Athos Digital Heritage: Creation of an integrated information system for the libraries of 13 Holy Monasteries of Mount Athos.
This is part of a very large and important cultural project undertaken and implemented by OTE and in which ELiDOC participates as a subcontractor. The part of the project undertaken by the company includes:
ELiDOC undertook the above project which is financed by NSRF, through an International Public Competition.
The project includes the development of application series, making use of open source software, as well as the digitalization and documentation of the material which will integrated in the Repository. In particular includes:
ELiDOC implemented the project by developing a System that made use of the installed Αdvance library software, developed Institutional and Research Repository application and mainly developed management and promotion application for the Archive of Greek Music, whose content is a unique material in Greece.
ELiDOC, in collaboration with the design and support team of the Athens Culture Network (A.C.N.), undertook the development of a Portal for the promotion of cultural events organized in the Municipality of Athens.
The Portal is operational at www.athensculturenet.com
Η ELIDOC ανέλαβε το έργο κατόπιν δημόσιου διαγωνισμού. Σύμφωνα με τη διακήρυξη περιέλαβε τις ακόλουθες ενότητες:
The two companies are pleased to announce the -by October 1st- signing for strategic partnership agreement, in order to meet the growing interest in open source software development from the Greek libraries and cultural institutions.
ELiDOC provides the profound and extensive knowledge of the Greek environment and BibLibre the excellent knowledge regarding open source software addressed to libraries, particularly for the integrated library management system KOHA and for Portal's development software DRUPAL, with special orientation in libraries.
Automation for the Library of University Mental Health Research Institute completed. It is a specialized library which chose the integrated automation software Advance v6.8 client/server and Advance WebOpac, for recording and promotion of the material. ELiDOC also undertaken the original cataloguing of documents (6.000 approximately) in Unimarc format.
The library is currently utilized internally by researchers. At the same time, the library and the reading room formed with special furniture "series DRYADE" by the company Borgeaud Bibliotheques.