BRICKS Building Resources for Integrated Cultural Knowledge Services

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BRICKS Building Resources for Integrated
Cultural Knowledge Services
Building blocks to make European digital
collections talk to each other
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BRICKS Basics

• Funded by EU's Information Society Technology
  Program - FP6
• Duration 42 months
• Start date 1st January 2004
• End Date 30th June 2007
• Budget 12,2 Million Euro
• 24 partners IT sector, Cultural sector, Research
  

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Objectives in Museum Pillar

• Sharing of knowledge on innovation in European
  museums
• Improved interoperability of existing digital
  museum resources
• Facilitate e-trading and communication in a
  secure environment
• Development of new e-learning tools for the
  museum sector
• Validation of the BRICKS infrastructure through
  demonstrations and a pilot program

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EMF's effort in BRICKS

• User scenario 1
• Collective memory of museum innovation
• Disclosure of management information on best
  practices in museum innovation, based on the last
  5 years of the EMYA Award
• User Scenario 2
• Directory of European Company Museums
• Disclosure of historic heritage held in
  collections of private companies in Europe

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Joining the BRICKS Community

• 1. Fill in Letter of Intent and become a User
  Member
• You will be kept up to date with the project's
  progress
• You agree to contribute to the promotion of the
  project
• You are prepared to contribute to the validation
  of the project
• 2. Fill in Memorandum of Understanding and become
  a Developer Member
• You commit yourself to active participation in
  project, definition of strategy, integration of
  results, development of dedicated services

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Contact details

• Anita van Mil
• E avmil_at_btopenworld.com
• T/F 44 7635 7634
• M 7 961887061
• www.brickscommunity.org