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Cultural heritage

About: Cultural heritage is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 28201 publications have been published within this topic receiving 273875 citations. The topic is also known as: cultural assets & cultural goods.


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29 Jun 2011
TL;DR: The path towards a more open, connected and smart cultural heritage is shown: open (the data is open, shared and accessible), connected ( the use of linked data allows for interoperable infrastructures, with users and providers getting more and more connected), and smart (the use of knowledge and web technologies allows us to provide interesting data to the right users).
Abstract: Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (short: GLAMs) around the globe are beginning to explore the potential of crowdsourcing, i. e. outsourcing specific activities to a community though an open call. In this paper, we propose a typology of these activities, based on an empirical study of a substantial amount of projects initiated by relevant cultural heritage institutions. We use the Digital Content Life Cycle model to study the relation between the different types of crowdsourcing and the core activities of heritage organizations. Finally, we focus on two critical challenges that will define the success of these collaborations between amateurs and professionals: (1) finding sufficient knowledgeable, and loyal users; (2) maintaining a reasonable level of quality. We thus show the path towards a more open, connected and smart cultural heritage: open (the data is open, shared and accessible), connected (the use of linked data allows for interoperable infrastructures, with users and providers getting more and more connected), and smart (the use of knowledge and web technologies allows us to provide interesting data to the right users, in the right context, anytime, anywhere -- both with involved users/consumers and providers). It leads to a future cultural heritage that is open, has intelligent infrastructures and has involved users, consumers and providers.

283 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors apply geographical tools in an examination of the geographical distribution of sites and their spatial relationship to tourist origin cities to identify three major sources of threat that may compromise the protection of the heritage sites.

278 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the dynamics of the complex, nested relationships among host communities, their local heritage sites, and tourism management structures and offer some reflections on how tourism planning and management might encourage small-scale local tourism enterprises for the benefit of both the host and guest populations.

277 citations

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TL;DR: The development of molecular techniques for the rapid identification of cyanobacteria without need for culture and isolation is fundamental if knowledge of these communities in biofilms on the surfaces of historic buildings is to be extended.
Abstract: Growing concern for the preservation of cultural heritage has led to a greater interest in the biological attack on these buildings. The importance of cyanobacteria as deteriogens is emphasized and the traditional and more modern molecular methods used to detect these microorganisms are discussed. The development of molecular techniques for the rapid identification of cyanobacteria without need for culture and isolation is fundamental if our knowledge of these communities in biofilms on the surfaces of historic buildings is to be extended.

274 citations

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TL;DR: The authors examines the current conflicts among the ideas of conservation, heritage, and tourism and argues for a sustainable approach to the management and planning of heritage places based on a community and culture-led agenda.
Abstract: A conflict between the preservation of the character of existing historic towns and “change” has formed the central argument for conservation. More recently, heritage has superseded conservation, where marketing of heritage as a product according to the demands of the consumer, mainly tourists, has resulted in the commercialisation of heritage over conservation values. Today, the symbiosis of both tourism and heritage places has become a major objective in the management and planning of historic areas. This article examines the current conflicts among the ideas of conservation, heritage, and tourism and argues for a sustainable approach to the management and planning of heritage places based on a community and culture-led agenda.

274 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
20244
20232,033
20224,256
20211,681
20202,042
20192,082