The International Conference "Cultural Heritage on line - The challenge of accessibility and preservation" will be held in Florence (Italy) on 14-16 December 2006.
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The Conference analyses how, in the domain of cultural heritage, Information and Communication Technologies transform the architectures of knowledge, impose new organisational requirements as well as juridical and educational responsibilities. In this rapidly evolving scenario, emerging topics are knowledge management, digital preservation, access strategies and methodologies.
The 'fil rouge' linking the presentations is the relationship between the general landscape of digital production and the operational definition of what is labelled “digital library” and “digital preservation”. The presentations will focus on the need for common strategies, tools and solutions, and for shared methodologies to promote cooperative development in these fields. Attention will be paid to users’ expectations and the best way to fulfil them.
Based on the outcome of current initiatives and trends, the Conference aims at building opportunities for development and at defining the most urgent priorities in the direction of which to stimulate co-operation among centres of competence within the European Union and with non European partners.