BELSPO: Digitizing Belgium's cultural, scientific, and historical heritage
Partnership with BELSPO to digitize Belgium's extensive cultural, scientific, and historical heritage under the DIGIT-03 (2014-2019) and DIGIT-04 (2019-2024) programs. The project involved preserving and providing digital access to invaluable collections from federal museums, libraries, research institutions, and archives.
Challenges
Fragile materials requiring specialized handling
Large-scale digitization across multiple institutions
Complex metadata extraction from diverse collection types
Strict deadlines and quality standards
Benefits & Results
Fragile materials protected from deterioration
Digital collections now available to researchers and the public
Customized workflows for each institution
National cultural heritage safeguarded with global sharing potential
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