Archivum rhenanum (Präsentation, ICARUS-Meeting Dublin, 26.6.2013; Elisabeth Steiger)

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„Archivum Rhenanum“: Project and portal of German und French

archives on the Upper Rhine. A workshop report.

Elisabeth SteigerCity archive Speyer

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„Archivum Rhenanum“: Project and portal of German und French archives on the Upper

Rhine. A workshop report.

1. Introduction

• Short – Title: Archivum rhenanum

• Cross-border project

• From January 2013 to the summer of 2015

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Output considerations:

• Long common history

• Tradition problems

• Research problems

• Portal as solution

• Archives and the internet

• Digital presentation

• Digitization

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„Archivum Rhenanum“: Project and portal of

German und French archives on the Upper


2. Starting position

• Need for virtual reconstruction of historical tradition

• Cultural asset

• Cross-border reconstruction as desideratum

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3. Project partners

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3. Project partners

• Almost 25 other clubs, archives and scientific institutions

• Other archives are interested

• ICARUS is on board

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4. Project goals

• Digitization

• Presentation and editing

• Bilingual website

• More communication: Twitter, Facebook, Wikipedia, Press

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5. Key activities

• Medieval stocks and archival documents until the end of the 16th

century

• Extension for later periods is provided

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6. Outlook

• Permanent presentation

• Historical regional network should be established

• Regions on the Upper Rhine should move together

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CONTACT US:

http://archives.hypotheses.org

http://archives-fr.hypotheses.org

http://archives-fr.hypotheses.org/

Archivum rhenanum (Präsentation, ICARUS-Meeting Dublin, 26.6.2013; Elisabeth Steiger)

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