Dynamics and partnerships with local associations involved in

LoCloud: a case study in GirondeAgnès Vatican, Director of the Gironde Archives

In collaboration with Nathalie Gascoin and Julien Dutertre, Lo Cloud project managers

The Gironde Archives

A public institution created by the French Revolution (1796), tasked with collecting, conserving, classifying and communicating to the public archival documents produced in the Gironde by public administrative authorities (state, local authorities, public establishments, lawyers) and private archival collections of historic interest.

The Gironde Archives

Modern cultural facilities conserving and making available to the public more than 70 linear kilometres of archived material and a library.

A site for mediation and promotion of archival heritage, with an exhibition hall, conference room and educational area.

=> 12,000 to 15,000 visitors each year

A regional digital centre Annual digitisation programmes since 2004:

- 3.5 million digitised images including 2.3 million accessible online

- More than 1,000 online catalogue Internet site created in 2004: http://archives.gironde.fr (45,000

visits/month) and its search engine GAEL. Implementation of an electronic archiving platform jointly with the

City of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Métropole since 2009

Why the Gironde Archives take part in LoCloud ?

Previous participation in - regional networks:

- Aquitaine Digital knowledge bank (since 2006)- ‘Estuaire’ network (2006-2011)

European projects:- Europeana Local (2008-2011)

Our contribution to LoCloud

Testing the tools developed as part of the project: digital library, addition and validation of metadata, web-harvesting OAI

Exhibiting our digital archives on Europeana, with tools developed by the technical partners of LoCloud

Encouraging local players to participate in Europeana and assisting them to exhibit their resources on Europeana

Pôle de la Mémoire Locale du Bourgeaishttp://pml.bourg-en-gironde.fr/

Public service provided by the local authority of Bourg-sur-Gironde: - Local history resources and exchange of information- Digital expertise: document digitisation

Already included on LoCloud: postcards and oral/audiovisual accounts collected by the PML (19th and 20th centuries)- 700 items

https://pml-bourgeais.locloudhosting.net/

Gironde partners and LoCloud

Conservatoire de l’estuaire de la Girondehttp://www.estuairegironde.net/

Local association working to promote cultural and heritage wealth particularly via a Gironde Estuary interpretation centre in Blaye.

Already included on LoCloud: photographic inventory of tools, boat parts, documents about the collections in their museum (19th and 20th centuries)- 200 items

http://ceg.locloudhosting.net/

Gironde partners and LoCloud

Société archéologique de Bordeauxhttp://www.societe-archeologique-bordeaux.fr/

Academic society founded in 1873, which studies, promotes and participates in the protection of the archaeological, historical and artistic heritage of Bordeaux and the Gironde, via public classes and a journal. Conserves major documentary and archaeological collections.

To be included on LoCloud: books of drawings and sketches of monuments by Emilien Piganeau (1833-1911), archaeologist and founder member of the society.- Approximately 1,800 items

Gironde partners and LoCloud

In Video Veritashttp://www.invideoveritas.com/

Local rural association using light video production means to promote all kinds of heritage, particularly old films.

To be included on LoCloud: video collections showing local life, river transport, architectural and local heritage (1st half of 20th century)- 5 items for approximately 15 minutes

Gironde partners and LoCloud

Musée National des Douaneshttp://www.musee-douanes.fr/

National museum about evolution and administration of customs from Antiquity to present day and history of the constitution of the French State

To be included on LoCloud: collection of posters, notices, postcards, engravings, photos (19th – 20th centuries)- 100 items

Gironde partners and LoCloud

Feedback on use of LoCloud tools by partners

This feedback is still provisional, but : the standardisation of the data is specific and a lot of local partners

were not confident with it this is an area of the IT that is foreign to most of them, even for

those who used to work as ingeneers or developpers : the technologies have changed

Overview of the project

Project still in progress and requiring regular assistance to our partners

Modification of the role of the local archives:– Traditionally a reservoir of data – Today an active advisor in documentary engineering for partners

located in the area– Players in the promotion of heritage and local players who have been

anonymous until now

Thoughts in progress about the next stage of this experiment at the end of project LoCloud (2016)

Overview of the project

Do you have any questions?

Contactarchives.gironde@cg33.fr

Thank you

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