<s>
Europeana	B-Application
is	O
a	O
web	O
portal	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
containing	O
digitised	O
cultural	O
heritage	O
collections	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
3,000	O
institutions	O
across	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	B-Application
for	O
Europeana	B-Application
was	O
the	O
European	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
Library	I-Application
Network	I-Application
(	O
EDLnet	B-Application
)	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Europeana	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
is	O
the	O
governing	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
incorporated	O
under	O
Dutch	O
law	O
as	O
Stichting	B-Application
Europeana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
had	O
its	O
beginnings	O
after	O
a	O
letter	O
was	O
jointly	O
sent	O
in	O
April	O
2005	O
by	O
Jacques	O
Chirac	O
,	O
President	O
of	O
France	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
premiers	O
of	O
Germany	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Poland	O
and	O
Hungary	O
to	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
,	O
José	O
Manuel	O
Durão	O
Barroso	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
project	O
that	O
started	O
the	O
building	O
of	O
Europeana	B-Application
was	O
the	O
European	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
Library	I-Application
Network	I-Application
(	O
EDLnet	B-Application
)	O
,	O
whose	O
role	O
was	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
model	O
for	O
a	O
user-focussed	O
service	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
working	O
across	O
national	O
borders	O
and	O
across	O
differing	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Commission	O
funded	O
EDLnet	B-Application
from	O
its	O
eContentplus	O
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
Library	I-Application
Network	I-Application
prototype	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
20	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
of	O
EDLnet	B-Application
(	O
Europeana	B-Application
version	O
1.0	O
)	O
began	O
life	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
for	O
2.5	O
years	O
and	O
,	O
by	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
prototype	B-Application
had	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
full	O
service	O
,	O
providing	O
access	O
to	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
digital	O
records	O
of	O
cultural	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
contains	O
digitalised	O
museum	O
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
gives	O
access	O
to	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
content	O
from	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
heritage	O
institutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
objects	O
that	O
users	O
can	O
find	O
in	O
Europeana	B-Application
are	O
not	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
central	O
computer	O
,	O
but	O
remain	O
with	O
the	O
cultural	O
institution	O
and	O
are	O
hosted	O
on	O
their	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
collects	O
contextual	O
information	O
–	O
or	O
metadata	O
–	O
about	O
the	O
items	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
small	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
the	O
information	O
searchable	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
mapped	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
common	O
standard	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Europeana	B-Application
Semantic	O
Elements	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
Dublin	O
Core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
the	O
Europeana	B-Application
Data	O
Model	O
,	O
a	O
richer	O
metadata	O
standard	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
help	O
give	O
users	O
more	O
and	O
better	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
accepts	O
metadata	O
about	O
digital	O
objects	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
make	O
any	O
decisions	O
about	O
digitisation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
3,000	O
institutions	O
across	O
Europe	O
have	O
contributed	O
to	O
Europeana	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
Rijksmuseum	O
,	O
the	O
British	O
Library	O
and	O
the	O
Louvre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Records	O
of	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
cultural	O
and	O
scientific	O
artefacts	O
have	O
been	O
brought	O
together	O
on	O
Europeana	B-Application
's	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
relevant	O
to	O
modern	O
users	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
smartphones	B-Application
or	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
Strategic	O
Plan	O
for	O
2011	O
–	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Europeana	B-Application
outlined	O
four	O
strategic	O
tracks	O
that	O
would	O
shape	O
its	O
further	O
development	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Europeana	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
is	O
the	O
governing	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
Europeana	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Foundation	O
promotes	O
collaboration	O
between	O
museums	O
,	O
archives	O
,	O
audiovisual	O
collections	O
and	O
libraries	O
so	O
that	O
users	O
can	O
have	O
integrated	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
content	O
through	O
Europeana	B-Application
and	O
other	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Foundation	O
is	O
incorporated	O
under	O
Dutch	O
law	O
as	O
Stichting	B-Application
Europeana	I-Application
and	O
is	O
housed	O
within	O
the	O
Koninklijke	O
Bibliotheek	O
,	O
the	O
national	O
library	O
of	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
legal	O
framework	O
for	O
the	O
governance	O
of	O
Europeana	B-Application
,	O
employing	O
the	O
staff	O
,	O
bidding	O
for	O
funding	O
and	O
enabling	O
the	O
sustainability	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Europeana	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
is	O
Harry	O
Verwayen	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
appointed	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
has	O
a	O
network	O
for	O
cultural	O
heritage	O
professionals	O
in	O
Europe	O
working	O
in	O
digitisation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Council	O
of	O
Content	O
Providers	O
and	O
Aggregators	O
(	O
CCPA	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
the	O
Europeana	B-Application
Network	O
since	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
regularly	O
runs	O
events	O
and	O
conferences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2011	O
and	O
2019	O
,	O
Europeana	B-Application
's	O
annual	O
flagship	O
event	O
took	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
annual	O
general	O
meeting	O
for	O
the	O
Europeana	B-Application
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
projects	O
–	O
the	O
Europeana	B-Application
Group	O
–	O
that	O
are	O
contributing	O
technology	O
solutions	O
and	O
content	O
to	O
Europeana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Europeana	B-Application
Group	O
projects	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ASSETS	O
aims	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
usability	O
of	O
Europeana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
1914	O
–	O
1918	O
for	O
the	O
First	O
World	O
War	O
centenary	O
,	O
including	O
family	O
histories	O
collected	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
British	O
Library	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
Library	O
of	O
Luxembourg	O
and	O
other	O
institutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
Collections	O
1914-1918	O
which	O
will	O
make	O
available	O
425,000	O
items	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
First	O
World	O
War	O
for	O
the	O
First	O
World	O
War	O
centenary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
this	O
material	O
was	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
Europeana	B-Application
1914-1918	O
and	O
European	O
Film	O
Gateway	O
First	O
World	O
War	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
Connect	O
adds	O
sound	O
material	O
to	O
Europeana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
Awareness	O
a	O
best	O
practice	O
network	O
to	O
publicise	O
Europeana	B-Application
at	O
a	O
political	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
Creative	O
stimulates	O
the	O
creative	O
re-use	O
of	O
material	O
added	O
to	O
Europeana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
Fashion	O
will	O
bring	O
more	O
than	O
700,000	O
items	O
of	O
fashion-related	O
content	O
into	O
Europeana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrieved	O
2013-07-19	O
'	O
provides	O
more	O
than	O
600,000	O
films	O
and	O
film-related	O
content	O
to	O
Europeana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
Libraries	O
will	O
add	O
over	O
5	O
million	O
digital	O
objects	O
to	O
Europeana	B-Application
from	O
19	O
of	O
Europe	O
's	O
leading	O
research	O
and	O
university	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
Local	O
brings	O
content	O
from	O
regional	O
and	O
local	O
content	O
holders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
Newspapers	O
adds	O
records	O
relating	O
to	O
18	O
million	O
newspaper	O
pages	O
to	O
Europeana	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
Sounds	O
contributes	O
audio	O
material	O
to	O
Europeana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
Travel	O
will	O
bring	O
material	O
associated	O
with	O
travel	O
,	O
trade	O
,	O
tourism	O
and	O
migration	O
into	O
Europeana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
v1.0	O
is	O
developing	O
a	O
fully	O
functional	O
Europeana	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EUscreen	O
contributes	O
television	O
material	O
to	O
Europeana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
JUDAICA	O
Europeana	B-Application
looks	O
at	O
the	O
Jewish	O
contribution	O
to	O
Europe	O
's	O
cultural	O
heritage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linked	O
Heritage	O
aims	O
to	O
add	O
substantial	O
new	O
content	O
from	O
commercial	O
and	O
public	O
sectors	O
,	O
and	O
enrich	O
Europeana	B-Application
's	O
metadata	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
linked	B-Operating_System
data	I-Operating_System
"	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
regularly	O
run	O
engagement	O
projects	O
where	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
are	O
invited	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
stories	O
relating	O
to	O
topics	O
like	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
,	O
migration	O
,	O
industrial	O
heritage	O
and	O
/	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europeana	B-Application
and	O
the	O
projects	O
contributing	O
content	O
to	O
Europeana.eu	B-Application
have	O
been	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
under	O
eContentplus	O
,	O
the	O
Information	O
and	O
Communications	O
Technologies	O
Policy	O
Support	O
Programme	O
(	O
ICT	O
PSP	O
)	O
and	O
similar	O
programmes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
projects	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
only	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
commission	O
for	O
50	O
–	O
100%	O
of	O
the	O
costs	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
include	O
overheads	O
,	O
Europeana	B-Application
is	O
also	O
reliant	O
for	O
an	O
element	O
of	O
its	O
funding	O
on	O
Member	O
States	O
 '	O
ministries	O
of	O
culture	O
and	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Europeana	B-Application
:	O
Moving	O
to	O
Linked	O
Open	O
Data	O
"	O
,	O
archived	O
article	O
in	O
Information	O
Standards	O
Quarterly''	O
Spring/Summer	O
2012	O
,	O
v.24	O
,	O
no	O
.	O
</s>
