Clio Wired (History 696)

In the last few years we have seen an increasing interest in making
(information about) our cultural heritage available on the Internet. The recent Google literature initiative has accelerated the process (and discussion) considerably. However, the Google focus is concentrated on the traditional content of libraries - printed books. In my opinion the museum community should consider to use the momentum created by Google and similar initiatives to promote digitisation and publication of the huge amount of cultural heritage documentation stored in the collections and archives in the museums throughout the world....The following press release {is}from the EU commission
"The European Commission today unveiled its strategy to make Europe’s written and audiovisual heritage available on the Internet." This is an European initiative while ICOM is international. However, I think it is important for CIDOC as the museum documentation committee to have an opinion on this matter...