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Dear all,
We are pleased to announce that the deadline for the submission of papers
for the special issue of the International Journal of Heritage in the
Digital Era has now been extended to the 15th of August 2012.
Further information on the call, the deadlines and contact details for
inquiries is below.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Kalliopi
*Digital co-curation and public participation*
The International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era is inviting papers
for a special issue on the theme ‘Digital co-curation and public
participation’ guest edited by Dr Kalliopi Fouseki of the Centre for
Sustainable Heritage of University College London and Dr Kalliopi
Vacharopoulou, Independent Researcher.
In the last decades, the development of technology has opened numerous
possibilities in the curation of heritage objects including their
recording, documentation and display with the aim not only to enhance
research and conservation but also to broaden access and education.
At the same time, the increasing development of theories and practices of
public engagement with museum collections have initiated discussions and
debates that often challenge the nature and aims of museum institutions. To
this end, digital technologies have contributed to the debates on the
participatory role of museum and heritage institutions. Indeed, it is
within this context that digital co-curation has recently emerged as a
practice that fosters public participation and the sharing of knowledge and
authority between curators, museum professionals and members of the general
public – including visitors and non-visitors to museums. By the term
digital co-curation we refer to curation of digitized collections in
partnership with non-expert audiences. The social media play a significant
role in this process. However, digital co-curation – as any form of
co-curation – creates concerns among museum and heritage professionals with
regard to the integrity of the collections.
The aims of this special issue of the International Journal of Heritage in
the Digital Era are to investigate the issues that are being raised by
digital curation and co-curation through the theoretically informed
analysis of case-studies. Specifically, we are interested in the following
themes/research questions:
*· *What are the benefits as well as the burdens that relate to digital
curation? This should be exemplified through successful and least
successful examples.
*· *What are the benefits and the challenges in digital co-curation?
Similarly, successful and least successful examples should be used. How
does digital co-curation function as complementary to curation of actual
objects or digital curation? In other words, how does digital co-curation
inform both curation and co-curation practices within the museum space?
*· *What is the experience of participants in the process of digital
co-curation?
*· *What are the views of curators and other museum professionals who are
involved in these processes?
*Important deadlines*
Papers will be submitted by 15 August 2012
Refereeing results will be notified by 15 September 2012
Camera ready FULL papers to printer by 15 October 2012
Papers submitted to Multi-Science by 10 November 2012
The weblink for the submission of the 4th issue papers is:
http://edition4.digital-heritage-journal.eu/author/submit.php
For queries about the content of this issue, please contact Dr Kalliopi
Fouseki at [log in to unmask] or Dr Kalliopi Vacharopoulou at
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