The European Commission is currently testing Europeana, an online repository for European digital cultural content. Scheduled to be launched in November 2008 - they are looking for cultural content providers until the end of September.
The aim is to create the prototype of a European digital forum containing direct access to 2 million digital objects, including film material, photos, paintings, sounds, maps, manuscripts, books, newspapers and archival papers. The EC has earmarked over $180 of funds for the ambitious project for 2009-2010 and is looking for further public and private investment.
At this stage, digital content will be selected from already digitised sources in Europe’s museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections. The prototype aims to have representative content from all four of these cultural heritage domains, and also to have a broad range of content from across Europe. At this stage, the project is looking for more content providers - particularly for film and sound content.
Should you be interested in participating, you will need to complete a Technical Requirements Questionnaire which can be found here.
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