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Cultural Heritage in REGional NETworksCultural Heritage in REGional NETworks
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THE PROJECTTHE PROJECT
Combined RTD & Project Type Demonstration Project
Project Acronym REGNET
Cultural Heritage in REGionalProject Title NETworks
Contract N° IST-2000-26336
AIT- Angewandte Informationstechnik Forschungsgesellschaft mbH,
Coordinator Austria
Duration 01.04.2001 to 31.03.2003
Total Budget 5,03 MIO EUR
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3Information Society Information Society Technologies ProgrammeTechnologies Programme IST IST
Focussed at Research and Technological Development within the fifth RTD Framework Programme of the European Union (1998-2002)
An integrated research programme for information processing, communications and media technologies
Budget of 3.600 Mio. EUR
Administered by the General Directorate Information Society DG INFSO - in Luxembourg
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EU KEY ACTION IIIEU KEY ACTION III
Multimedia Content und Tools
IST 2000 - III.1.4 Access to digital collections of cultural and scientific content
Focus:Innovative systems integration - Digital Library applicationsTestbeds for management of distributed resources in the field of Cultural HeritageCommonly available tools for distributed and cultural important resources and collectionsStandardised specifications and best practice for new data models, architectures, test beds, metadata catalogues and infrastructures
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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
Service InfrastructureB2C, B2B
Electronic Catalogues OPACs
Distributed SearchesVirtual Catalogues
Information Products and Services
Legal Framework Integration und Test
Wireless Communication UMTS, GPS
Demonstration
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REGNET SYSTEM 1REGNET SYSTEM 1
REGNETREGNET PortalManagement of remote data, distributed searches, e-Business
REGNETREGNET Cultural Heritage Data ManagementSearches in distributed metadata catalogues, which are connectedto repositories containing Cultural Content
REGNETREGNET e-Business Data Managemente-Commerce system which provides access to distributed Product & Service Catalogues
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REGNET SYSTEM 2REGNET SYSTEM 2
REGNETREGNET Ontology (metadata) SubsystemContains specifications of all metadata, terminologies, etc. whichare used in the domain of Cultural Heritage and e-Business
REGNETREGNET Electronic Publication SubsystemSupports the production of personalised digital products based on standardised metadata and work flows
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9PROJECT PHASES 1PROJECT PHASES 1& WORK AREAS& WORK AREAS
Phase 1: Analysis und Development
Work Area A contains: Content Creation andContent Management
Work Area B contains: Platform Engineering (integration of middle ware components) and
the development of the REGNETREGNET System
Work Area C contains: Business Engineering (business processes, definition of
work flows, distribution system...) and the development of a legal framework
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10PROJECT PHASES 2PROJECT PHASES 2& WORK AREAS& WORK AREAS
Phase 2 : Test and Demonstration
Work Area D contains: domain-specific aspects ofthe REGNETREGNET System
Work Area E contains: Demonstration phase, Verificationand Evaluation of the REGNETREGNET System
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PROJECT PARTNERSPROJECT PARTNERS
The 23 Partners and 2 assoc. Partners from:
are grouped by:Content providers
DevelopersRegional Poles
Developers/Poles
AIT Forschungsgesellschaft mbH (A) Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (A)Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH (A)Universität Wien (A)IMAC Information&Management Consulting e.K (D)Stockholms Universitet (S)Länsmuseet på Gotland (S)Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet (S)Royal Academy of Science (S)TARX nv (B)Stad Mechelen - Stedelijke Musea Mechelen (B) Stichting Museon (Museum voor het Onderwijs) (NL)SPACE S.r.l. (I)Fratelli Alinari I.D.E.A. Spa (I)Consorzio Civita (I)Motorola S.p.A. (I)Ajuntament de Granollers (E)Instituto Andaluz de Tecnología (E)Zeus Consulting SA (GR)Systema Informatics Ltd. (GR)Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (GR)VALTECH (F)Terra Incognita Europa Limited (GB)Institute of Computer and Communication Systems (BUL) Southern Ural State University (RU)
BelgiumBulgariaFranceGermanyGreece Great Britain
ItalyNetherlandsAustria RussiaSpainSweden
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PROJECT PARTNER GROUPSPROJECT PARTNER GROUPS
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Content Provider (Cultural Institutions)
Digital Content
REGNET infrastructure for multimedia productions und data base management
With other partners within the production of data bases, multimedia products and virtual exhibitions
Selling digital und physical goods &services
Provide Access to
Use
Cooperate B2B
Have Income through
PARTNER NETWORK 1PARTNER NETWORK 1
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PARTNER NETWORK 2PARTNER NETWORK 2
Service Centres
Technical Infrastructure (Software/Hardware)
IT-Service und Consulting
Provide Access to
Have Income through
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PARTNER NETWORK 3PARTNER NETWORK 3
System Developers
Components of the REGNET SoftwareSystem
Selling the REGNET System to Service Centres
License fees for the REGNET System
Implement
Have Income through
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PARTNER NETWORK 4PARTNER NETWORK 4
End User
Cultural Data & Services
Generation of personalised products (CDROM)
Virtual exhibitions
Internet shopping
Have Access to
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APPLICATION SCENARIOSAPPLICATION SCENARIOS
Shopping Cultural Objects
(Digital Surrogates, Articles from Museum
Shops)
(B2C)
Cooperative Production of Virtual Exhibitions
(CD-ROM, WEB-Project)
(B2B)
Private Auctions
(with the help of a Service Centre)
(C2C)
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POTENTIAL 1POTENTIAL 1
MAGNETS - Museum & Galleries New Technology Study
100.000 cultural organisations in Europe
15.000 Museums & Galleries with over 500 Mio. visitors per year
Institut für Museumskunde Germany
1998 ca. 25% of museums are presented on the WEB
Trend 2000 over 50% of museums have an own Home Page
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POTENTIAL 2POTENTIAL 2
VLMP Virtual Library Museums Pages
http://www.vlmp.org (ca. 1.200 visitors/day)
1997 630 Museums referenced in the data baseSeptember 2000 4.872 Museums
“Museums and the Web 1999” Conference
1999 34% of museums run an Online Museum-Shop (http://www.archimuse. com/mw99/papers/bowen/bowen.html by Jonathan Bowen).
Potential candidates for the establishment of a Museum-Shop in Europe:
3.000 (15% of 20.000 Museums)
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23Work Area A:Work Area A:Content EngineeringContent Engineering
Digitization of 2- and 3-dimensional objects using data capturing systems already on the market
Use of Dublin Core Metadata to enable Cross Domain searches within the 'virtual union' catalogue (generation via an available Metadata Editor or Harvester)
Use of documentation standards in the different domains (MARC21, CIDOC, AMICO/CIMI, CDWA, EAD, ISAD(G), TEI, ...)
Use or modification of existing Document Type Definitions (XML-DTDs) to describe objects and collections (eg. AMICO, or CIMI-based) as well as products
Storage of XML (Extensible Markup Language) structured data in data bases at the content provider's site
Development of Stylesheets (XSL) for data presentation in online or printed form (eg. dedicated and personalized catalogues)
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24Work Area B:Work Area B:Platform Engineering (1)Platform Engineering (1)
Implementation of a B2B-commerce system based on XML-data transfer, following existing and emerging standards as specified by the ebXML community.
Implementation of a B2C-commerce system including an 'internet auction' system.
Integration of a distributed search and retrieval (S&R) component based on Z39.50 standard or similar methodologies based on XML and http protocol, for accessing distributed Cultural Heritage related catalogues as well as product/Service catalogues in the eBusiness environment.
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Integration of a customer management system based on relational data base management supoorting customer relationships.
Use of an appropriate integration environment for all the middleware components (B2B, B2C, S&R, RDBMS, Metadata Management, …).
Usage of Open Software Standards and Software available preferable in the public domain (eg. LINUX).
Usage of low cost hardware.
Integration of wireless access to the REGNET System.
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26Work Area C:Work Area C:Enterprise Engineering (1)Enterprise Engineering (1)
Definition of Core Processes for REGNET, comprising at least:
access and data entry to distributed catalogues,
a shopping cart system,
creation of a personalized catalogue based on retrieved data from the 'virtual catalogue' (in printed and electronic form),
an auction system (eg. duplicates of posters), and
a delivery system for physical goods (eg. goods from museum stores).
Use of XML/EDI (eg: Simple-eCo Elements like: Order, Invoice, Despatch, Report, ...) for exchange of business data (based on ebXML recommendations).
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27Work Area C:Work Area C:Enterprise Engineering (2)Enterprise Engineering (2)
Use of XML/EDI like methodology (eg: Simple-eCo Elements like: Order, Invoice, Despatch, Report, ...) for exchange of business data (based on ebXML recommendations).
Definition of the workflow connected with the creation of a electronic publication (eg.: storyboard development, content management, compilation of data, production, delivery) as reference model for electronic publishing
Definition of appropriate 'business profiles' evolved from different functions and processes (eg: 'content manager') for the involved personnel (following the recommendations to the European Parliaments just being worked out).
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Work Packages (1)Work Packages (1)
WP-1: Analysis of the State of the Art and Development of Concepts
Definition of content to be provided, development of a documentation and digitisation plan for content creation and management (Work Area A).Identification of standards to be used, development of the user requirements and system requirements & specifications (Work Area B).Development of the legal framework and partnership model, definition of supported business functions, identification of market (Segments) and user groups (Work Area C)
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Work Packages (2)Work Packages (2)
WP-2: Implementation of the System and Preparation of Services and Product Generation
Preparation of content and products (Work Area A).System implementation; development of the building blocks; integration into the REGNET-System (Work Area B).Settlement of the legal framework, business process (re-) engineering, market preparation (Work Area C).
WP-3: Validation of the REGNET-Demonstrator and Preparation of the Demonstration Phase
Validation of the REGNET-demonstrator; preparation of the demonstration phase.
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Work Packages (3)Work Packages (3)
WP-4: Demonstration
The REGNET-System will be used in a trial services which includes an initial testing phase (selected users). The REGNET-demonstration part of the project includes: execution of the demonstration phase (trial service); refinement of system and services where appropriate and necessary; analysis of the trial service.
WP-5: Development of an exploitation plan
Development of an exploitation plan on different levels (content providers, service providers, business access points). The plan has to include new models of co-operations and partnerships.
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Work Packages (4)Work Packages (4)
WP-6: Information Dissemination
Information dissemination will be done using different types of dissemination channels: Project WEB-Site, conferences, seminars, printed and electronic publications. Special attention will be drawn to the participation of project members in relevant standardisation committees and workshops.
WP-7: Project Management
This work package includes management, reporting, quality assurance, etc. The management activities are split up into contractual and technical matters and are covered by two different partners.
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Deliverables (1)Deliverables (1)
D1: Content Creation and Content Management
D2: The REGNET – System: Specifications and State of the Art
D3: REGNET - Enterprise Engineering and Market Analysis
D4: Available Content and Products
D5: REGNET-System: Version-1
D6: System Services and Business Processes
D7: Validation of the REGNET System operation & Preparation of the REGNET - Demonstration Phase
D8: The REGNET-System: Version-2
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Deliverables (2)Deliverables (2)
D9: REGNET System operation
D10: Demonstration (Trial Service)
D11: REGNET trial service and recommendations
D12: Technology Implementation Plan
D13: Information Dissemination Activities
D14: REGNET - Quality Assurance System
D15: Final Report
D16: Project Presentation (WEB Presence)
D17: Project Presentation (Fact Sheet)
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REGNET – Project PlanREGNET – Project Plan