DIGITALIZACJA DZIEDZICTWA KULTUROWEGO W POLSCE. REPOZYTORIA CYFROWE JAKO POTENCJALNE ŹRÓDŁO DOSTĘPU DO ZASOBÓW KULTUROWYCH
DIGITALIZATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN POLAND. DIGITAL REPOSITORIES AS POTENTIAL ACCESS POINTS TO CULTURAL RESOURCES

Summary/Abstract: The digitization of cultural heritage has become significant activity of national and regional institutions as well as individual and informal groups. The process simplifies the preservation of memory of the past of a given community, thus reasserting its collective identity. In our article, we discuss some aspects of this process. We focus on the legislative determinants of digitization in relation to European Union and Polish law and we anal- yse the repositories, including digitized objects. Our research leads to the conclusion that digitization is seen by lawmakers as an important element of cultural policies. The research proves that unlocking the centrally institutionalized process of digitization to grass-roots initiatives (social archiving) is more and more significant, even though the main role in this process is now played by public institutions.

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