DIGITISATION COMPETENCE CENTRE 
FORM FOR NOMINATION

This is the form for the nomination of a competence centre in digitisation.
Please, send a form for each different competence centre.
Each competence centre can be “nominated” for more than one area.

Send the form/forms to the attention of Maria Teresa Natale by e-mail to minerva2@beniculturali.it orf by fax to +390667232499.

The form will be submitted to the National representative for approval.

English must be used.

NAME AND ACRONYM OF THE COMPETENCE CENTRE:
TechDis	
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URL: http://www.techdis.ac.uk
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AREAS for nominations of the 'competence centre' 

•	Consulting, collection management, metadata ontology
•	Digitisation of art objects
•	Digitisation of books
•	Digitisation of film
•	Digitisation of manuscripts
•	Digitisation of museum collections
•	Digitisation of newspapers
•	Digitisation of photographic objects
•	Digitisation of public archives
•	Digitisation of sound
•	Digitisation of TV and radio
•	Multimedia
•	3D-environment
•	Virtual exhibitions
•	Other _____________________________________ (please, specify)

RESPONSIBLE BODY AND/OR ANY SPECIFIC 
CO-ORDINATING BODY/MECHANISM/INSTITUTION

Name of the institution: .JISC TechDis Service ........................................................................

English name of the institution:  .TechDis ...........................................................

Acronym of the institution: ....................................................................

Mailing address:.The Network Centre, 4 Innovation Close, York YO10 5ZF ...................................................................................

Country: UK ...............................................................................................

Tel.:.+44 (0)1904 754530 ......................................................................................................

Fax:.+44 (0)1904 754599 ......................................................................................................

e-mail:.helpdesk@techdis.ac.uk .................................................................................................

URL:.http://www.techdis.ac.uk .....................................................................................................

Type of institution:  National		 Governmental		 Regional
             Other   Specify ........................................................................

Sector:  Archive   Library  Museum  Foundation  
             Other   Specify .Education .......................................................................

Legal status:  Public   Private    No profit

Description of the institution (max 200 characters):

TechDis enhances inclusion of disabled staff and students into post-16 education through technology. It does this by providing the UK’s leading advice resource on technology and disabilities, by creating workshops and staff development materials, and by working with members of staff at all levels within education institutions. ............................................................................................................
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CONTACT PERSON OF THE COMPETENCE CENTRE

Name: .Simon	................. Surname: ..Ball..................

Gender:    M		 F

Title: .TechDis Coordinator .....................................................................................................

Institution: TechDis............................................................................................
Mailing address: .as above ..................................................................................

Country: . as above ..............................................................................................

Tel.: as above ......................................................................................................

Fax: as above ......................................................................................................

e-mail: . as above ................................................................................................

Contact languages: .English..................................................................

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE COMPETENCE CENTRE DOES

The main features for what you consider the institution a 'competence centre', with respect to the selected areas ((max 200 characters for each area):

. TechDis provides the UK’s leading advice resource on technology and disabilities, by creating workshops and staff development materials, and by working with members of staff at all levels within education institutions. .........................................................................................................
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I agree this information may be published on Minerva Knowledge Base: http://www.minervaeurope.org

 Yes  No

Signature: _____________________

Name: _Simon Ball_______________________

e-mail: _simon@techdis.ac.uk_______________________