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Trust and understanding – the value of metadata in a digitally joined-up world: Seminar at DANS (28 september 2021)

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Trust and understanding – the value of metadata in a digitally joined-up world: Seminar at DANS (28 september 2021) Van der Eycken, Johan; Arnold, Kerstin; Illmayer, Klaus The Working Group on “Sustainable Publishing of Metadata” has been active within the Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH) European network since 2016. The working group aims to present and share information regarding ongoing and established projects which deal with the creation, reproduction and sharing of metadata between institutes and researchers within the field of Humanities and Social Sciences. This presentation is a follow-up to the presentation Cracking digital archival research and metadata: Archives Portal Europe (https://metadata.hypotheses.org/53) held during the DARIAH EU meeting in November 2020. This presentation was prepared as part of a Seminar in DANS | Centre of expertise & repository for research data (knaw.nl) on 28 September 2021 and deals with the possibility of synergies between different European infrastructures and European projects, with as concrete case the Parthenos project (PARTHENOS Project – Pooling Activities, Resources and Tools for Heritage E-research Networking, Optimization and Synergies (parthenos-project.eu), Archives Portal Europe (HOME – Archives Portal Europe) and the possibilities of the new archival standard Records in Context (Records in Contexts – Conceptual Model | International Council on Archives (ica.org).

Cracking digital archival research and metadata: Archives Portal Europe

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Cracking digital archival research and metadata: Archives Portal Europe Van der Eycken, Johan; Arnold, Kerstin; Barbot, Laura; Fischer, Frank; Illmayer, Klaus Archives Portal Europe (APE) aggregates archival material from and about Europe, currently providing access to archival descriptions from more than 1,100 institutions of more than 30 countries in a single research point. It is currently the largest aggregator of its kind in the archives domain, and it aims to connect all archival collections related to the history of European countries, from the large state archives to local and private archives. The portal allows to conduct research with an unprecedented outlook based on cross-country archival comparisons and multilingual search. Thanks to this new tool, the functions indicated by Unsworth as “scholarly primitives” are available to researchers, and expressed in new forms. This workshop presents APE to both researchers and archivists as a tool that allows new types of historical research. Researchers will learn how to conduct research on APE in the most effective way possible; archivists will be presented with the metadata solutions applied by APE in order to provide the best possible returns to the users' search queries, while at the same time being sustainable and feasible for the partner institutions. This is embedded in a more general reflection on how metadata can inform researchers, connecting the work on APE with DARIAH's Working Group on Sustainable publishing of (meta)data, DARIAH's involvement in the Social Sciences and Humanities Open Cloud (SSHOC) project, and the Parthenos project. Following the individual presentations, speakers and attendees will be invited to reflect together on the role of metadata and cloud computing in digital archival research, and how archivists and researchers can collaborate to make digital archives as open as possible by improving searchability and retrievability.

Inventaire des archives de la Paroisse Saint-Martin à Lens : Supplément ((1779) 1807-1950)

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Inventaire des archives de la Paroisse Saint-Martin à Lens : Supplément ((1779) 1807-1950) Honnoré, Laurent Les archives parlent. Derrière les murs de l'église Saint-Martin à Lens se cache une histoire pluriséculaire, jalonnée de querelles de clocher, de fondations pieuses, de processions et de drames ordinaires. Cet inventaire donne accès à un supplément du fonds paroissial conservé aux Archives de l'État à Mons, couvrant la période 1807-1950. Fabriques d'église, cures, confréries et écoles : autant d'institutions dont les archives témoignent du tissu social et religieux d'une communauté rurale hennuyère au fil du XIXe et de la première moitié du XXe siècle. On y trouve des dossiers de construction, des obituaires, des registres de recommandations quasi complets sur plus d'un siècle, ainsi que des traces de l'enseignement confessionnel assuré par les Sœurs de Sainte-Marie. Un outil indispensable pour les chercheurs en histoire locale, religieuse et sociale, mais aussi pour les généalogistes et les amateurs de patrimoine.; The records described in this inventory are held at the State Archives in Mons (inventory code 524 - AEM.02.214).; This inventory is the fixed published version dated 27-03-2026. For the dynamic inventory under active revision, including recent updates and additions, please consult our online search platform AGATHA. In AGATHA, you can also request the archival items you wish to consult in the reading room.

Archives de la Commission d’accès aux documents administratifs (CADA) : Tableau de tri : Aôut 2025

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Archives de la Commission d’accès aux documents administratifs (CADA) : Tableau de tri : Aôut 2025 Wery, Philippe This retention schedule was officially published for the first time on 26 March 2026. The latest version is available for download below. Licensed under CC BY-NC. Use permitted for non-commercial purposes with attribution.; (Excel) Tableau de tri. Archives de la Commission d’accès aux documents administratifs (CADA). Aôut 2025; (PDF) Tableau de tri. Archives de la Commission d’accès aux documents administratifs (CADA). Aôut 2025; Gestion des versions