{"product_id":"9783642094552","title":"eCulture: Cultural Content in the Digital Age","description":"\u003ch1\u003eeCulture: Cultural Content in the Digital Age\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRonchi, Alfredo M.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo virtual museums really provide added value to end-users, or do they just contribute to the abundance of images? Does the World Wide Web save endangered cultural heritage, or does it foster a society with less variety? How can information technology help to preserve the diversity of cultures in our fast-changing world? These are the questions that are raised and answered in this book, the result of a long path across the digital heritage landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlfredo M. Ronchi, Secretary of the EC MEDICI Cooperation Framework, gives a broad overview of eCulture and digital heritage. His presentation is divided into three main sections: the first one devoted to the main issues and general guidelines, the second to technological fundamentals and the main solutions, and the third to applications and services, including a wide range of case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting from the basics the reader will be introduced to virtual museums issues and achievements, cataloguing, digitizing, publishing, and sustainable exploitation of cultural content, all exemplified by real-world case studies and applications. Taking into account more than 15 years of experience and results in digital cultural content research, the author provides a comprehensive view on issues and achievements in digital collections and cultural content for \"memory institutions\", developers of digital content and digital libraries, cultural content managers, publishers, librarians, and museum curators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-10-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642094552\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-540-75276-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 242cm x193cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 456\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45169139187852,"sku":"9783642094552","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642094552.jpg?v=1775765841","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783642094552","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}