Archives' call to digital humanites: a case study of Portuguese municipal archives

Cristiana Freitas, Maria Manuel Borges, Jorge Revez

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Abstract

The availability of digitised cultural heritage content held by archives and other memory institutions improves their visibility, facilitate and increases access to information, allowing new kinds of research of digital heritage, namely Digital Humanities. This study intends to report how Municipal Archives of mainland Portugal are ensuring access to their digitized cultural heritage content. For this purpose, an analysis was held to collect data about online catalogues with digital objects linked to the archival description in 278 Municipal Archives of mainland Portugal. The data revealed that the openness of the primary information sources preserved by the municipal archives, which can be reused by all those who need them and particularly by digital humanists, is still in infancy.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - TEEM 2017
Subtitle of host publication5th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality
EditorsJuan Manuel Dodero, María Soledad Ibarra Saíz, Iván Ruiz Rube
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
ISBN (Electronic)9781450353861
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event5th International Conference on Technological Ecosystem for Enhancing Multiculturality, TEEM 2017 - Cadiz, Spain
Duration: 18 Oct 201720 Oct 2017

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series
VolumePart F132203

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Technological Ecosystem for Enhancing Multiculturality, TEEM 2017
Country/TerritorySpain
CityCadiz
Period18/10/1720/10/17

Keywords

  • Cultural heritage
  • Digital humanities
  • Digitization
  • Portuguese municipal archives
  • Online access

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