Berlin Declaration en Berlin Process | Berlin

"On a rainy Monday afternoon I speak with Urs Schoepflin, director of the Research Library of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and Simone Rieger, coordinator or ECHO - Cultural Heritage Online, about the origin of our Berlin Declaration and the Berlin Process.  At its creation in 1994 thought the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science about an innovative way to document based scientific research companies. As a starting point after all was that it was not possible to have all the information. (Which would amount to 5000 years of research) at homeOn the other hand one could possible require students that they would withdraw to consult. Information back everywhere Digitization offered to organize a new way to provide all necessary information. At home  The Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative , which was developed in collaboration with the University of California developed, was the first project that came about in that context. However, the Max Planck Institute, it was also important (maps, architectural plans, new media, ... paintings,) to make., Other materials available These materials should be available to everyone in the house, and worldwide as the copyright was allowed. This is combined with thesauri and other tools to view, search, and annotate data possible.  In 2001, the ECHO project started. The initiative began as a European research project (hence the 'e' in the acronym) but in the meantime, the global scope. ECHO - online cultural heritage is an Open Access Infrastructure for a Future Web of Culture and Science . There was also a charter ECHO been created that indicated that any provider who wanted to participate, all materials and tools needed to open online and available to the project (otherwise can not be linked).  The idea of the ECHO charter was resumed in the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities (2003). This declaration was launched in the slipstream of other claims ( Budapest Open Access Initiative and   Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing ). The uniqueness of the Berlin Declaration was that of both the historical content, cultural heritage and scientific content are brought together and also spoke about material which (still) copyright.  Only institutions can sign it. By signing is also the commitment undertaken that they will integrate. The idea of the Berlin Declaration in the institution To monitor the progress each year, a follow-up conference in connection with this declaration. This is also being given to the signing of this declaration and discusses the broad framework. Eg copyright, European and other global impulses ... are exhibited. This monitoring is as important as the Berlin Declaration and is captured under the name Berlin Process .  So far 445 institutions have signed the declaration. These are primarily research, also some libraries but so far very few museums. This will be the next step. There is, after noticing. Becoming an important trend towards openness in museums Examples include the National Museum, Victoria & Albert and Getty. Because of the tenth anniversary of the Berlin Declaration will also Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz sign it ..."