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Europeana Introduction at Creative Kick-Off event - Breandán Knowlton
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What is this Europeana thing? Breandán Knowlton – @bfk Europeana Creative Kick-Off, 21 February 2013, Vienna
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Presentation by Breandán Knowlton of Europeana at the kick-off of the Europeana Creative project in Vienna in February 2013. Outlines the Europeana Network, the Foundation and the project ecosystem.
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What is this Europeana thing?
Breandán Knowlton – @bfk
Europeana Creative Kick-Off, 21 February 2013, Vienna
I am ...I am ...Breandán Knowlton
Programme ManagerEuropeana Foundation
Breandán KnowltonProgramme ManagerEuropeana Foundation
B @ breandan.org@bfk
B @ breandan.org@bfk
Today
• What is Europeana?
• What Sort of Projects Do We
Do?
• What’s Next?
What is Europeana?
What is Europeana?
2008
2008
Europeana is a website ….
Actually a series of websites ….
And an Application Programming Interface (API) ...
Built on a data service, with ….
• 150 aggregators and other data providers,
representing ...
• 3,000 museums, libraries, archives and
audiovisual collections, which have contributed ...
• 26 million digital objects, of which ...
• 6 million are available for commercial re-use.
and g
rowin
g!
It’s operated by a non-profit, the Europeana Foundation
It’s operated by a non-profit, the Europeana Foundation
Along with a dizzying array ofMuseums, Archives and Libraries
Called theEuropeana Network
The Foundation and the Network work on Projects …like Europeana Creative.
Europeana Photography
Europeana Inside Europeana 1914-1918Europeana Libraries Europeana
Newspapers
How do we do that?
How do we do that?
EngagementEngagement
We engage online.
Virtual ExhibitionsVirtual Exhibitions
Site for cultural professionals Site for cultural professionals
BlogBlog
NewsletterNewsletter
Professional BlogProfessional Blog
PinterestPinterest
And connect to offline.
Some Exciting ProjectsSome Exciting Projects
Collaboration with WikipediaCollaboration with Wikipedia
Some Exciting ProjectsSome Exciting Projects
Hackathons and Hack4EuropeHackathons and Hack4Europe
Some Exciting ProjectsSome Exciting Projects
WWI Community Collection DaysWWI Community Collection Days
But there’s a big gap.
We can’t build all of the engagement platforms.But we’re not enabling creative industry to do it, either.
What’s Next?What’s Next?
1. Linked Open Data
2. Extend the Licensing Framework
from metadata to content
2. Extend the Licensing Framework
from metadata to content
3. Crowdsourcing Campaigns
And our newest initiative ...
4. The Europeana Open Lab Network
EngagementEngagement
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Watch these:Watch these:www.europeana.eu
blog.europeana.eupro.europeana.eu/blog
www.europeana.eublog.europeana.eu
pro.europeana.eu/blog
Thank you!Thank you!Breandán Knowlton
Programme ManagerEuropeana Foundation
Breandán KnowltonProgramme ManagerEuropeana Foundation
B @ breandan.orgPro.europeana.euB @ breandan.orgPro.europeana.eu
