[Opengenalliance] Fwd: NEWS RELEASE: Collections Trust secures €8m EU investment to help bring Collections online

[Javier Ruiz]

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From: "Nick Poole" <nick at collectionstrust.org.uk>
Date: Apr 20, 2012 12:34 PM
Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Collections Trust secures €8m EU investment to help
bring Collections online
To: "Nick Poole" <nick at collectionstrust.org.uk>

Dear colleague, ****

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Following almost a year of negotiation with the European Commission, I am
delighted to be able to share the following announcement. The Commission
has asked us to work to ensure increased participation in EU-funded
programmes by UK institutions, and I would welcome an opportunity to
discuss with you opportunities for future collaboration. In the meantime, I
would be most grateful if you could assist us in sharing the announcement
via your networks. You can also find out more by attending the OpenCulture
2012 conference – further info at
http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/events/openculture-2012. ****

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Best regards, ****

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Nick ****

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NEWS RELEASE****

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London, 20th April 2012 – For Immediate Release****

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*Collections Trust secures €8 million EU investment to help bring
Collections online*

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The Collections Trust has secured major European Commission investment in
projects worth a total of €8m to help museums, archives and libraries share
their collections online safely and sustainably. ****

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EUROPEANA INSIDE is a €3.8million research and development project in
partnership with 10 leading Collections Management Software providers, all
of whom are members of the Collections Trust’s ‘SPECTRUM Partner’ Scheme.
The project will develop open-source tools, enabling cultural organisations
to manage the sharing and re-use of their Collections online. Further
information is available at http://www.europeanainside.eu ****

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PARTAGE PLUS is a 24-month project worth €3m to digitise Art Nouveau
objects, artworks, posters, and buildings to create around 75,000 items,
including 2,000 3D models, of content for access through Europeana, the
central channel for European culture online at http://www.europeana.eu. The
project is being led by the Collections Trust, with partners from Member
States across Europe.****

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ENUMERATE is a networking project which aims to provide up-to-date and
comprehensive intelligence about the costs, methods and impact of
digitising collections in museums, archives and libraries. Coordinated by
the Collections Trust, the ENUMERATE network includes national coordinators
in all 36 Member States of the European Union. Further information is
available from http://www.enumerate.eu. ****

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LINKED HERITAGE is a major initiative to help cultural organisations open
up their collections as Linked Open Data, ensuring that it can be re-used
to support new applications, innovation and creativity across Europe.****

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“This new investment by the European Commission represents a milestone in
the Collections Trust’s international strategy and a huge opportunity to
help museums, archives and libraries bring the richness of their
collections to online audiences”, says Collections Trust CEO Nick Poole.
“It is a recognition of our pre-eminent position in delivering complex
projects on budget and on schedule and our role at the heart of some of
Europe’s most active cultural networks. It provides a great foundation upon
which we will build a leading role in the digital agenda for the sector.”***
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Further information and Press enquiries****

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Nick Poole, Chief Executive, Collections Trust. Tel 0207 942 6080 e-mail:
nick at collectionstrust.org.uk ****

John Woolley, Development Director, Collections Trust. Tel: 0207 942 6084,
e-mail john at collectionstrust.org.uk ****

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Collections Trust ****

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The Collections Trust is an independent UK-based organisation working with
museums, libraries, galleries and archives worldwide to improve the
management of their Collections. Its mission is to help museums, galleries,
libraries and archives unlock the potential in their collections.****

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It does this for the collections community by providing know-how,
developing and promoting excellence, challenging existing practices,
pioneering new ideas, and bringing experts together.****

The Collections Trust is also an independent registered charity. It
receives funding from various national partners including Arts Council
England and the national organisations in Scotland and Wales.****

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Nick Poole****

CEO****

Collections Trust****

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020 7942 6080****

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Correspondence: Collections Trust, WC2 09 Natural History Museum, Cromwell
Road, London SW7 5BD****

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*OpenCulture 2012
The Greatest Collections Management Show on Earth!
London, 26th & 27th June 2012
Register online at
www.collectionslink.org.uk/events/openculture-2012<http://www.openculture2011.org.uk>
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www.collectionstrust.org.uk ****

www.collectionslink.org.uk****

www.culturegrid.org.uk****

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Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/collectiontrust****

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Company Registration No: 1300565 Registered Charity No: 273984****

Registered Office: Collections Trust c/o CAN Mezzanine, 49 – 51 East Road,
Old Street, London N1 6AH****

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