1. Dynamics and partnerships with local associations involved in LoCloud: a case study in Gironde Agnès Vatican, Director of the Gironde Archives Nathalie Gascoin, Lo Cloud project manager In collaboration with Julien Dutertre and James Lemaire

2. The Gironde Archives A public institution created by the French Revolution (1796), tasked with collecting, conserving, classifying and communicating to the public archival documents produced in the Gironde by public administrative authorities (state, local authorities, public establishments, lawyers) and private archival collections of historic interest.

3. The Gironde Archives Modern cultural facilities conserving and making available to the public more than 70 linear kilometres of archived material and a library. A site for mediation and promotion of archival heritage, with an exhibition hall, conference room and educational area. => 12,000 to 15,000 visitors each year

4. A regional digital centre  Annual digitisation programmes since 2004: -3.5 million digitised images including 2.3 million accessible online -More than 1,000 online catalogue  Internet site created in 2004: http://archives.gironde.fr (45,000 visits/month) and its search engine GAEL.http://archives.gironde.fr  Implementation of an electronic archiving platform jointly with the City of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Métropole since 2009

5. Our contribution to LoCloud  Testing the tools developed as part of the project: digital library, addition and validation of metadata, web-harvesting OAI  Exhibiting our digital archives on Europeana, with tools developed by the technical partners of LoCloud  Encouraging local players to participate in Europeana and assisting them to exhibit their resources on Europeana  2 projects managers and the support of various departments : europe, human ressources, IT…

6. Société archéologique de Bordeaux http://www.societe-archeologique-bordeaux.fr/  Academic society founded in 1873, which studies, promotes and participates in the protection of the archaeological, historical and artistic heritage of Bordeaux and the Gironde, via public classes and a journal. Conserves major documentary and archaeological collections.  Included on LoCloud: books of drawings and sketches of monuments by Emilien Piganeau (1833-1911), archaeologist and founder member of the society. - Approximately 1,800 items  https://societe-archeologique-bordeaux.locloudhosting.net/ https://societe-archeologique-bordeaux.locloudhosting.net/ Gironde partners and LoCloud

7. Société Archéologique de Bx

9. Pôle de la Mémoire Locale du Bourgeais http://pml.bourg-en-gironde.fr/  Public service provided by the local authority of Bourg-sur-Gironde: -Local history resources and exchange of information -Digital expertise: document digitisation  Included on LoCloud: postcards and oral/audiovisual accounts collected by the PML (19th and 20th centuries) - 600 items https://pml-bourgeais.locloudhosting.net/ Gironde partners and LoCloud

10. Le PML du Bourgeais

12. In Video Veritas http://www.invideoveritas.com/  Local rural association using light video production means to promote all kinds of heritage, particularly old films.  Included in LoCloud: video collections showing local life, river transport, architectural and local heritage (1 st half of 20th century) - 5 items for approximately 15 minutes  https://invideoveritas.locloudhosting.net https://invideoveritas.locloudhosting.net Gironde partners and LoCloud

13. In Video Veritas

14. Conservatoire de l’estuaire de la Gironde http://www.estuairegironde.net/  Local association working to promote cultural and heritage wealth particularly via a Gironde Estuary interpretation centre in Blaye.  Already included on LoCloud: photographic inventory of tools, boat parts, documents about the collections in their museum (19th and 20th centuries) - 159 items http://ceg.locloudhosting.net/ Gironde partners and LoCloud

15. Conservatoire de l’Estuaire

16. Musée National des Douanes http://www.musee-douanes.fr/  National museum about evolution and administration of customs from Antiquity to present day and history of the constitution of the French State  To be included on LoCloud: collection of posters, notices, postcards, engravings, photos (19th – 20th centuries) - 100 items  https://mnd-collections.locloudhosting.net/ https://mnd-collections.locloudhosting.net/ Gironde partners and LoCloud

17. Musée National des Douanes

18. Feedback on use of LoCloud tools by partners  the standardisation of the data is specific and a lot of local partners were not confident with it  this is an area of the IT that is foreign to most of them, even for those who used to work as engineers or developers : the technologies have changed  Great satisfaction with their online content Overview of the project

19. Project almost finished, still requiring regular assistance to our partners Modification of the role of the local archives: –Traditionally a reservoir of data –2.5 M of digitized Gironde archives, 100 000 items in Europeana (in process) Overview of the project

20. –Today an active advisor in documentary engineering for partners located in the area Overview of the project

21. - Players in the promotion of heritage and local players who have been anonymous until now

22. … what actions for LoCloud collections now ? Overview of the project

23. Do you have any questions? Contact archives.gironde@cg33.fr Thank you

24. LoCloud is funded by the European Commission's ICT Policy Support Programme ICT Policy Support Programme The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission.