Conceptual design of the educational project Archiv International

With the educational project Archiv International, medienfux gGmbH has developed a targeted concept for digital archiving that is specifically aimed at local specialists. This project is available on the homepage fwbarchiv.de presented and promoted. It offers practical training for employees who want to learn how to sustainably preserve the holdings of their archives and ensure future accessibility for researchers.

The training programme is specifically aimed at professionals in small international archives who work directly on site. These professionals have the opportunity to deal intensively with the topics preservation and digitalization strategies As part of the project, they will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to optimize the preservation of archival materials and make them accessible to future researchers.

A central theme of the project is the preservation, which includes all measures that serve to ensure the long-term preservation of archival material. Participants learn how to protect physical and digital holdings to ensure that they remain accessible in the future. In view of the challenges posed by climate change and digital change, innovative preservation strategies are essential.

Another important aspect of the project is the communication of digitalization strategiesParticipants will learn how to digitize their holdings in order to make them accessible to a wider public. OCR technology (Optical Character Recognition) which allows scanned documents to be converted into searchable and editable formats. This technology plays a crucial role in the digitization of archives as it allows information to be efficiently extracted and processed from paper-based documents.

The use of these digital methods not only promotes the preservation of the stocks, but also provides a basis for future provenance research Participants learn how to prepare digitized materials so that they are accessible to researchers and their historical contexts can be better understood.

Overall, the educational project Archiv International represents a valuable contribution to strengthening small archives. medienfux gGmbH is committed to equipping professionals with the necessary tools and knowledge to preserve their valuable holdings and make them accessible to future generations. Anyone interested is welcome to find out more about the project at fwbarchiv.de and to register.