Archives, Libraries, Museums in the Digital World 2004
December, 1st - 2nd 2004
Czech Republic, Prague
Conference Hall of the State Central Archives in Prague

Invitation:

Dear all,

On behalf of the Ministry of Culture, MINERVA PLUS project and the Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic, we have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the conference on Archives, Libraries, Museums in the Digital World 2004, which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, on 1st and 2nd December 2004.

Conference is aimed on the most discussed national and international issues of Minerva Plus project:

• digitization of cultural and scientific content,
  
• creating an agreed European common platform,
  
• promoting recommendations and guidelines about digitization,
  
• metadata,
  
• long-term accessibility and preservation,
  
• copyrights, etc.

This two day conference will present achievements, as well as problems of different projects, both from practical and theoretical point of view. Since we have the honour to welcome also the international professionals, we think this platform will be of your interest, as well.

Conference fee is 200,- Kc (includes the coffees and lunches, and the Post-Conference Proceedings).

Please note, that the conference language is Czech, however, translation into English will be provided during both days.

Due to organizational reasons, please let us know, as soon as possible but not later than November 12th, 2004 on following e-mail address whether you will be able to participate on the meeting: zuzana.bauerova@mkcr.cz.

Thank you very much.

Looking forward meeting you in Prague soon.

Yours,

Zuzana Bauerová
Project Coordinator
Department of Movable Cultural Heritage,
Museums and Galleries
CZ Ministry of Culture

Programme:

December 1st, 2004

• Access to Assets in Archives. An IPR-story with pros and cons, love and hate … · Peter Holm Lindgaard, Library manager, News and Current Affairs, Denmark
• Techniques for Copyright Protection · Alessandro Piva, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni Universita´di Firenze, Italy
• Comments on the Czech Copyright Law · Hana Masopustová, Ministry of Culture, Prague, Czech Republic
• "Czech Museums" - Project of the Virtual Presentation of the Czech Museums · Jiří Žalman, Ministry of Culture, Prague, Czech Republic
• Access to the Digital Collections - System DigiTool and MetaLib · Lucia Švecová, Ján Pokorný, Charles University Computer Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
• CALIMERA - Project in the Framework of EU · Šárka Kašpárková, Library Kroměříž; Jan Kaňka, Regional Library of František Bartoš, Zlín, Romana Křížová, Moravian Land Archive, Brno, Iveta Mátlová, Museum of Moravian Slovakia in Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
• Project MEMORIA: Experience from the First Year Internet Access to the Full- Pictured Digitized Manuscripts and Ancient Documents · Stanislav Psohlavec, Pedagogical Faculty of the University of J.E. Purkyně, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
• Solutions taken by the Central Catalogue of the Museum Collection in Slovakia · Jan Mottl, AiP Safe, Slovakia
• How Can Museum and Galleries Use the Modern IS and Experience of the Libraries? - Collection's Proceeding and Making Them Accessible as Part of the Cultural Heritage · Naděžda Andrejčíková, Cosmotron Bohemie, Hodonín, Czech Republic

December 2nd, 2004

• Presentation of the Common Project of the Memory Institutions on the Internet · Aleš Brožek, The North Bohemian Research Library, Czech Republic
• Manuscriptorium as the Basis for the Virtual Research: Content Dimension vs. Technical Modules · Jindřich Marek, Zdeněk Uhlíř, National Library, Czech Republic
• Historical Collections and the New Possibilities of the Information Access · Petr Žabička, Moravian Library in Brno, Czech Republic
• Book Contents and Book Covers - New Services for Readers? · Martin Vojnar, Research Library in Olomouc, Czech Republic
• "People for Europe" Project of the Digitization of the Cultural Heritage in the National Museum · Michal Stehlík, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
• Creating Digital Collections - Cooperation Possibilities · Martin Lhoták, Library of Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
• Digitized Museums Objects - Model for Access · Jiří Polišenský, National Library, Prague, Czech Republic
• Digital Lexicon of the Czech Artists Born in the 20th Century · Jozef Sučík, Society for Contemporary Arts - SCA, Czech Republic
• Digital Databases for the Humanity Research Disciplines in the Czech Republic · Jan Kalivoda, Institute of Greek and Latin Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
• Perspectives of Sustainable Preserving of the Electronic Documents in the Public Service · Jan Heisler, Relsie, Czech Republic
• Financial Sources in the Cultural Sector - EU and EEA Funds and Programmes · Romana Křížová, Cross Czech, Prague, Czech Republic
• CIMER - One of the Most Successful Cultural Projects under the 5th Framework of EC · Eva Smolíková, Elementary School Chanovice, Luboš Smolík, Homeland Museum of dr. Hostaše, Klatovy, Czech Republic
• Application for the Public Accessibility of the Cultural Heritage in the Internet and Mobile Contexts · Milan Ďurica, Jindřich Čapek, ATTRACTION, s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic
• Digital Resources for the Social Sciences in Europe (Resources, Infrastructure, Finances). Development Overview and Contemporary Stage "Humanities Computing" · Bořek Neškudla, Jana Borovičková, Archive of the Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

27.10.2004