Towards co-created, sustainable archives - experiences from the Grassroots of Digital Europe project
Towards co-created, sustainable archives - experiences from the Grassroots of Digital Europe project
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Authors
Filiciak, Mirosław
Monograph
Monograph (alternative title)
Date
2025
Publisher
Journal title
Festival Internacional de la Imagen
Issue
Volume
24
Pages
Pages
211-218
DOI
ISSN
2981-5193
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Access date
2026-03
Abstract PL
Abstract EN
Born-digital cultural heritage is an extremely broad category. However, there is no doubt that much of it includes activities that were created on the margins of the art world. Both the content itself, such as amateur games or demoscene productions, but also the efforts to archive them, are in effect often the work of amateur enthusiasts - dispersed groups that do invaluable work but at the same time do not meet institutional and academic standards, and often remain in tension with copyright law. In an era of increasing institutionalisation of digital heritage, how do we reconcile the expectations of all parties involved? Can the arrangement of this cooperation enable the rationalisation of resource management and facilitate similar activities in the future?
The article focuses on experiences from the COST Grassroots of Digital Europe project, in which we are trying to build a ‘network of networks’, connecting academics, GLAM institutions and enthusiasts, and providing all stakeholders with materials to support their work. Examples of good practices will be presented, but there will also be remarks on the difficulties and challenges of such an approach.
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Keywords PL
Keywords EN
creative computing
born digital heritage
grassroots archives
demoscene
computer games
born digital heritage
grassroots archives
demoscene
computer games