Cultural Heritage Applications Network – CULTIVATE Cultural Heritage Applications Network – for Libraries, Archives, Museums CSC Austria - Cultural Service Centre Austrian National Node for CULTIVATE http://www.cscaustria.at Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

The EU accompanying measure CULTIVATE aims to provide a network supporting the co-operation of archives, libraries and museums under the Fifth Framework Programme. This network has two parts: CULTIVATE-EU for the Western part of Europe and CULTIVATE-CEE for the ten accession countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

Objectives to raise the awareness of the IST Programme for the development and the use of cultural heritage applications in all memory institutions in Europe. to raise quantity and quality of the submitted proposals in the IST Programme. this aims shall be achieved by use of electronic information services, organization of Information Days and through individual consulting.  Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

An important aim of each project in the IST Programme is to put the project results later into practice. Project results, new as well as old ones, are a valuable basis of knowledge for new developments. With help of the distribution of these results via the CULTIVATE Network new projects and cultural institutions can be supported effectively. Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

Budget Overall accompanying measure 459.921 euro Only activities / services at European level are funded by European Commission National based support for proposers is nationally funded Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

CULTIVATE-EU CULTIVATE-CEE began in February 2000 and will run for three years. CULTIVATE-CEE began in April 2001 and will run for two years. Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

CULTIVATE-EU Partners Ehem. Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut (Project Co-ordinator) D An Chomhairle Leabharlanna - The Library Council IRL Riksbibliotekjenesten NO Ministerio per I Beni e le Attività Culturali I Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs EL Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs B Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries UK University of Bath, UKOLN UK Cultural Service Centre Austria A Biblioteca Nacional E Ministerio de Educación y Cultura E Fundo de Fomenta Cultural P The Royal Library, National Library of Sweden S University of Helsinki FIN Israeli Directorate for the EU 5th Framework Program (ISERD) IL Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

EU sub contractors University of Bristol, Institute for Learning and Research Technology UK The Libray Association, The Association of Librarians and Information Managers UK EDBI, Berlin, (German Libraries Institute, Berlin) is the co-ordinating partner and the national node for Germany. All the other partners (excluding UKOLN, UK Office for Library and Information Networking) are national nodes for Cultural Heritage Applications in their countries and co-ordinate activities in their national network and also will be active in co-operation at a European level. Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

CULTIVATE-CEE Partners The British Council UK Nicolas Copernicus University PL Head Office of State Archives PL Museum of Art Lodz PL The Library Council IRL Resource: The Council for Libraries, Museums and Archives UK University of Bath, UKOLN UK Cultural Service Centre Austria A Riksbibliotekjenesten NO MDR Partners UK Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

CEE sub contractors Institute for Learning and Teaching Research Technology, University of Bristol UK Central Library of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences BG Institute of Cultural Memory RO Vilnius University LT Ministry of Cultural Heritage (Hungary) HU Institute of Baltic Studies EE Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Univeristy of Latvia LV Narodni Muzeum (National Museum, Prague) CZ University of Bratislava SK Ministry of Culture SL Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

National Nodes: EU and CEE Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Norway Austria Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Finland Sweden United Kingdom Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Germany Spain Estonia Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

The start of CULTIVATE-CEE was the start of spreading the CULTIVATE activities towards the East. CULTIVATE-Russia For 1 September 2001 the next step eastwards is planned: The addition of a Russian node to the European Cultural Heritage Applications Network will connect the European Cultural Heritage with the Russian Cultural Heritage and enable easier access to these cultural treasures. Another objective is the promotion of the IST Programme in Russia. Duration: 18 months. Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

CULTIVATE-Russia Partners British Council, Moscow UK MDR Partners UK Russian Cultural Heritage Network RU Department for Archives of Khabarovsk Regionlal Administration RU Chelyabinsk Regional Universal Library RU Smolensk State Union of Museums RU Centre PIC RU The technical partners from CULTIVATE-EU will be involved as sub-contractors: An Chomhairle Leabharlanna - The Library Council IRL Institute for Learning and Teaching Research Technology, University of Bristol UK Resource: The Council for Libraries, Museums and Archives UK Riksbibliotekjenesten NO University of Bath, UKOLN UK Cultural Service Centre Austria A Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

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The instruments of work in the CULTIVATE Network: web sites (international site and national nodes) internet magazine (Cultivate Interactive) e-mail list (cultivate-list@ukoln.ac.uk and national nodes) information days/workshops/seminars individual consulting document management data base Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

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 Levels of cooperation An important contribution of the project is the realization of a national, european and international cooperation of public and private organizations in cultural and technological research.  Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

On national level a network, consiting of representatives of all national cultural organizations, from the sector of museums, libraries and archives, shall be build. Each country can organize this network independently and has to pay attention, that each sector is represented. In many countries cooperations of this kind have already been founded. Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

For further help and information: http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/digicult http://www.cultivate-europe.org Feb-19 Funded by the Mit Unterstützung des European Commission Bundesminsteriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur