Save the Date! 7th International Conference „Shaping Access! More Responsibility for Cultural Heritage“

By Wiebke Hauschildt (Online Editor)

For the seventh time now, international experts from cultural institutions, science, society, and politics will gather at the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (German National Library) in Frankfurt am Main on 19 & 20 October 2017 in order to discuss where the opportunities and limits of cooperation lie when it comes to making cultural heritage accessible in the digital world.

In the previous years, questions on the future strategies and the sustainability of digitization at archives, libraries and museums as well as questions of "whether", "how", and at the first conference, also questions of "why" were negotiated. This year, the conference will be focused on the cooperation, the collaboration, and the mutual networking: just on the "working together". But what are the preconditions for a good cooperation across institutional and national borders, and what connects branches that have been separate so far?

Since 2013, the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library) has been the co-organizer of this conference, of which Frank Frischmuth, managing director for finances, law and communications, says: “It is important for us to attend the conference ‘Shaping Access!‘ and also to co-organize it since we want to accompany and also play an active role in shaping the discussion on the participation of cultural and scientific institutions in the digital world“.

And so also this year, the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek will not only be the co-organizer but also the co-creator of this conference: on the 2nd conference day, in the topic block “Aggregators and platforms – structures of cooperation”, we will be presenting our virtual exhibitions and will be pleased to present one or the other innovation related to this topic. In the following topic block "Cross-country and interdisciplinary cooperation", Frank Frischmuth will be presenting the national perspective of cooperation by holding the lecture „DDB – more than a portal“.

We look forward to an exciting and inspiring conference!

In Detail

7th International Conference "Shaping Access! – More Responsibility for Cultural Heritage"
 
When?
Thursday, 19 October 2017 & Friday, 20 October 2017
 
Where?
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Adickesallee 1
60322 Frankfurt am Main
 
Entrance free
Already on the eve of the conference, on 18 October 2017, there will be a kick-off event in the Museum Judengasse Frankfurt and on 19 October 2017, there will be a final event in the "Deutsches Filminstitut" (German Film Institute).
 
Further information: www.zugang-gestalten.de

Registrations for the conference are now possible at: www.zugang-gestalten.de/registrierung

The conference program: http://www.zugang-gestalten.de/programm-2017/​

Partner 2017

This year's conference will be presented by the Bundesarchiv (Federal Archives), the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library), the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (German National Library), the Deutsches Filminstitut (German Film Institute), the Deutsches Nationalkomitee für Denkmalschutz (German National Committee for Monument Protection), digiS – Servicestelle Digitalisierung Berlin (Service Centre Digitalisation Berlin), iRights.info, the Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt (Jewish Museum Frankfurt), the Stiftung Historische Museen Hamburg (Historic Museums Hamburg Foundation), the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), Wikimedia Deutschland and the ZKM Karlsruhe (Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe).
 
Management: Dr. Paul Klimpel
 
The conference takes place under the patronage of the Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission e.V. (German Commission for UNESCO).
 
With the support of the City of Frankfurt am Main – Kulturamt (Cultural Affairs Department)
 
The conference on Twitter
 
#ke17
 
@KulturellesErbe