Keeping emulation environments portable (KEEP)
Funded under 7th FWP (Seventh Framework Programme)
Research area: ICT-2007.4.3 Digital libraries and technology-enhanced learning (ICT-2007.4.3)
Coordinator |
Contact Person: FREYRE, ELISABETH Tel: +33-1-53795913 Fax: +33-1-53794737 Email: Contact
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Organisation:BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE
QUAI FRANCOIS MAURIAC 11 75706 PARIS FRANCE |
Project description |
KEEP (Keeping Emulation Environments Portable) will develop an Emulation Access Platform to enable accurate rendering of both static and dynamic digital objects: text, sound, and image files; multimedia documents, websites, databases, videogames etc. The overall aim of the project is to facilitate universal access to our cultural heritage by developing flexible tools for accessing and storing a wide range of digital objects.
The very success of computing technology, where machines are rapidly superseded, has created a serious and growing challenge of how to preserve access to digital material produced on obsolete machines. Cultural heritage organisations are particularly sensitive to the threat of major data loss resulting from technical obsolescence. KEEP will develop an Emulation Access Platform to enable the accurate rendering of these objects, designed for a wide variety of computer systems, so that they can be securely accessed in the long term.
KEEP will address the problems of transferring digital objects stored on outdated computer media such as floppy discs onto current storage devices. This will involve the specification of file formats and the production of transfer tools exploited within a framework, and taking into account possible legal and technical issues. KEEP will address all aspects ranging from safeguarding the original bits from the carrier to offering online services to end-users via a highly portable emulation framework running on any possible device. In addition to producing a software package, the project will deliver understanding about how to integrate emulation-based solutions with an operational electronic deposit system. Existing metadata models will be researched and guidelines will be developed for mapping digital objects to emulated manifestations. Overall, KEEP will create the foundation for the next generation of permanent access strategies based on emulation.
Although primarily aimed at those involved in Cultural Heritage, such as memory institutions and games museums, the Emulation Access Platform can also serve the needs of a wide range of organisations and individuals because of its universal approach.
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Project details |
Project Acronym: KEEP Project Reference: 231954 Start Date: 2009-02-01 Duration: 36 months Project Cost: 4.02 million euro Contract Type: Collaborative project (generic) End Date: 2012-01-31 Project Status: Execution Project Funding: 3.15 million euro
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Participants |
JOGUIN SARL |
FRANCE |
FOERDERVEREIN FUER JUGEND UND SOZIALARBEIT E.V. |
GERMANY |
UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION |
UNITED KINGDOM |
DEUTSCHE NATIONALBIBLIOTHEK |
GERMANY |
KONINKLIJKE BIBLIOTHEEK |
NETHERLANDS |
CROSS CZECH A.S. |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
TESSELLA SUPPORT SERVICES PLC |
UNITED KINGDOM |
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- Update Date: 2009-02-03 10:11:58.0
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