györ (H)

abbey archive of Gornij Grad (SI)

abbey archive of Göttweig

possible questions…

Ulrich bishop of Passau 1096

Reginbert bishop of Passau 1141

Albero de Kuenring 1246

Chadolt de Hackenberg 1351

Emperor Frederic III. 1450

11. century

12. century

13. century

14. century

15. century

bendictine monastery of Göttweig

paleografical education…

MOM CA – Monasterium Collaborative Archive

Collaborativ interface for publishing medieval and early modern charters

XML-CEI-standard - „Charter Encoding Initiative“ – EAD export

technical cooperation with University of Cologne

Fast emendment and enlargement of metadata

Dr. Karl HEINZ

ICARUS - coordination

Monasterium – project-coordination

Tel.: +43/664/48 66 795

E-Mail: karl.heinz@monasterium.net

Web: www.monasterium.net