Crowdsourcing in cultural heritage

The aims of this study, within the framework of the Europeana Common Culture project are to: 1. Determine current and planned approaches and practices within the Europeana aggregation ecosystem in relation to crowdsourced metadata and content. 2. Investigate, as comprehensively as possible, past and existing DCH crowdsourcing initiatives across Europe, systematically describing their status and gaining a sound understanding of current practices. 3. Assess the feasibility, desirability and challenges faced in any effort to strengthen the pipeline from such initiatives to enable ingestion of their metadata or access to their content through Europeana. 4. Provide recommendations and guidelines for consideration by Europeana, aggregators and Cultural Heritage Institutions. 5. Support the creation of training materials for the Europeana ecosystem in terms of any agreed interaction with Europeana around crowdsourced assets and deliver this by suitable means (e.g. webinars, Europeana Pro). The work carried out has involved a 9 month programme (April-December 2020) consisting of desk research, , three online questionnaire surveys (to national aggregators; thematic/domain aggregators and external crowdsourcing initiatives respectively), a series of interviews and three consultative on-line events. The survey data are summarised in extensive annexes

The Ursinus Weekly, February 18, 1918

Founders\u27 Day a most enjoyable occasion • Winter meeting of the Board of Directors • Peer Gynt recital crowning event • Zwinglian prize essay: War and education • Literary societies • Scrubs are again defeated • William H. Yoch, ex-18, dies at Camp Meade • On the campus • Varsity easily disposes of Moravianhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/2550/thumbnail.jp

Celebrating the legacy of Cyril and Methodius with special reference to historical iconography

For the second consecutive year, the feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius was celebrated in Malta. It was once again hosted by H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, The President of Malta, at her official Residence at San Anton Palace, Attard. As in the previous year, the festive programme was spread over two days, 12 and 13 May 2017.N/

The politics of heritage in the West Balkans: the evolution of nation-building and the invention of national narratives as a consequence of political changes

The growth of a nation-state in the 19th century led to the protection of heritage as a distinct discipline. Initially, the prime objective was physical protection and conservation of archaeological and architectural monuments valued for their aesthetic and historic importance. However, the 20th century practice of imposing nationalist ideas onto communities and cultures which share the same territory, but not religion and/or language, brought into prominence a discipline of heritage management. One of the main characteristics of heritage management is its interpretation in national terms which, when used for nation-building purposes, often becomes the subject of contested grand narratives; i.e. ethnically, religiously and socially divisive tool in the hands of political elites interested in securing and maintaining their powers. Historical changes of political systems and state ideologies, however, witnessed the lasting impact on the interpretation of heritage over la longue durée, almost always with negative outcomes. The Wars of Yugoslav Succession during the 1990s resulted not only in the creation of new nation-states, but also their own new national narratives and languages, often rooted in flagrant revisionism of the interpretation of historical sources and surviving heritage. This thesis examines the evolution of national narratives in five ex- Yugoslav republics and Albania from the time of their individual inception until the present. It employs chronologically juxtaposed nation-building processes in the observed states and points to the differences in interpretation which usually coincided with changes of political systems. It also highlights the contemporary interpretations of the heritage as understood by both local and international researchers and publicists, affected by the surrounding political atmosphere. It explores the destruction, vandalism, and “culturcide” and their condemnations and justifications by the media and biased scholarship. The thesis also points to the negative influence of the external political factors in heritage management through the extensive production of poorly and/or partially researched publications. Finally, it concludes that the (re)interpretation of heritage is a recurring process, which will be employed every time when the balance of power in Europe changes and almost always with detrimental consequences for the local population

Meanings and Functions of the Ruler's Image in the Mediterranean World (11th – 15th Centuries)

The book investigates, from different methodological viewpoints, the multiple ways in which medieval rulers in different areas of the Mediterranean constructed their outward appearance and communicated it by means of a variety of rituals, object-types, and media. ; Readership: This book is meant basically for an academic audience, but it could also be of relevance to a wider public interested in the following fields: medieval art and history, Mediterranean studies, and intercultural contacts in the Middle Ages