Images for the Future: digitisation for access 
Johan Oomen, Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, The Netherlands
Harry Verwayen, Knowledgeland, The Netherlands
Lieke Heijmans, Knowledgeland, the Netherlands
Nikki Timmermans, Knowledgeland, The Netherlands
http://www.imagesforthefuture.org/
Images for the Future is the largest digitization effort in Europe to date. A consortium of 6 partners (including three archives) is migrating a substantial part of the Dutch audiovisual heritage to a digital environment. The project has three objectives: safeguarding heritage for future generations, creating social- economical value, and supporting innovation in cultural infrastructure. Much is to be expected from recent developments in computer science, especially in the areas of data-mining, information retrieval, and user-audience participation capabilities.
To achieve these objectives, the cultural heritage sector is challenged to re-evaluate its business models. This article presents the theoretical framework in which Images for the Future is operating, and substantiates this framework with concrete examples of results.
Mini-Workshop: Project Briefing: Images for the Future - EU [Mini-Workshop]
Keywords: business models, digitization, wiki, tagging, YouTube, game, audiovisual
