1. Strategic, Methodological and Technical Solutions
for the Creation of Seamless Cultural Heritage Content and Access:
Lithuanian Approach
Dr. Regina Varnienė-Janssen
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania
and
Jonas Juškys
Sintagma Ltd
Zadar, September 2011

2. My acknowledgements are to:
Tomas Auškalnis
and
Liubovė Buckienė
for their assistance in the preparation of this report
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3. Content of the report
New paradigm in Lithuanian legislation on cultural heritage
Organizational / Functional structure of the Virtual Electronic Heritage System (VEPS)
VEPS as the basis for seamless cultural heritage content
Web portal “epaveldas.lt” - a single gate for access to electronic cultural heritage
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4. New paradigm in the legislation on cultural heritage
A Digital Agenda for Europe - 7 priority areas for development of the information society and increasing social openness
The Concept for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage (2005)
Implementation measure “Lithuanian culture in the information society” of the 3rd priority of Lithuania’s Action Programme for Economic Growth in
Strategy for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage, Digital Content
Preservation and Access (2009)
Progress Strategy for Lithuania “Lithuania 2030”
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5. National progress programme
Structure of national strategic documents
Progress Strategy
for Lithuania
“Lithuania 2030”
National
programme
for reforms
Transitional objectives
of the Progress Strategy for
Lithuania by 2020
Strategy
Europe 2020
General
strategic
document
National progress programme
Agreement of
development and
investment
partnership
Projects
financed
by financial
instruments of
the other
EU policies
Operational
programmes
of the
Convergence
Objective
Operational
programmes of
the Regional
Cooperation
Objective
Operational
programmes
of the
Agricultural
Development
Operational
programmes
of the
Ficheries
Guidance
Fund
TEN
projects
General funds
EU funds
EU funds
Private funds
Other budget funds
General funds
EU funds
EU funds
Private funds
National budget funds
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6. Methodology for the creation of seamless heritage content
Defined in the following strategic documents:
The Concept for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage (2005)
The Strategy for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage, Digital Content Preservation and Access (2009)
Implementation Framework for the Strategy
Implemented within the Virtual Electronic Heritage System
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7. The Concept for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage
Defines the goal, objectives and principles for digitization of cultural heritage
Sets common selection criteria for objects to be digitized
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8. Strategy for Digitization of Lithuanian Cultural Heritage pursues the following objectives:
Creation of a seamless system for digitization of cultural heritage and ensuring its reliable funcionality
Development and expansion of the virtual cultural heritage system combining search, preservation and access features
Standardization of digitization, preservation and access workflows
Digitization of heritage objects and delivery of them to the web portal
Encouraging initiatives on cultural heritage access
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9. Financed projects
Development of the Virtual Electronic Heritage System (VEPS) (Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania) EUR
Lithuanian Documentary Cinema Online („e-kinas“) (Lithuanian State Archives)
EUR
Historical Heritage of the Lithuanian Statehood Online (Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania) EUR
Virtual Historical Lithuania: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Vilnius University)
EUR
Virtual Library for the Blind (Lithuanian Library for the Blind) EUR
Creation of the Virtual Audio Library of the Lithuanian Radio (Lithuanian Radio and Television) EUR
Implementation of the Integrated Museum Information System (LIMIS) in Lithuanian Museums (Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania) EUR
Presenting Works of Lithuanian Classical Literature Online (“e-klasika”) (Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania) EUR
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10. Virtual Electronic Heritage System as the basis for seamless cultural heritage content
Project “Development of the Virtual Electronic Heritage System (VEPS)”:
ES Structural Funds - EUR
State budget - EUR
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11. Development of the Virtual Electronic Heritage System (VEPS)
Goal of the project:
Ensuring sustainable creation of Lithuanian cultural heritage content and access
Project objectives:
Expansion of the network for the creation of digital content by establishing new digitization centres and units
Development and expansion of the virtual system for the digital cultural heritage
Ensuring digitization of cultural heritage objects and access to them
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12. Metadata within VEPS CONTROLED VOCABULARIES DATA CONTENT STANDARDS
CONTROLLED VOCABULARIES
EUROVOC - archives
LCSH (Lithuanian version) - libraries
UDC - libraries
ULAN - museums
ISAAR(CPF), ISAD(G) - archives
ISBDs - libraries
CCO - museums
DATA STRUCTURE STANDARDS
DATA PRESERVATION STANDARDS
EAD - archives
UNIMARC, MARC21 - libraries
CDWA Lite, ESE - museums
METS:
libraries
archives
museums
ACCESS STANDARDS
CIDOC CRM (shared ontology)
RDF, OAI-PMH
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13. Functional / Organizational structure of VEPS
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14. Integrated thesaurus (BAVIC) (authors Dr. R. Laužikas and Dr. V
Integrated thesaurus (BAVIC) (authors Dr. R. Laužikas and Dr. V. Vaitkevičius) serving for:
Establishment of a universal model for presentation of personal names, geographical names and historical chronology
Creation of an integrated database of personal names, geographical names and historical chronology
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15. BAVIC Evolution of geographical names: example
Marijampolė
Pašešupis
Starapolė
Marijampolė
Kapsukas
Since Marijampolė
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16. BAVIC Recording of geographical names in different languages and scripts: example
Tauragnai
13th c. (Latin) - Tovraks, Therake,
Theuraxe, Thowraggen,
Towragen
13th c. (German) - Taurage
14th c. (Latin) - Thurogno
17th c. (Polish) - Tauroginy
18th c. (Latin) - Taurogi
19th c. (Russian - Таурогины
19th c. (Polish) - Tawroginy
19th c. (Lithuanian) - Tauroginiai
20th c. (German) - Taurogone
20th c. (Russian) - Таурагнай
20th c. (Lithuanian) - Tauragnai
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17. CIDOC CRM and CIDOC CRMdig for VEPS
Applying CIDOC CRM and CIDOC CRMdig for the VEPS software to a degree that is necessary for presentation of collections from memory institutions in the virtual space
Setting up a database aggregating personal, corporate body and geographical names, and subject headings imported from authority files of multiple memory and research institutions
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18. CIDOC CRM / DC / UNIMARC/B - Additional information about Steponas Batoras
MUSEUMS
LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES
Painting by Vincentas Smakauskas (19th c.)
Painting by an
unknown artist
(19th c.)
Seal which belonged to Steponas Batoras
(16th c.)
Newspaper article
1935
Manuscript
1586
Transcript of the 1581 manuscript
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19. CIDOC CRM and CIDOC CRMdig for VEPS
Applying CIDOC CRM and CIDOC CRMdig for the VEPS software to a degree that is necessary for presenting collections preserved at memory institutions in the virtual space
Setting up a database integrating digital objects from partners
Supplementing the VEPS database with data imported from multiple sources, e.g. the National Library authority file
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20. METS - digital objects and metadata:
Archiving within VEPS
METS - digital objects and metadata:
<fileGrp ID="FILEGROUP01" USE="IMAGES">
<file ID="FILE1" SEQ="1" SIZE="191243"
CHECKSUM="7ab0d308b31ba0e416abc27d54e76bb7"
CHECKSUMTYPE="MD5" DMDID="DMD01"
GROUPID="01">
<FLocat LOCTYPE="URN" xlink:href="f\fn.jpg" />
</file> Structure
... or
<dc:title>Verbos</dc:title>
<dc:creator>Lidija Meškaitytė</dc:creator> METS
<dc:subject>miniatiūra</dc:subject> Description
<dc:description>Popierius, akvarelė, h/pl. - 13,7x10,5 cm
</dc:description>
<dc:date>1960</dc:date> …
<agent ID="CREATOR01" ROLE="CREATOR">
<name>Jonas Petraitis</name> Administration
… </agent>
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21. Text (4.5 million) Images (85 thousand) Audio (85 thousand)
books paintings first shellac records
manuscripts photographs vocal music
periodicals negatives church vocal music
printed music textile works instrumental music
church documents maps music for theatre
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22. Integrated portal - www.epaveldas.lt
Integration of bibliographic, archival and museum information within VEPS
Integration of digital content within VEPS
Conclusion: supports end-user navigation from concept to particular items, artefacts and archival documents
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