Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage. Conference Proceedings

17-25

Authors: Stavros Christodoulakis

We present some recent trends in the field of digital cultural heritage management and applications including digital cultural data curation, interoperability, open linked data publishing, crowd sourcing, visualization, platforms for digital cultural heritage, and applications. We present some examples from research and development projects of MUSIC/TUC in those areas.

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Authors: Maria Nisheva-Pavlova, Nicolas Spyratos, Peter Stanchev

The paper discusses some current trends in the area of development and use of semantic portals for accessing heterogeneous museum collections on the Semantic Web. The presentation is focused on some issues concerning metadata standards for museums, museum collections ontologies and semantic search engines. A number of design considerations and recommendations are formulated.

41-48

Authors: Dominique Laurent

In this paper, we first overview the French project on heritage called PATRIMA, launched in 2011 as one of the Projets d'investissement pour l'avenir, a French funding program meant to last for the next ten years. The overall purpose of the PATRIMA project is to promote and fund research on various aspects of heritage presentation and preservation. Such research being interdisciplinary, research groups in history, physics, chemistry, biology and computer science are involved in this project. The PATRIMA consortium involves research groups from universities and from the main museums or cultural heritage institutions in Paris and surroundings. More specifically, the main members of the consortium are the two universities of Cergy-Pontoise and Versailles Saint-Quentin and the following famous museums or cultural institutions: Musée du Louvre, Château de Versailles, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Rodin. In the second part of the paper, we focus on two projects funded by PATRIMA named EDOP and Parcours and dealing with data integration. The goal of the EDOP project is to provide users with a data space for the integration of heterogeneous information about heritage; Linked Open Data are considered for an effective access to the corresponding data sources. On the other hand, the Parcours project aims at building an ontology on the terminology about the techniques dealing with restoration and/or conservation. Such an ontology is meant to provide a common terminology to researchers using different databases and different vocabularies.

59-65

Authors: Jiří Rákosník, Peter Stanchev, Radoslav Pavlov

The paper presents recent developments in the domain of digital mathematics libraries towards the envisioned 21st Century Global Library for Mathematics. The Bulgarian Digital Mathematical Library BulDML and the Czech Digital Mathematical Library DML-CZ are founding partners of the EuDML Initiative and through it contribute to the sustainable development of the European Digital Mathematics Library EuDML and to the global advancements in this area.

79-86

Authors: Vladimir Georgiev

This paper describes a recently-developed web application for creating and presenting expositions of three-dimensional objects online. The system allows authors to create exhibitions of 3D models and share them on the Internet, where everybody will be able to view them. The latest HTML5 technologies allow the use of modern web browsers to render the 3D collections without any additional requirements, such as installing third party plugins, which makes the system easily accessible for users operating on different environments.

95-105

Authors: Ovidiu Turcoane

This paper discusses the importance of linked data for the semantics of cultural and scientific heritage and it provides some reasons on using JSON-LD as a standard. From a conceptual point of view, cultural and scientific heritage should widen for broad human and computer access. Web semantics support the trans-formation of information to knowledge on a large and open scale and cultural and scientific heritage should benefit from that, especially if we see the latter as a pillar in a lean system, such as E-Democracy that seeks for permanent improvement. Cultural and scientific heritage has a primary role in education of individuals but also in the optimization process of knowledge society through the humane collective approach of trial and error. In order to build a society of inclusion using vertical (temporal) and horizontal (spatial) inquiries in social values, religions, beliefs and rituals we must facilitate broaden and less restrictive access. One way to achieve this task is by using linked data for connectivity and meaning of information and the standard of JSON-LD for extensive and simple digital access.

115-126

Authors: Ildikó Deák, Zsolt László Márkus, Tibor Szkaliczki, Gábor Kaposi, György Szántó, Miklós Veres, Zsolt Weisz

The paper presents a mobile application introducing the heritage values in historical cemeteries. The application is developed for both the experts of the domain and people merely interested in the topic. Guided walks within the GUIDE@HAND audio tourist guide introduce several cemeteries of Europe. In order to support the participants of the international seminar on heritage values in historical cemeteries, the application includes a mobile conference guide, as well.

135-146

Authors: Konstantin Rangochev, Margaret Dimitrova, Maxim Goinov

The paper analyses statistical data concerning the use of the electronic Encyclopedia slavica sanctorum, an e-product with information about the texts about saints in medieval and early modern Slavonic manuscripts and printed books and in records of oral stories of the Bulgarian popular culture. The users' and guests' operations (viewing dates, viewing objects, and searching) are discussed and thus the advantages of this e-encyclopedia are revealed.

155-164

Authors: Iva Burešová, Jarmila Štruncová

We explain the principles the Open Access Policy of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic adopted as a consequence of its accession to the Berlin Declaration on Open Access. The Policy is implemented by means of Academy’s Institutional Repository. An example of a subject specialized open access repository is the Czech Digital Mathematics Library (DML-CZ) and the European Digital Mathematics Library. We discuss a special feature of the DML-CZ represented by the highly heterogeneous collections devoted to eminent personalities of the Czech mathematics.

173-180

Authors: Ivan Derzhanski, Olena Siruk

In this study we examine the metaphoric mentions of three wild animals considered to be most important in the Slavic popular tradition, namely the wolf, the bear and the hare, in a Bulgarian-Ukrainian parallel corpus. Our goal is to see what meanings are found most often, how well images from alien world views are accepted by the Bulgarian and the Ukrainian linguistic consciousness, and how translators replace images which are likely not to be interpreted in the desired way.

189-193

Authors: Evgeniya Rusinova

Discusses existing approaches to digitize cultural heritage - Bulgarian practice and foreign experience are presented; listed possible priorities. Special / separate emphasis is placed on existing problems; underlined is the necessity of analyzing the situation and a policy for conducting digitization; learning of the user and the importance of the feedback are mentioned.

200-205

Authors: Fabian Hollaus, Ana Camba, Stefan Fiel, Sajid Saleem, Robert Sablatnig

This work is concerned with the analysis of historical manuscripts. The manuscripts investigated are partially in a bad condition, due to their age, bad storage conditions etc. These circumstances impede a transcription of the ancient writings, as well as the application of document image analysis methods. Therefore, the writings are imaged with a portable MultiSpectral Imaging acquisition system. By using this non-invasive investigation technique the contrast of the degraded and faded-out writings can be enhanced. In order to gain a further contrast enhancement, a post-processing method has been developed. Additionally, two document analysis methods have been developed in order to facilitate the work of scholars: First, an Optical Character Recognition is described. Second, a method designed for the automated identification of writers of ancient Slavic manuscripts is explained. This paper provides an overview on the manuscript investigation techniques mentioned.

213-217

Authors: Peter Sharlandjiev, Dimana Nazarova, Nataliya Berberova

Digital image processing is an important area of preservation and representation of cultural and historical objects. Part of it is the task of cleaning images corrupted by noise. Many different methods and approaches have been successfully implemented, but still filtering and denoising techniques are developing and improving intensively. Herein, we report numeric simulations of 2D image filtering. Effects of impulse noise are very efficiently reduced by adaptive median filtering. The situation of additive noise, which itself depends on the intensity of the original image, is more complicated. However, we demonstrate that in this case the use of wavelet transforms in the denoising procedure is very productive and promising.

224-234

Authors: Stefka Kovacheva

The article describes in brief the database, developed by IMI-BAS to present the cultural heritage sites in Bulgaria under the protection of UNESCO. This database will be used in an e-learning project currently under development, to integrate additional learning content to the “Man and Society” and “History and Civilization” courses. The project follows a contemporary teaching strategy based on the formal structure of the Understanding by Design approach. In the process of gaining knowledge the pupil is transformed from an object of action into a subject of action. This requires a new educational environment in accordance with the needs and interests of the learners. Such an environment will develop their abilities, and they will become active and productive participants in their own education.

241-246

Authors: Marino Jaén Espinosa

This paper reflects on the experience of PanamaTipico.com, an independent website specialized in the research and preservation of the cultural heritage of the Republic of Panama, a developing country located in Central America. Basic information about the project is described. Also discussed, are some of the challenges confronted by the project and the results achieved. The goal of this paper is to encourage a discussion on whether or not the experience of PanamaTipico.com is comparable to the experiences of similar projects in developing countries in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.

256-262

Authors: Magdelena Stoyanova, Desislava Paneva-Marinova, Lilia Pavlova, Radoslav Pavlov

The correct documentation and scientific attribution of ancient works of art requires the processing of relevant amounts of images and interdisciplinary data usually kept in non-compatible formats and objects of different property. The main goal of the IFIDA project Intelligent Fast Interconnected Devices and Tools for Applications in Archaeometry and Conservation Practice is to collect and integrate the dispersed models, tools, case studies, imaging and analytical resources resulting from previous investigations of works of art in repositories that facilitate extraction and sharing of new knowledge for cultural heritage research. This information will be further assessed applying sophisticated analytical and computer technologies in order to develop or adapt interconnected software tools for very fast authenticity certification and applications in archaeometry and conservation practice; to benefit development of new scholarship and technologies.

270-275

Authors: Galina Bogdanova, Donka Koleva, Pavel Hristov

The result of the project is an interactive map of cultural objects of Veliko Tarnovo Municipality with the region supporting the candidacy of the city for European Capital of Culture 2019. This system is integrated into the eCity platform of the project for e-Municipality Veliko Tarnovo.

283-288

Authors: Olaf Slijkhuis

In late 2012 the Dutch biodiversity center Naturalis published a tender for the mass digitization of herbarium sheets. Picturae proposed a solution with an industrial approach consisting of a conveyor belt construction with a fully automated processing workflow. From checking the technical parameters of the digital images to cropping and making all the derivatives. The digital images can be delivered to the network right after scanning. This approach makes it possible to produce high quality digital images without expertise of the operator.

295-296

Authors: Detelin Luchev, Stanislava Slavova-Petkova, Maria Dimova

The use of digital technology in the humanities and social sciences indicates the needs of information servicing of research and training in these areas. The development and the use of new models and approaches for analysis, understanding and interpretation of cultural content delivery and display to new audiences in new ways through the development of new environments, applications, tools and services, is encouraged.

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Authors: Plamen Sabev

Recently, the multimedia and entertainment game products are gaining in popularity as interesting additions to museum exhibitions. Big galleries and museums all over the world are offering their visitors all sort of electronic information, combined with attractive images and texts. In some of them, are even developed 2D and 3D video games, as for instance the quest games featuring some exhibitions or puzzle games developed for the children, which can entertain them, while they are arranging jigsaw puzzles with the images of familiar culture landmarks. The idea is to attract more visitors by combining entertainment with acquiring information. The demo presents the development of the R. M. H. V. T computer game (Hidden objects) which is to be used by the visitors of the Museum of Archeology of Veliko Tarnovo. The idea is to offer a game in which is to be sought for scattered (or lost) artifacts. The visitor looks for hidden objects that are part of the museum exhibition. The game is developed by Unity engine, were used various scripts. The RMHV T features several maps, different ages and several items, part of the exhibition, hidden that have to be found. The scenario is done in the most intriguing and entertaining way, with lot of information, interesting facts and possibilities for upgrading. By the means of it the character - a treasure seeker, that uses a metal detector in order to complete his quest finds hidden treasures - such as gold bracelets, prehistoric, antique and mediaeval ceramic pots. In this way, the visitor is acquiring additional information about the artifact that has been virtually “found”, and at the same time be-comes familiar with its functions and content.

322-323

Authors: Ivo Grigorov, Petr Knoth, Iryna Kuchma, Birgit Schmidt, Najla Rettberg, Eloy Rodrigues

While openness is well applied to software development and exploitation (open sources), and successfully applied to new business models (open innovation), fundamental and applied research seems to lag behind. Even after decades of advocacy, in 2011 only 50% of the public-funded research was freely available and accessible. The current re-search workflows, stemming from a pre-internet age, result in loss of opportunity not only for the researchers themselves (cf. extensive literature on topic at Open Access citation project, http://opcit.eprints.org/), but also slows down innovation and application of research results. Recent studies continue to suggest that lack of awareness among researchers, rather than lack of e-infrastructure and methodology, is a key reason for this loss of opportunity. The session will focus on why Open Science is ideally suited to achieving tenure-relevant researcher impact in a “Publish or Perish” reality. Open Science encapsulates tools and approaches for each step along the research cycle: from Open Notebook Science to Open Data, Open Access, all setting up researchers for capitalising on social media in order to promote and discuss, and establish unexpected collaborations.Incorporating these new approaches into a updated personal research workflow is of strategic beneficial for young researchers, and will prepare them for expected long term funder trends towards greater openness and demand for greater return on investment (ROI) for public funds.

325-330

Authors: Bhanu Neopane

One of UNESCO’s overarching goals is to build inclusive knowledge societies by harnessing information and communication technologies to maintain, increase and diffuse knowledge in the fields of education, the sciences, culture, and communication and information, including through open access. Open Access (OA) is the provision of free access to peer-reviewed, scholarly, re-search information (both scientific papers and research data) to all. It envisages that the rights-holder grants worldwide irrevocable right of access to copy, use, distribute, transmit, and make derivative works in any format for any lawful activities with proper attribution to the original author. Through Open Access, researchers and students from around the world gain increased access to knowledge, publications have greater visibility and readership, and the potential impact of research is heightened.

333-352

Authors: Iryna Kuchma

Overview of the growth of policies and a critical appraisal of the issues affecting open access, open data and open science policies. Example policies and a roadmap for open access, open research data and open science are included.

361-363

Authors: Mariela Deliverska, Guenoveva Jecheva, Yanita Zherkova, Peter Stanchev, Radoslav Pavlov

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