Fleur updates you about two EU projects and mentions where you can find more information:
1. APENET
APENET will provide a common gateway to Europe’s archives and will inform visitors about archival material from across Europe.
Twelve European National Archives are involved in the project, and – as you may have expected – there is a strong interrelation with Europeana….
“Archives across the European Union will be easily accessible to EU citizens for the first time from a single entry point, and should improve public understanding of European history and culture. Therefore, APENET will also have a strong relationship with the Europeana and other European portals or gateways which hold information on archives, like Michael and QVIZ.” (eContentplus page)
Since recently the Project has a Website. You can find it at www.apenet.eu
Almost simultaneously another project, entitled ‘PrestoPRIME’, launched its own website.
2. PrestoPRIME
PrestoPrime “will research and develop practical solutions for the long-term preservation of digital media objects, programmes and collections, and find ways to increase access by integrating the media archives with European on-line digital libraries in a digital preservation framework. This will result in a range of tools and services, delivered through a networked Competence Centre.”
