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Strategic, Methodological and Technical Solutionsfor the Creation of Seamless Cultural Heritage Cont ent and Access:

SUMMER SCHOOL IN THE STUDY OF HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS Zadar, 26-30 September 2011

Lithuanian Approach

Dr. Regina Varnien ė-JanssenMartynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania

andJonas JuškysSintagma Ltd

My acknowledgements are to:

Tomas Auškalnis

Liubov ė Buckien ė

for their assistance in the preparation of this rep ort

Content of the report

� New paradigm in Lithuanian legislation on cultural heritage� Organizational / Functional structure of the Virtua l Electronic Heritage

System (VEPS)

� VEPS as the basis for seamless cultural heritage con tent� Web portal “epaveldas.lt” - a single gate for access to electronic cultural

heritage

New paradigm in the legislation on cultural heritage

� A Digital Agenda for Europe - 7 priority areas for development of the information society and increasing social openness

� The Concept for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage (2005)

� Implementation measure “Lithuanian culture in the information society” of the 3rd

priority of Lithuania’s Action Programme for Economic Growth in 2007-2013

� Strategy for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultural He ritage, Digital Content

Preservation and Access (2009)

� Progress Strategy for Lithuania “Lithuania 2030”

Strategy Europe 2020

National programmefor reforms

Transitional objectivesof the Progress Strategy forLithuanian by 2020

Progress Strategyfor Lithuania“Lithuania 2030”

Generalstrategicdocument

National progress programme

Agreement ofdevelopment andinvestmentpartnership Operational Operational Operational Operational

Structure of national strategic documents

Projects financed

partnership Operational programmes of the ConvergenceObjective

TENprojects

Operational programmes ofthe RegionalCooperationObjective

Operationalprogrammesof the Agricultural Development

Operationalprogrammesof the FicheriesGuidanceFund

financedby financialInstruments ofthe otherEU policies

General funds EU funds EU funds Private funds

Other budget funds General funds EU funds EU funds Private funds

National budget funds

Methodology for the creation of seamless heritage content

� Defined in the following strategic documents:– The Concept for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage (2005)– The Strategy for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultura l Heritage, Digital Content

– The Strategy for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultura l Heritage, Digital Content Preservation and Access (2009)

– Implementation Framework 2009-2013 for the Strategy

� Implemented within the Virtual Electronic Heritage System

The Concept for Digitization of Lithuanian CulturalHeritage

� Defines the goal, objectives and principles for dig itization of cultural heritage

� Sets common selection criteria for objects to be di gitized

Strategy for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultural Heritagepursues to:

� Create a seamless system for digitization of cultur al heritage and guarantee its reliable funcionality

� Develop and expand the virtual cultural heritage sy stem combining search,

� Develop and expand the virtual cultural heritage sy stem combining search, preservation and access features

� Standardize digitization, preservation and access w orkflows

� Digitize heritage objects and deliver them to the w eb portal

� Encourage initiatives on cultural heritage access

Financed projects

� Development of the Virtual Electronic Heritage Syst em (VEPS) (Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania) EUR 3 800 000

� Lithuanian Documentary Cinema Online („e-kinas“) (Lithuanian State Archives)EUR 3 000 000

� Historical Heritage of the Lithuanian Statehood Onl ine (Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ) EUR 900 000

Historical Heritage of the Lithuanian Statehood Onl ine (Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ) EUR 900 000

� Virtual Historical Lithuania: The Grand Duchy of Lit huania (Vilnius University)EUR 1 880 000

� Virtual Library for the Blind (Lithuanian Library for the Blind) EUR 1 000 000� Creation of the Virtual Audio Library of the Lithua nian Radio (Lithuanian Radio and

Television) EUR 1 800 000� Implementation of the Integrated Museum Information System (LIMIS) in Lithuanian

Museums (Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania) E UR 2 415 000� Presenting Works of Lithuanian Classical Literature Online (“e-klasika”) (Martynas

Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania) EUR 580 000

Virtual Electronic Heritage System as a basis for seamless cultural heritage content

Project “Development of the Virtual Electronic Herit age System (VEPS)”:

� ES Structural Funds - EUR 3 250 000

� ES Structural Funds - EUR 3 250 000� State budget - EUR 570 000

Development of the Virtual Electronic Heritage System (VEPS)

Goal of the project:

� Ensuring sustainable creation of Lithuanian cultura l heritage content and access

Project objectives :� Expansion of the network for the creation of digita l content by establishing

new digitization centres and units� Development and expansion of the virtual system for the digital cultural

heritage� Ensuring digitization of cultural heritage objects and access to them

CONTROLLED VOCABULARIESCONTROLLED VOCABULARIESCONTROLLED VOCABULARIESCONTROLLED VOCABULARIES

EUROVOC - archivesLCSH (Lithuanian version) -librariesUDC - librariesULAN - museums

DATA CONTENT STANDARDSDATA CONTENT STANDARDSDATA CONTENT STANDARDSDATA CONTENT STANDARDS

ISAAR(CPF), ISAD(G) - archivesISBDs - librariesCCO - museums

DATA STRUCTURE STANDARDSDATA STRUCTURE STANDARDSDATA STRUCTURE STANDARDSDATA STRUCTURE STANDARDS

EAD - archivesUNIMARC, MARC21 - librariesCDWA Lite, ESE - museums

DATA PRESERVATION STANDARDSDATA PRESERVATION STANDARDSDATA PRESERVATION STANDARDSDATA PRESERVATION STANDARDS

METS:librariesarchives

Metadata within VEPS

CONTROLED VOCACONTROLED VOCACONTROLED VOCACONTROLED VOCABULARIESBULARIESBULARIESBULARIES

CDWA Lite, ESE - museums archivesmuseums

CIDOC CRM (shared ontology)

RDF, OAI-PMH

ACCESS STANDARDSACCESS STANDARDSACCESS STANDARDSACCESS STANDARDS

Functional / Organizational structure of VEPS

Integrated thesaurus (BAVIC) (authors Dr. R. Laužikas and Dr. V. Vaitkevičius) serving for:

� Establishment of a universal model for presentation of personal names ,

� Establishment of a universal model for presentation of personal names ,geographical names and historical chronology

� Creation of an integarted database of personal name s, geographical names and historical chronology

BAVICEvolution of geographical names: example

Marijampol ė

1667-1736 - Pašešupis1736-1758 - Starapol ė1758-1955 - Marijampol ė

1758-1955 - Marijampol ė1955-1990 - KapsukasSince 1990 - Marijampol ė

BAVICRecording of geographical names in different languages

and scripts: example

Tauragnai

13th c. (Latin) - Tovraks, Therake, Theuraxe, Thowraggen,

Theuraxe, Thowraggen, Towragen

13th c. (German) - Taurage14th c. (Latin) - Thurogno17th c. (Polish) - Tauroginy18th c. (Latin) - Taurogi19th c. (Russian - Таурогины

19th c. (Polish) - Tawroginy19th c. (Lithuanian) - Tauroginiai20th c. (German) - Taurogone20th c. (Russian) - Таурагнай

20th c. (Lithuanian) - Tauragnai

CIDOC CRM and CIDOC CRMdig for VEPS

� Appyling CIDOC CRM CIDOC CRMdig for the VEPS sotfware to a degreethat is necessary for resenting collections preserved at memory institutionsin the virtual space;

� Setting up a database aggregating personal, corporate body andgeographical names and subjects headings imported from authority filesof multiple memory and research institutions.

CIDOC CRM / CIDOC CRMdig - Additional information about Steponas Batoras

MUSEUMS

Painting by Painting by Painting by Painting by Vincentas Vincentas Vincentas Vincentas

Smakauskas Smakauskas Smakauskas Smakauskas (19th c.)(19th c.)(19th c.)(19th c.)

MUSEUMS

Painting by an Painting by an Painting by an Painting by an unknown artistunknown artistunknown artistunknown artist