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Date : 18/05/2007

Virtual Cultural Heritage of Lapland

Anne Ihalmo

University of Lapland

Faculty of Art and Design

Rovaniemi, Finland

[email protected]

Meeting: 92 Art LibrariesSimultaneous Interpretation: No

WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS: 73RD IFLA GENERAL CONFERENCE AND COUNCIL

19-23 August 2007, Durban, South Africa

http://www.ifla.org/iv/ifla73/index.htm

Abstract:

Co-operation between The Faculty of Art and Design of the University of Lapland and The Art

museum of Rovaniemi, The Provincial Library of Lapland and the Provincial Museum of Lapland

began in 2001. The aim of the first co-operation project Digmo was to make the culture of Lapland

available to a broader audience in digital form. The project focused on digital image andmultimedia archiving, interface development and the study of the using copyrighted material.

The second stage was to carry out and develop the work that has been started in the Digmo project

and share the knowledge to the other museums in Lapland and develop new working methods and

practices which where related to the digital filing and digitizing different kind of culture materials.

Digmore was entered at the end of 2005.

The third co-operation project eLibrary&Culture without Borders started at the end of 2005 and is

still going on. The purpose of the project is to bring available the information of the Barents

regions cultural heritage unto the general public, researchers, actors in cultural organisations,

educational institutions and experts by developing the database called Barents Culture Window.

http://www.digmo.fi/en/

http://www.digmo.fi/digmore/en/

http://www.ulapland.fi/elibrary

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Cul t ur al her i t age i s r egarded i n t he Eur opean Uni on as one of t he compet i t i vedr awi ng car ds of Eur ope' s cul t ur al i ndust r y i n wor l d mar ket s. Sever al creat i vi t yand cul t ur al st r at egi es have been publ i shed i n Fi nl and r ecent l y. Thesi gni f i cance of cr eat i vi t y and cul t ur e as a r esour ce of t he f ut ur e has beenr ecogni zed i n many di f f er ent ki nds of st udi es. New t echnol ogy i s not t he most

essent i al t hi ng i n an i nf or mat i on soci et y but r at her i t s oper at i onal mode aswel l as the cont ent bei ng t r ansmi t t ed by means of t echnol ogy to ci t i zens.I n an i nf or mat i on soci et y, i t i s pi vot al t o secur e t he accessi bi l i t y ofi nf or mat i on. Cul t ur al i nst i t ut i ons r epr esent t he basi c str ucture of t hei nf ormat i on soci ety. Memory- mapped organi zat i ons f unct i on i n t he communi t y asact i ve i nf or mat i on or gani zat i ons whi ch gat her , st or e, st udy and pr ocess dat ai nt o i nf or mat i on pr oduct s. They admi ni st er a consi derabl e amount ofr esear ch- r el at ed sour ce mat er i al as var i ous sor t s of cul t ur al and nat ur alher i t age col l ect i ons, speci mens and document s. Museums, l i br ari es anduni ver si t i es endeavour bot h t o pr ot ect ci t i zens' r i ght s t o a cul t ur al her i t ageand, on t hei r par t , pr omot e t he benef i t s of creat i ve i nt er est s.

http://www.digmo.fi

The bui l di ng of a Lapl and cul t ural wi ndow / Di gmo and Di gmor eThe Uni ver si t y of Lapl and' s Facul t y of Ar t and Desi gn, Rovani emi Ar t Museum andLapl and Pr ovi nci al Li br ar y have al r eady f unct i oned t oget her i n Eur opeanUni on- f unded di gi t al i zat i on and ar chi vi ng pr oj ect s s i nce 2001 ( t he Di gmo andDi gmor e pr oj ect s) . Cooper at i on between t hese organi zat i ons has been f r ui t f ul andbenef i ci al t o al l part i es .Bui l di ng a cul t ur al wi ndow i n t he ent i r e Bar ent s area i s bei ng cont i nued t hr ought he eLi br ary&Cul t ur e wi t hout Border s proj ect ( 2006- 2007) . The pur pose of t heDi gmo, Di gmore and eLi br ary&Cul t ur e wi t hout Border s proj ect s i s t o br i ng t heexot i c cul t ur al her i t age of Lapl and and t he Bar ent s r egi on t o the access of t hepubl i c vi a the net . They are part of t he devel opment of know- how and i nf ormat i onsoci et y st r uct ur es i n Lapl and.

The r egi on' s museums gener at e di ver se i mage, sound and t ext - based documentar yand r esear ch dat a connect ed wi t h t he vi sual ar t s and i nt el l ect ual her i t age ofFi nl and and Lapl and i n par t i cul ar . I t s dat a st or age i n di gi t al ar chi ves i s

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nat i onal l y and i nt er nat i onal l y not ewor t hy. Br i ngi ng an i mage of Lapl and t o t hef or e bui l t on i t s r eal i t y, st or i es, myt hs and cul t ur al l egacy ser ves r esear ch aswel l as educat i on and t our i sm. A f ami l i ar i t y wi t h t he cul t ur al her i t ageconsol i dat es t he r oot i ng of t he r egi on' s popul ace i n i t s home ar ea. I t i s al soi n an i mpor t ant posi t i on as a bui l der of one' s own i dent i t y.I n the Di gmo and Di gmor e pr oj ect s, t he col l ect i ons of t he regi on' s ar t museums

and l i br ar i es have been di gi t i zed and cul t ur al cont ent f r om t he di gi t i zedmat er i al has been r eal i zed. Di sser t at i ons, pr oj ect s and ar t i st i c pr oduct i onsf r om t he Uni ver si t y of Lapl and' s Facul t y of Ar t s and Desi gn have been st or ed i nt he mul t i medi a archi ves. The mul t i medi a ar chi ves act as an ar chi vi ng, wor ki ngand l ear ni ng t ool as wel l as a por t f ol i o and `cal l i ng car d' f or t he f acul t y.The st or age of var i ous mat er i al s such as i mage, sound and vi deo i nt o databasesand thei r pr esent at i on on the net work have been st udi ed i n these pr oj ect s. Thegoal of t he pr oj ect s has been r esear ch and t est i ng connect ed wi t h t he st or age,cl assi f i cat i on and i magi ng of di gi t al mat er i al s i n addi t i on t o t he gui del i nesl i nked wi t h t he di gi t i zi ng of cul t ur al her i t age. Pr ocedur al met hods f or net wor kpr oduct i on have been devel oped, f or i nst ance, and the manner i n whi ch di gi t alcont ent i s pr ocessed f r om cul t ur al pr oduct s has been exami ned.

Interface of the future

http://www.digmo.fi/selain/ArkistoSelain.asp?lang=enI n t he i nf or mat i on soci et y, dat a gener at ed equi t abl y t o meet t he gr asp of al lci t i zens shoul d be obser ved. Vi a var i ous i nt er f aces, al t er nat i ve channel s f oraccess t o i nf ormat i on sour ces can be br ought i nt o bei ng. I n t he Di gmo pr oj ect ,di f f er ent ki nds of sol ut i ons f or t he pr esent at i on of dat a and i t s sear ch i n t henet work envi r onment have been st udi ed. The poi nt of depart ure has been t o cr eat ea new sort of i nt erf ace by whi ch means i t woul d be possi bl e to easi l y pr esentdat a on t he net i n an i nt er est i ng manner . The so- cal l ed `i nt er f ace of t hef ut ur e' r epr esent s one such possi bi l i t y. I t i s an exper i ment i n whi ch t hedi gi t al mater i al can be browsed t hr ough and watched wi t h a t hree- di mensi onali nt er f ace i n whi ch t he dat a par t i cl es f l oat i n `i nf or mat i on space' as smal l

i cons. I n t hi s space, one can l ook f or i nf or mat i on i n a t r adi t i onal manner bymeans of subj ect - l i nked sear ch words or by st udyi ng i cons such as the backs ofbooks i n a l i br ary. The searcher can wander t hr ough t hi s space gui ded by hi s/ heri nt ui t i on and make sur pr i si ng f i nds whi ch do not ar i se through r out i ne dat asear ches.The i nt er f ace of t he f ut ure has been r eal i zed as a database sol ut i on i n t heser vi ce speci f i c t o t he ' What ' s new' ser vi ce of t he Lapl and Provi nci al Museum' sLapl and depart ment . There was an ef f ort wi t h t he i nt er f ace t o br i ng t hesi t uat i on i n t he vi r t ual wor l d t o t he f or e wi t h r espect t o how t he cl i entchooses a book at t he l i br ary: s/ he l ooks at t he cover and r eads t he t ext on t heback. I t i s possi bl e to get acquai nt ed wi t h new i t ems vi a t he net workbybrowsi ng t hr ough vol umes, exami ni ng t he cover s and r eadi ng t he t ext s on t he backcover s. Mat er i al s concer ni ng Lapl and, t he Nor t h Cal ot t e and Ar ct i c ar eas are

bei ng acqui r ed f or t he Lapl and depar t ment ' s Lapponi ca col l ect i on. The ser vi ceof f er s sever al al t er nat i ves f or obt ai ni ng new i t ems and br owsi ng t hr ough t hem.There i s a di r ect l i nk f r om t he ser vi ce t o t he Auror a database of t he Lapl and

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l i br ar i es, i n whi ch one can check t he avai l abi l i t y of t he mat er i al s and maker eser vat i ons.

From a traditional art work to its digitized version

http://alariesto.rovaniemi.fi

The di gi t i zat i on of pi ct or i al mat er i al s and database st or age as wel l as t hepubl i cat i on of I nt er net - based i mage ar chi ves has been an ever yday- t ype event f oryear s. The onl i ne gal l er i es, const r uct ed f or var i ous pur poses, al r eady of f er t heuser hi ghl y ver sat i l e opt i ons. I t i s t he same wi t h sound r ecor di ngs as wel l .I n t he Di gmo and Di gmore pr oj ects, a database net gal l ery on t he basi s of' nai ve' ar t i st Andr eas Al ar i est o f r om Lapl and, wher e t he ar t i st ' s pai nt i ngs andst ori es connect ed wi t h the same wer e pr oduced and i n whi ch the ar t i st vi gorousl yspeaks, usi ng hi s own voi ce. Vi a aut hent i c sound mat er i al s, t he t al es connect edwi t h t he pai nt i ngs begi n t o take on l i f e i n qui t e a di f f er ent way t han t hat t heywoul d be i f r ead onl y i n t he f or m of a t est l i nked wi t h t he pi ct ur e. What t hi sconcer ns i s t he gener at i on of a mor e hol i st i c advent ur e.The col l ect i ons of memor y or gani zat i ons ar e hi ghl y di ver si f i ed. The present at i onof ar t ef act s cul t ur e and books of art i n a di gi t al manner so that t he wat cher

get s t he best possi bl e i magei s devel opi ng al l t he t i me wi t h t he advancement ofvar i ous t ypes of appl i cat i ons and i nf or mat i on technol ogy- based i nf r ast r uct ur e.

I n t he Di gmor e pr oj ect , an i nvest i gat i on of di f f er ent sor t s of al t er nat i ves wasi ni t i at ed f or t he museum' s di gi t i zat i on of i t s scul pt ur e col l ecti ons i nquest i ons rel at ed t o t he di gi t i zat i on and ar chi vi ng of t he scul pt ur ecol l ect i ons. The target was t o f i nd a sol ut i on t o how scul pt ur es coul d, bynet wor k t r ansmi ssi on, be pr esent ed i n networ k gal l er i es i n t he same way as t hevi sual art s. Cont ent pr oduct i on ut i l i zi ng panorama t echnol ogy i s expandi ng mor eand more al ongsi de t he pi ct or i al materi al s pr esent ed on t he net work. Sol ut i onshave al r eady been sought f or a decade f or t he pr esent at i on of archi t ect ur e andcul t ur al envi r ons as wel l as scul pt ur e and i nst al l at i ons. I n t he Di gmor e

pr oj ect , t he smal l scul pt ur e col l ect i ons of t he Rovani emi Ar t Museum wer ephotogr aphed di gi t al l y and pr oduced, usi ng obj ect phot ogr aphy t echnol ogy, avi r t ual scul pt ur e col l ect i on t hat one can get f ami l i ar wi t h i n t he net wor k

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gal l er y publ i shed f r om t he Rovani emi Ar t Museum col l ect i ons.

http://taidemuseo.rovaniemi.fi/engI n t he same onl i ne gal l er y, i t i s possi bl e t o f ami l i ar i ze onesel f wi t h t heof f er i ng of moder n ar t at Rovani emi Ar t Museum. Thi s col l ect i on i s t he f i r st i nFi nl and t o obt ai n publ i cat i on r i ght s wi t hout compensat i on vi a an onl i ne net wor k.

These wor ks ar e under t he j ur i sdi ct i on of copyr i ght l aw and ar e admi ni st er ed i nFi nl and by t he Kuvast o associ at i on, whi ch i s a soci et y guar di ng copyri ght wi t hr espect t o ar t i sts i n t he f i el d of vi sual ar t s. I n addi t i on t o moni t or i ng t hei nt er ests of ar t i sts, Kuvasto pr omot es t hei r acti vi t i es.

http://www4.rovaniemi.fi/arkkitehtuuri/eng/Di gi t al panorama photogr aphy t echni ques were used f or t he present at i on of t hear chi t ectural l y di st i ngui shed Pr ovi nci al Li br ar y of Lapl and on t he I nt er net . The

l i br ar y was est abl i shed i n 1860 and cur r ent l y i t f unct i ons i n t he bui l di ngdesi gned by ar chi t ect Al var Aal t o, whi ch was compl et ed i n 1965. The bui l di ng wasphotogr aphed f r omboth t he out si de and i nsi de and a hi ghl y compr ehensi ve pi ct ur e

of t he same i s achi eved t hr ough l ooki ng at t he si t e.

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The ol d maps i n t he possess i on of t he Pr ovi nci al Museum of Lapl and was di gi t i zedas par t of t he Di gmore pr oj ect , and t hey were pr oduced as a content whol e on t henet . Di gi t al f acsi mi l es wer e al so gener ated of t he maps, whi ch ar e now set up i nt he l i br ar y f or t he vi si t i ng publ i c to see i n t he l i br ar y pr emi ses. The or i gi nalmaps have been ar chi ved and st ored so t hat t hey wi l l be preser ved as l ong as

possi bl e f or f ut ur e gener at i ons. Some of t he maps are avai l abl e f or sal e asdi gi t al copi es f or t hose who wi sh them. A t otal of 15 i ndi vi dual map pages havebeen di gi t i zed on t he web pages as wel l as a f acsi mi l e of Olof Tresks atlas Kemi ochTorne lappmarker 1642-1643.

eLibrary&Culture without Borders project

http://www.ulapland.fi/elibraryThe purpose behi nd t he eLi brar y&Cul t ure wi t hout Bor ders proj ect i s t o br i ng t hecul t ur al her i t age of t he Bar ent s r egi on and t he r esear ch dat a l i nked wi t h t hesame t o t he access of var i ous act or s, speci al i st s, educat i onal i nst i t ut i ons andt he br oad publ i c. The obj ect i ves of t he pr oj ect ar e connect ed wi t h cont ent

pr oduct i on as wel l as t he net wor ki ng of cul t ur al and ar t hi st or y resear cher s andr esear ch data, not t o ment i on t he devel opment of know- how.

I n t he eLi br ar y&Cul t ur e wi t hout Bor der s pr oj ect , an oper at i onal net wor k of t hear t museums, l i br ar i es and r esear ch f aci l i t i es i n t he Bar ent s r egi on i s bei ngdevel oped, whose ai m i s t he expansi on of cooperat i on bet ween t he regi on' scul t ur al and ar t s- r el at ed or gani zat i ons, i n addi t i on t o t he di st r i but i on of goodpr act i ce bet ween t hese or gani zat i ons.

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I n t hi s pr oj ect, t he al r eady exi st ent Bar ent s por t al ht t p: / / www. bar ent si nf o. or g/cul t ur al par t i t i on i s bei ng devel oped by cr eat i ng a Bar ent s cul t ur al wi ndow- t ypedat abase- suppor t ed ser vi ce por t al whi ch of f er s cl i ent s i nf or mat i on i n thecul t ur al f i el d as wel l as cont ent whose pr oducer s can be, i n addi t i on t o

memor y- mapped or gani zat i ons, t he r egi on' s r esear ch f aci l i t i es.

The Uni ver si t y of Lapl and' s Facul t y of Ar t and Desi gn i nt ends t o cont i nue i t scol l abor at i on wi t h cul t ur al act or s and or gani zat i ons i n t he f ut ur e as wel l . Anew pr oj ect concerni ng t he Barent s r egi on as a whol e i s al r eady bei ng pl annedt oget her wi t h Rovani emi ' s museum or gani zat i on, and i t appears t hat t hepr oduct i ve cooper at i on whi ch began i n 2001 wi l l st i l l be bear i ng f r ui t dur i ngt he next decade.

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