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Digital Cultural Heritage Management for Local Heritage: Overcoming Barriers to Accessibility with Regional Digital Infrastructures

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Digital Cultural Heritage Management for Local Heritage: Overcoming Barriers to Accessibility with Regional Digital Infrastructures (EN)
Paximadis, Konstantinos
Teneketzis, Alexandros
Alexandridis, Georgios
Rousaki, Fevronia
Ziku, Mariana
Caridakis , George
Christodoulou, Yannis
Konstantakis, Markos
Dritsas, Elias
Siolas, Georgios
Drosopoulos, Athanasios
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Peer-reviewed Article (EN)
2024-08-06
Purpose - The paper describes the development of the “AegeanA” digital infrastructure for cultural heritage management in the region of the North Aegean, Greece, with the objective of overcoming those barriers by connecting with cultural heritage institutions across the region and supporting the wider sharing of their collections in open-access and semantically enriched ways. Design/methodology/approach - Design and implementation of an open-source collection management system in the context of regional development. Focus is given on the components of user analysis and the development of the technological framework, especially in achieving interoperability with larger national and European digital heritage infrastructures. In addition, protocols of collaboration are established between the regionally operating institutions and the University of the Aegean. Findings - i) Challenges in reaching out to the majority of the targeted institutions: Registration of 54 cultural institutions operating currently in the Region of the North Aegean, out of which 17 at least with digital heritage collections/artefacts, interested to take part in the project. A survey targeting regional institutions yielded 6 replies, containing insights on qualitative and quantitative data, including needs and challenges. ii) Specific user needs identification and technical development attuned to interoperability: A range of requirements related to access, functionality, usability, and support were identified, reflecting the diverse needs of regional institutions. Technical components include the configuration and customisation of the open-source collection management system selected for developing the digital infrastructure, especially in achieving interoperability with the national cultural aggregator with the implementation of the OAI-PMH and resolution of technical issues. Originality/value - The research addresses a significant gap in the digital transformation of cultural heritage institutions at the regional development level. (EN)
barriers (EN)
regional development (EN)
digital infrastructures (EN)
digital cultural heritage management (EN)
English
Τμήμα Αρχειονομίας, Βιβλιοθηκονομίας & Συστημάτων Πληροφόρησης, Σχολή Διοικητικών, Οικονομικών & Κοινωνικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής (EN)
2623-4629
Journal of Integrated Information Management; Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024): Special issue (Jan-Jun 2024); 20-29 (EN)
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Copyright (c) 2024 Mariana Ziku, Alexandros Teneketzis, Georgios Alexandridis, Yannis Christodoulou, Markos Konstantakis , Athanasios Drosopoulos, Elias Dritsas, Georgios Siolas, Konstantinos Paximadis, Fevronia Rousaki, George Caridakis (EN)
University of West Attica
Journal of Integrated Information Management
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