Abstract
The paper identifies necessary steps to create a national information system for management and preservation of cultural heritage documentation. The Republic of Serbia, where the digitization of cultural heritage is recognized as a segment of cultural development and officially accepted as one of the methods for preservation and presentation of heritage documentation, is taken as a case study. The paper describes the evolutionary path of the digitization process in Serbia and analyzes the importance of the adoption of a legal framework and establishment of national standards in the process of achieving the uniqueness in cultural heritage long-term sustainable documentation management and preservation across cultural institutions.
Highlights
In the Republic of Serbia, digitization of cultural heritage has been defined as a comprehensive procedure of cultural heritage management in a digital setting, encompassing but not limited to translation of an analogue to digital form, establishment of a metadata system and description of digitized and digital content, development of tools, electronic catalogs, and information systems, and long-term preservation, presentation, and provision of accessibility to the contents [1,2]
We examined the recent endeavors of the Ministry of Culture and Information in the field of cultural heritage digitization in Serbia
We conclude that this “top-down” approach is necessary as a coordination mechanism for a more systematic, sustainable, and meaningful process of cultural heritage digitization in Serbia
Summary
In the Republic of Serbia, digitization of cultural heritage has been defined as a comprehensive procedure of cultural heritage management in a digital setting, encompassing but not limited to translation of an analogue to digital form, establishment of a metadata system and description of digitized and digital content, development of tools, electronic catalogs, and information systems, and long-term preservation, presentation, and provision of accessibility to the contents [1,2]. The establishment of a common information system in the field of culture would, among other things, store valuable information on digitized and digital holdings of cultural institutions in Serbia and vouchsafe their trustworthiness
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