Erpanet (2002-2004).
Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network
The European Commission funded, under its IST Programme, ERPANET Project will establish an expandable European Consortium, which will make viable and visible information, best practice and skills development in the area of digital preservation of cultural heritage and scientific objects. ERPANET will bring together memory organisations (museums, libraries and archives), ICT and software industry, research institutions, government organisations (including local ones), entertainment and creative industries, and commercial sectors (including for example pharmaceuticals, petro-chemical, and financial). The dominant feature of ERPANET will be the provision of a virtual clearinghouse and knowledge-base on state-of-the-art developments in digital preservation and the transfer of that expertise among individuals and institutions.
ERPANET will enhance the preservation of cultural heritage and scientific objects through nine core objectives. It will:
- identify and raise awareness of information about the preservation of digital objects;
- appraise and evaluate information sources and developments in digital preservation and make available results of research including ongoing EU supported projects;
- provide an enquiry and advisory service on preservation issues, practice and technology;
- implement six development workshops to bring together experts to tackle key preservation issues;
- hold a suite of eight training seminars based on best practice reflecting the needs of the community;
- develop a suite of tools, guidelines, templates, and sixty case studies;
- stimulate research and encourage the development of standards in the areas of digitisation and digital preservation from within existing EU supported projects and within Europe;
- build an online community; and,
- stimulate awareness among software producers of the preservation needs of the user community.
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