First of all, what does digitization in a museum context means? The Smithsonian Museum gives an accurate definition of it: “a set of processes that convert physical resources to a digital form or that create materials […] in a digital format. […] They form a new type of collection — a digital collection — that requires special care and preservation” (Smithsonian Institution, 2010, p. 3).
Processes of digitization started with the appearance of CD-ROM invented by Philips in 1979, when technology was able to stock data. Today we live in a world where digitization is an asset but also a need. But still, a lot of museums in a global context are not yet familiar with digitization and don’t know how to assimilate “new technology” (Parry, 2010, p. …show more content…
In April 2001, “Lund Principles” had been established; all Member States from Europe had been gathered in Switzerland. The conclusions of this successful meeting are the following: establishment of a forum of coordination (upgradable), support for the development of a European view on digitisation policies and programmes amongst others.
MINERVA project has been funded by the European Commission (“Digital heritage and cultural content”).
The Michael Culture Association, which can be resulting from the “Lund Principles” also, is a non-profit association created in 2007. They developed a network gathering more than 100 institutions (both private and public) from various Europe’s countries. It is shaped as a multilingual inventory with an on-line access. His aim is to valorise and promote European culture as well as they create tools and other services benefiting cultural organizations and visitors.
The Smithsonian Institution (which gather 19 museums in Washington) developed a five-year plan to reach the goal of digitization. It lays out the chosen strategy and various steps to get it properly done. Also, they truly believe that “Digitization is one of the best investments we can make in our future” (Smithsonian Institution, 2010, p.
Processes of digitization started with the appearance of CD-ROM invented by Philips in 1979, when technology was able to stock data. Today we live in a world where digitization is an asset but also a need. But still, a lot of museums in a global context are not yet familiar with digitization and don’t know how to assimilate “new technology” (Parry, 2010, p. …show more content…
In April 2001, “Lund Principles” had been established; all Member States from Europe had been gathered in Switzerland. The conclusions of this successful meeting are the following: establishment of a forum of coordination (upgradable), support for the development of a European view on digitisation policies and programmes amongst others.
MINERVA project has been funded by the European Commission (“Digital heritage and cultural content”).
The Michael Culture Association, which can be resulting from the “Lund Principles” also, is a non-profit association created in 2007. They developed a network gathering more than 100 institutions (both private and public) from various Europe’s countries. It is shaped as a multilingual inventory with an on-line access. His aim is to valorise and promote European culture as well as they create tools and other services benefiting cultural organizations and visitors.
The Smithsonian Institution (which gather 19 museums in Washington) developed a five-year plan to reach the goal of digitization. It lays out the chosen strategy and various steps to get it properly done. Also, they truly believe that “Digitization is one of the best investments we can make in our future” (Smithsonian Institution, 2010, p.