GOOD PRACTICE FORM FOR NOMINATIONS

We propose to start the activity of the workgroup on 'good practice' proposing an initial set of some main areas where to put the nominations. In particular we think to start with the basic issue of digitisation itself.
Each project can be 'nominated' for more than one area, following your evaluation of the most important features contained in the example.

AREAS for nominations of 'good practice' for on-going projects on digitisation:
1.	Preservation of physical objects via digitisation and electronic surrogates.
2.	High quality of the digitisation process.
3.	Metadata and Thesaurus.
4.	Usability of project results.
5.	Management of the process and workflow
6.	Accessibility including copyright issues and web sites

For each project please specify:

•	Area of 'good practice' where you like to nominate your project (you can put more than only one area): 

Preservation of physical objects via digitisation and electronic surrogates
High quality of the digitisation process
Metadata and Thesaurus
Usability of project results

•	Name:  Rinascimento Virtuale-Digitalepalimpsest Forschung (RV)

•	Responsible body and/or any specific : ICCU and Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana , Firenze
•	Co-ordinating body/mechanism: ICCU and Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana , Firenze

•	Contact person: Dr. Sabina Magrini (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana , Firenze), Dr. Massimo Menna (ICCU, Roma)
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•	Web site:
•	  www.iccu.sbn.it ,  www.bml.firenze.sbn.it
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•	Description of the project, objectives and priorities:
•	European network between 41 cultural institutions working with Greek palimpsests aimed at realising an unified catalogue with palimpsest images and cataloguing data

•	The main technical features for what you consider the project a 'good practice' example:
•	 XML standard; VB6 programming language; ASP technology for accessibility features; TEI standard adherence; Italian national manuscript cataloguing rules

•	Long term sustainability strategy:
•	Adherence to internationally standards

•	Accessibility by users via local network or Internet (describe modalities and IPR issue from a technical point of view):
•	Access to other catalogues (MANUS, etc.) via XML transfer procedures

•	Problems encountered :

Comments: 
RV is an evolution from the national manuscripts census project running in ICCU environment from many years

Figures and documents enclosed: 
Prototypal version of program

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Organisation & person completing the questionnaire

•	Formal name of organisation:
•	Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle biblioteche italiane e per le informazioni bibliografiche
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•	Type of organisation:
•	Governmental organisation

•	Field of action:	Archive / Library / Museum / Foundation / others ….
•	Libraries 

•	Address:
Viale del Castro Pretorio, 105
I-00185 Italia

•	Name of director:
•	Dr. Anna Maria Mandillo (officiating director)

•	Name and role of person completing the questionnaire:
•	Dr. Massimo Menna, Librarian
m.menna@iccu.sbn.it

•	Tel:+39064989361
•	Fax:+39064959302

•	Web site:
http://www.iccu.sbn.it
•	E-mail: a.mandillo@iccu.sbn.it

Date: 02.05.02