Dear colleagues,
Following previous discussions about EU project opportunities, I am delighted to share the following announcement. I note that there has been a significant increase in consortia featuring UK museums in the recent ICT PSP and FP7 funding calls, and we would love to hear from potential partners interested in participating in these projects. For further information about the Collections Trust’s EU-funded work on ICT in museums come to this year’s OpenCulture 2012 conference – further information at http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/events/openculture-2012.
NEWS RELEASE
London, 20th April 2012 – For Immediate Release
Collections Trust secures €8 million European investment to help museums share Collections online
The Collections Trust has secured major European Commission investment in projects worth a total of €8m to help museums, archives and libraries share their collections online safely and sustainably.
EUROPEANA INSIDE is a €3.8million research and development project in partnership with 10 leading Collections Management Software providers, all of whom are members of the Collections Trust’s ‘SPECTRUM Partner’ Scheme. The project will develop open-source tools, enabling cultural organisations to manage the sharing and re-use of their Collections online. Further information is available at http://www.europeanainside.eu
PARTAGE PLUS is a 24-month project worth €3m to digitise Art Nouveau objects, artworks, posters, and buildings to create around 75,000 items, including 2,000 3D models, of content for access through Europeana, the central channel for European culture online at http://www.europeana.eu. The project is being led by the Collections Trust, with partners from Member States across Europe.
ENUMERATE is a networking project which aims to provide up-to-date and comprehensive intelligence about the costs, methods and impact of digitising collections in museums, archives and libraries. Coordinated by the Collections Trust, the ENUMERATE network includes national coordinators in all 36 Member States of the European Union. Further information is available from http://www.enumerate.eu.
LINKED HERITAGE is a major initiative to help cultural organisations open up their collections as Linked Open Data, ensuring that it can be re-used to support new applications, innovation and creativity across Europe.
“This new investment by the European Commission represents a milestone in the Collections Trust’s international strategy and a huge opportunity to help museums, archives and libraries bring the richness of their collections to online audiences”, says Collections Trust CEO Nick Poole. “It is a recognition of our pre-eminent position in delivering complex projects on budget and on schedule and our role at the heart of some of Europe’s most active cultural networks. It provides a great foundation upon which we will build a leading role in the digital agenda for the sector.”
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Nick Poole, Chief Executive, Collections Trust. Tel 0207 942 6080 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
John Woolley, Development Director, Collections Trust. Tel: 0207 942 6084, e-mail [log in to unmask]
Collections Trust
The Collections Trust is an independent UK-based organisation working with museums, libraries, galleries and archives worldwide to improve the management of their Collections. Its mission is to help museums, galleries, libraries and archives unlock the potential in their collections.
It does this for the collections community by providing know-how, developing and promoting excellence, challenging existing practices, pioneering new ideas, and bringing experts together.
The Collections Trust is also an independent registered charity. It receives funding from various national partners including Arts Council England and the national organisations in Scotland and Wales.
Nick Poole
CEO
Collections Trust
020 7942 6080
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