RoskildeLight.dk. A Cultural Heritage Portal.

Bring to Light the Value of Cultural Heritage

Hans Michelsen (hansmi@roskildebib.dk)Central Library Consultant

Track B: Digitization B204 Preserving History

Denmark

Why Local History 2.0 ?Web 2.0 is here and ready for

use:

It can provide valuable user services such as:

Easy access to digitized docs, pictures etc.

Easy combination of text, pictures, podcasts, videocasts etc.

• Enabling Learning• Creating Content• The Internet is a democratic

device:

– enables people to create, share and use content and to enhance cultural ‘conversation’

– dissemination is easy

– it is popular

– it is interactive

Using a Librarian's 2.0 Manifestoto get focus on the users (by Laura Cohen 2006) We should● Meet the users both online and in physical spaces

● Experiment and not wait until something is perfect before releasing it

● Allow users to contribute content in order to enhance their learning experience.

Demonstrate how they can be used

● Get our users involved in using the applications, listening to their feedback

● Make our users aware of the new services (marketing)

The Light Operation● The LIGHT Operation, EU INTERREG IIIC programme, has

focused on promoting cultural heritage and strengthening its contribution to regional development. The main stated goals of LIGHT were to:

● * strengthen the cultural identities of the participating regions

* raise public awareness of cultural resources

● * support the regions in better exploiting their cultural heritage for educational, tourism and other regional development purposes on the Internet.

* establish networks of relevant institutions, in particular libraries, museums, archives and cultural sites.

Partners

Lisbon Bologna

Veria Roskilde Békés

Light homepage

www.roskildelight.dk

● Cultural Heritage Portal

● By cultural heritage we mean every kind of historical activity that has left a mark for the present days. Cultural heritage is thus also a term for the present day activity. All kinds of historical items will be found on the site that is stories, places to visit, maps, and links to related places.

www.roskildelight.dk

● Roskilde LIGHT wants to– - support local identity

– - support and encourage cultural tourism

– - make institutions and associations cooperate

– - give easy access  to the sites

Musico  A genre based introduction to the

musical life in Roskilde focused on the historic events. 

Arto   A guide to art in Roskilde –

museums and art in public spaces. Sporto  An introduction to different kind of

societies, associations, clubs and their work.

Natureo Description of some of the most

important sights in the natural surroundings of Roskilde.

Cultural institutionso Cultural institutions in Roskilde –

divided in sub groups.

Locationso  An introduction to different

locations in Roskilde. Individualso A list of important individuals in

the history of Roskilde. It opens a description of the individual’s life. 

Timelineo 

8 Themes - Structure of the site

Three projects (MoU)

• The Local history ArchiveDocuments and photos

• The CathedralRoyal Burials

• The Diocese LibraryThe Library of Peder Soerensen – a renaissance vicar

Three projects

Roskilde Cathedral

• 1170s

• 1995 UNESCO World Heritage List

• 22 Danish kings (one queen) are buried in the church.

Royal burials in the Cathedral

Link til kongebegravelser

Virtual tour

• By clicking the subjects you are guided to

– Texts

– Links

– Deep searches in the library catalogue

• You will get a deeper understanding of the monuments

Visens Venner – presentation(Friends of the Song)

• Presentation by the song association ”Visens Venner”.

• Telling the story behind the picture

Tell the story of YOUR Roskilde

WikiMapia (Google Maps)

We invite citizens to write a story of the city or about their own quarter/house og even an important event in the area

Crossword puzzle or Quiz

The next project: Digitizing Hude’s Roskilde

The Danish Picture Database

Roskilde Libraries

Roskilde Library in figures• 83.000 inhabitants

• 583.000 inhabitants in the counties

• 430.000 items in stock• 1.250.000 total lending• 480.000 visits to the library• 425.000 visits to the homepage

• 60 PC’s: public with access to the Internet and databases

• More than 15.000 participants to the cultural arrangements in the library

• 103,9 fulltime staff

Roskilde is known for

The Sea Stallion of Glendalough

100.000 visitors a year

Roskilde

Links

● www.light-culture.net● www.roskildebib.dk● www.roskildelight.dk● www.kongegrave.dk● www.roskildedomkirke.dk● www.hudesroskilde.dk● www.danskebilleder.dk ● http://vikingeskibsmuseet.dk● www.roskildemuseum.dk

● hansmi@roskildebib.dk

The End

● Hans Michelsen● hansmi@roskildebib.dk

2007