This page is for professionals working in cultural heritage institutions who want to share 3D data with europeana.eu .

Getting started…Where can I find more information about digitising in 3D?

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• Consider the value and need for digitisation (see for example the Twin it! campaign and EC 3D KPI’s)

• Select what to digitise and for what use cases and user group

• Decide whether to digitise in-house or to outsource

• Clarify the copyright aspects and plan for open and broad access

• Determine the minimum quality needed but aim for the highest affordable

• Identify the different versions and formats suitable for the use cases targeted

• Plan for long term preservation of the data acquired

• Use the right equipment, methods and workflows

• Protect the assets during and after digitisation

• Invest in knowledge of 3D technologies, processes and content

What are the main requirements for sharing 3D with Europeana?

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• Including language tags 

• Supporting browse by subject or types; by place; by date or time-span; by agents

• Using LOD vocabularies supported by Europeana

• Offering access to additional information on the creation process of the 3D models (i.e. the paradata)

Where can I find more information about sharing 3D with Europeana?

Europeana’s Publishing Guide is available on the Knowledge Base as a resource for data partners sharing material with the Europeana website. The Publishing Guide builds on the Europeana Publishing Framework (EPF) which addresses the quality of content and metadata through ‘tiers’. For 3D, see the following sections: 

• 3D at Tier 1 and 3D at Tiers 2-4

• requirements for metadata tier A-C which are common for all media types 

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Yes, there are specific 3D XML-examples in EDM and on this page, you can find examples for any media type, including 3D. Examples are available as XML and as a preview on the Europeana website.

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