Aspects of Informatics in Cultural Heritage Management

Authors

  • Irini Stamatoudi University of Nicosia, Cyprus
  • Konstantinos Roussos University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Keywords:

Cultural Heritage Management, CHM Plan, Museums, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Conservation Monitoring and Visitor Engagement. Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Workflow Streamlining.

Abstract

Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) is a specialization, which helps museums, and Heritage institutions to face challenges, secure sustainable competitiveness, be resilient to climate change, natural hazards and pandemic risks, and redefine themselves in a constantly changing world. This paper explains how a state-of-the-art management model can be established for museums and heritage institutions, taking into account the latest developments especially application of information technology. The authors discuss the main issues and principles to be considered while drafting procedure of a cultural heritage management plan, describes current status and practice in the cultural heritage sector, presents information on the current needs of the sector and the challenges and hindrances. Based on their study authors put forward some recommendations to support communication between Cultural Heritage Professionals and their various audiences. The study also stresses the need for use of tools and techniques provided by Informatics in cultural heritage management.

Author Biographies

  • Irini Stamatoudi, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

    Irini Stamatoudi is a Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Nicosia (Cyprus) and a lawyer at the Supreme Court of Athens (Greece). She specialises in Copyright and in Cultural Heritage Law. From 2007-2018 she was the Director General of the Hellenic Copyright Organisation (i.e., the Greek competent authority for copyright matters). She has taught at the University of Leicester, on the joint LL.M. of the University of Turin, ILO, and WIPO, at the International Hellenic University, at the Academy of the World Intellectual Property Organization, and on several other academic courses. She has published numerous books and articles, some of which are considered internationally works of reference.

  • Konstantinos Roussos, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

    Konstantinos Roussos is a Research Associate, at the School of Law of the University of Nicosia (Cyprus). He holds a PhD in Archaeology from the Leiden University (The Netherlands). He has been participated in field and research projects in Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus. For many years he was involved as a Researcher at pioneering research programs conducted by the Institute for Mediterranean Studies - FORTH (Crete). He has worked as a visiting Lecturer in Byzantine Archaeology at the Universities of Athens and Crete (Greece). He has participated in international conferences and a number of his studies have been published.

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2024-03-07

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