Open AccessBuilding Digital Heritage with Teamwork Empowerment
Author(s) -
Jyi-Shane Liu,
Mu-Hsi Tseng,
Tze-Kai Huang
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
information technology and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5226
pISSN - 0730-9295
DOI - 10.6017/ital.v24i3.3374
Subject(s) - exploit , cultural heritage , teamwork , empowerment , computer science , government (linguistics) , work (physics) , cultural heritage management , space (punctuation) , industrial heritage , world wide web , political science , computer security , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , operating system
Building digital heritage requires substantial resources in materials, expertise, tools, and cost. Government and university projects are limited in the time and space they can devote to covering even a small part of the world’s heritage. The preservation coverage problem is most serious in areas where sources of intellectual and cultural heritage may diminish or disappear over time. A central notion that helps resolve these issues is to make it easier for digital technology to reach sources of valuable heritage. The authors propose an approach to exploit noninstitutional resources for wider participation and inclusion in digital-heritage endeavors. The approach attempts to copy the techniques of institutional digital-heritage work while bringing together noninstitutional resources and providing standard practice