The role of the National Széchényi Library in the Civic Epistemologies project

Abstract

The article presents a European Union project with the title: Civic Epistemologies – Development of a Roadmap for Citizen Researchers in the Digital Culture. The project belongs to EU’s 7th Framework Programme. Its 12 partners from 11 European countries are representing four fields: memory nstitutions, professional-political decision makers, universities and e-infrastructure providers. The project aims to develop and validate a Roadmap to support the participation of European citizens in research on cultural heritage and digital humanities, with a special focus on the requirements and developments for the use of e-infrastructures in these activities. It is an objective to analyze the needs of researchers, citizens, cultural institutions and creative enterprises and to facilitate their common work. Based on the key findings a roadmap will be developed and validated through one pilot in Ireland and two case studies in the UK. Finally, the article discusses the current and future work of the National Szechenyi Library in the project.