Cultural Heritage in REGional NETworks REGNET Content Cases

Cultural Heritage in REGional NETworks REGNET Content Cases

Content Cases - Overview Content case I: Validation & demonstration scenarios of CC and Musei Capitolini Silvia Boria (CC) Content case II: The Silverworks Museum in Florence Raffaela Rimaboschi (ARG) 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review 2

Content Case I 3 CC’s objectives and activities in WP 2 The two Museums have produced digital contents using the same structures: Tour d’Horizon, a collections’ presentation Themes for Topics Map (Musei Capitolini: 4 themes – Museo degli Argenti: 3 themes) Each of them include 3 different fragments: Thematic Text Object Description Object Image All digital contents has been provided in Italian and in English language (full version). 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review

Content Case I Musei Capitolini Digital Contents • TOUR D’HORIZON (Top 10 pieces) • 4 THEMES (Topic Map): Materials (13) Portraits (12) History (14) Religion (12) All with three different Fragments: Thematic Texts Objects Description Objects Image MC database: http: //csc 000. cscaustria. at/mc 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review 4

5 Content Case I Religion Materials Portrait History 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review

6 Content Case II Tour D’Horizon Vases Cameos Reliquary Sculptures Tables 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review

Content Case II Structure 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review 7

8 Content Case II Logical Structure Topic Map: Thematic text Key words Pendants Gold, pearl, diamond, Medici Statuette Ivory, gold, diamond, Medici Cups Gold, Medici Salzburg Vases Hard stones, ivory, Medici, Jewels: Decorative vessels: Fountains Portraits: 27 March 2003 Drawings Medici, dynasty, paper Statues Hard stones, Medici, Paintings Medici Cameos Medici, H. stones, Salzburg REGNET Final Project Review Links

Content Case II Theme: Jewels Rooster Pendant Flemish manufacture Date of production 16 th C. (1570 -80) Silverworks Museum 108 x 57 mm. Material: Enameled gold, twi baroque pearls, thirty-four diamonds, two rubies. 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review 9

Content Case II 10 Theme: Vases Vase By Odoard Vallet Silverworks Museum h. 38 cm. Material: Rock crystal, enameled gold with emeralds and rubies 1618 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review

11 Content Case II Theme: Portraits Cameos Florentine manufacture Cameo with the portrait of Cosimo the Elder Silverworks Museum 25, 4 x 30, 8 mm. 15 th C Material: Shell set in silver 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review

Content Case I 12 WP 3 Scenario USERS: The digital contents could be used by: Museums’ staff Other cultural institutions operating in Cultural Heritage through the activities of promotion, management, additional services, enhancement, guided tours Tourism for cultural purposes Education - 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review

Content Case I WP 3 Scenario USAGE: The digital contents could be used for: - 27 March 2003 A thematic access to museum’s collection Advanced search for professionals of the museum’s collection Exchange of data with other Institutions On-line exhibitions REGNET Final Project Review 13

14 Content Case I Validation Phase Validation schedule: Start on 1 st of July 2002 ! 06/28/02 07/05/02 07/19/02 15/11/2002 Sofia Meeting Test finalising Functional tests Usability tests (heuristic, scenarios) Content (integrity and quality) tests 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review

15 Content Case I WP 3 Validation of the REGNET Demonstrator (3. 1) Validation Components (1) Functional Tests Functional tests are based on use cases. The goals of these tests are to verify: Proper data acceptance, processing, retrieval, navigation etc. . Goals are not to define additional requirements (=> usability tests, task-oriented) All partners need to test all use cases and all exceptions (invalid data input, left out mandatory fields etc. )! Assignment of test cases 27 March 2003 CC Test types Search & Retrieval S&R has been tested at www. digipark. at/test, by three different CC expert personnel Topic Map Generator TMG has been tested at http: //160. 40. 50. 22: 8800/servlet/ org. regnet. ontology. XTMLoader, by three different CC experts REGNET Final Project Review

16 Content Case I WP 3 Validation of the REGNET Demonstrator (3. 1) Validation components (2) Usability Tests Goal: Assure the usability of the system: - ease of learning - efficient task completion - minimal error rate high user satisfaction. Results: detailed catalogue of recommendations to enhance the user interface (colours, fonts, lay-out etc. ), the navigational structure, workflows within functionalities, wording etc. 27 March 2003 CC Test types Heuristic Tests on RN Portal HT has been tested on http: //garonne. toulouse. valtech. fr: 8082/jetspeed/portal by three CC experts according to the selected questionnaire personalised in Sofia Card Sorting Two card sorting tests have been produced by two CC experts REGNET Final Project Review

17 Content Case I WP 3 Validation of the REGNET Demonstrator (3. 1) Validation components (3) Content Tests Goal: Assure that the “content” is “well-prepared” and that it meets the quality expectations (each content partner). Content Integrity Check: Ensure that the data is entered (converted / uploaded) and presented correctly. Test of own databases/applications Content Quality Check: Check of content in the system compared to quality criteria. E. g. content readable and correct, picture size, copyright. . . 27 March 2003 CC Test types Integrity & Quality Control MC & ARG experts have checked the quality and integrity level of our own data and have changed them accordingly. http: //csc 000. cscaustria. at/themes REGNET Final Project Review

18 Content Case I WP 4 The REGNET System Operation (4. 1) Validation components Usability Tests Goal: Get an impression if it is possible to work with the system, where problems occur, etc. Results: detailed catalogue of recommendations to enhance the user interface (colours, fonts, lay-out etc. ), the navigational structure, workflows within functionalities, wording etc. 27 March 2003 CC Test types Auction and E-Shop RN Portal’s tools has been tested on three different questionnaires by four “internal” test persons in CC’s organisation, as potential future users. Portal: http: //garonne. toulouse. valtech. fr: 808 0/jetspeed/index. js E-Business: http: //www. regnet. gr/portal/ Topic Maps: http: //160. 40. 50. 22: 8800/servlet/org. r egnet. ontology. XTMLoader REGNET Final Project Review

New objectives for the Museo degli Argenti: 2 D and 3 D images capture Collection management (Input of images and metadata in the central Museums Pole data-base) Planning virtual exhibitions, thematic tours… 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review 19

Content Case II - Exploitation Palazzo Pitti - Museo Degli Argenti 3 D Images capture: example Curzio che si getta nella voragine - Maestro delle Furie XVII Sec. Ivory sculpture on golden wooden base, h 57 cm 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review 20

Content Case II - Exploitation Particolarità del Museo www. museoargenti. it 3 D model 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review 21

22 THE CC EXPLOITATION Musei Capitolini and Museo degli Argenti are looking for a future exploitation of the RN System: E- Business Services 27 March 2003 REGNET Final Project Review