Description
Description (EN): There are number of state archives in Estonia, Latvia and Russia, that are more or less developed from electronic point of view. These archives store valuable information related to the common history, culture and population of the citizens of all three countries, especially in the cross border area. Still mainly only archivists have access to the depository that are kept in paper and this fact makes the access for the most of the people very restricted. Cross border E-archive will highlight significant information and materials related Estonia, Latvia and Russia and will form new collections based on state archives with unlimited access to all interests. Under its web-platform a semi-professional social network will be created to unite historians, archivists, librarians, educators and other people interested in cross border cultural, historical, educational, personal or any other professional contacts. That will help to create new cross border links and also to discover and strengthen the existing ones. Besides also all of the relevant policy documents in all there countries stresses the necessity to digitise the heritage preserved in the archives. Project idea falls with this and also the identified overall objective: to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of Estonia, Latvia and Russia cross border area archives and to provide access to this heritage for the citizens of the area. That will be reached by realizing the project specific objective: to create a digital environment for descriptions and data of archival materials in Estonia, Latvia and Russia border area archives. Beneficiaries (3million inhabitants and 800 professionals of the Estonia, Latvia and Russia border area) and target groups (30 archive institutions in the Estonia, Latvia and Russia;3 million inhabitants of cross border area; 30 000 researchers and students in cross border area) will have unlimited access to the developed digital platform in the native and English languages. Activities in all countries in the border area (besides management, information) like research, digitalization and development of platform will lead to achievement of the objectives. In the result 1 catalogue/metadata description will be developed, 10000 archive documents will be digitised and 1 common standardized list for all involved countries will provide the main result -1 universally accessible and fully searchable platform. Activities will be implemented by partners from border area archives and other relevant institutions (NGOs and public bodies). Project will involve scientific research in archive collections in order to point out most valuable content for the society in all three countries. Users will retrieve information by browsing themes or time periods, locations or by entering a specific query. Through this virtual archive users at all levels and geographic locations will be able to make connections between their personal lives, histories and shared cultural heritage.
Read more Achievements (EN): 1) A virtual archive is developed as a universally accessible, functional, online digital platform – www.earchive-estlatrus.eu (with possibilities for cross-collection search and indexation with metadata descriptions, and with an interface translated into English, Estonian, Latvian and Russian languages); 2) 4 digitalised collections are developed – student files, church books, historical maps and various personal documents (from archives of Estonia, Latvia and Russia (St. Petersburg)); 3) More than 11 000 files (text materials, photographs and maps) are digitalised and more than 450 000 documents are made available for beneficiaries and target groups in Estonia, Latvia and Russia; 4) 1 content and 1 metadata database with standardised descriptions for the digital platform are developed; 5) 94 archive specialists and 39 people with disabilities are trained on the usage of the e-archive portal in 4 online sessions; 6) Video Clip capitalising project results are produced in 4 languages; 7) 6 international events are organised; 8) A semi-professional social cooperation network is established and unites historians, archivists, librarians, educators and other people interested in cross-border cultural, historical, educational, personal or any other professional contacts; 9) People from the border areas of Estonia, Latvia and Russia have unique digital access to the valuable and otherwise restricted collections and information related to the common history, culture and population of the citizens in their native languages and in English; 10) Future generations will gain from the content of the portal, its valuable genealogical information and will use it for creating new links; 11) Further development and expansion of the platform is ensured and additional newly developed services and themes can be included
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Website: http://www.estlatrus.eu/
Expected Results (EN): Cross border project E-archive will highlight significant information and materials related Estonia, Latvia and Russia and will form new collections based on state archives with unlimited access to all interests. Under its web-platform a semi-professional social network will be created to unite historians, archivists, librarians, educators and other people interested in cross border cultural, historical, educational, personal or any other professional contacts. That will help to create new cross border links and also to discover and strengthen the existing ones.
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