OpenUp!
Opening Up the Natural History Heritage for Europeana
Europe’s natural history collections house a vast treasure trove of materials. These objects, many of which were collected during historical expeditions, often provide the last evidence of long-extinct species. OpenUp! aims to make multimedia research objects (images, films, audio recordings, historical drawings) from the natural sciences accessible online.
Goals of OpenUp!
• Data mapping: natural history materials and Europeana
• Enrichment of existing data
• Integration of numerous data sets and initial online accessibility
• Multilingual presentation of data
• Development of a network concept for future data delivery and
• Development of strategies for clarifying copyrights in this environment
AIT is leading a work package that is particularly dedicated to the integration of scientific data into the European Digital Library, Europeana.
| Funding programme | CIP ICT-PSP programme |
| Time frame | 1.3.2011 – 28.2.2014 |
| Coordinator | Freie Universität Berlin (DE) |
| Partners | 23 partners from 12 European countries |
| Project websites | Project information leaflet OpenUp! project website OpenUp! data in Europeana: Europeana OpenUp! aggregator website at Europeana: OpenUp! |
| Publications | * Natural History in Europeana – Accessing Scientific Collection Objects via LOD (DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49157-8_20) |