Syndicate: (Fwd) [ear] proposal for partnership

[Inke Arns <inke@berlin.snafu.de>]

Subject: BOUNCE syndicate: Non-member submission from ["[ear]" <ear@bar.bg>]
Subject: [ear] proposal for partnership
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 21:57:19 +0200


WHAT IS THIS

this is a proposal for partnership for an european art register [ear]
project


PROJECT TITLE

european art register [ear]


SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

european art register [ear] will be a web based database for european media
artists, artworks and organisations

the database will contain text information, images, real audio and video and
will be able to generate reports as a response to set of search
criterias.

[ear] will make as well its own researches of the european media art.

the aim is to be created one stop web resource containing comprehensive
information about the european media art.

it will be designed to be used by the art professionals and the general
public, who search for information in the field of the european media art.

the concentrate data, hidden behind common design, common navigational model
and common search methods, will turn into a powerful source of information
for both art professionals and general public.


TIMETABLE

the preparation of the project has started at the end of 1998.

the first partnership will be formed officially in the middle of february
1999 and will consist of all organisations indicated their willingness to
join before that time. the reason for this deadline is are deadlines for the
kaleidoscope and raphael projects.

in order to start working as soon as possible, [ear] will start to accept
information and generate reports using the database facilities of the
bulgarian art register, which will be shortly after an initial partnership
is formed - as soon as an agreement on the basic database fields and reports
is reached. later an own url will be registered .


METHODOLOGY

the structure of the database will be developed in a cooperation with
the partners and organisations/individuals interested in using and/or
helping its development. for this purpose a web site has been created at
www.bar.bg/ear where the general concept and the first content/structure
proposals have been published. there is an open bulletin board for proposals
and an e-mail address ear@bar.bg

the database will be multilingual. all the information will be both in
english and in the national language of the author/artwork. it will be on a
later stage when the whole database will be mirrored on another european
language(s).

there will be european central, and national centers represented by partner
organisations in each country.

the european central will do the main coordination of the project, the
ongoing web database management, the international promotion of the
database, the joint fundraising and the editorial of the english part of the
database.

the national centers will promote the database in their country and
establish contacts with artists and institutions, and provide editorial on
their national language.

there can be more than one partner center in a country.

the content will be entered through on-line forms by the authors themselves
or by the partners.

content will be provided also through [ear]'s own research projects through
the network of partners. in the general case the researches will be done
with the register's own resources and the result will be open to the public.
researches can be as well commissioned to the [ear].

[ear] can also accept in its structures information and researches done by
other organisations up to the moment, serving as a library, making the
information accessible and searchable, stating clearly who is the copyright
holder.

the use of the database will be free of charge.


WHAT THE PARTNERS WILL RECEIVE

participation in a large scale information network.

participation in the joint funding.

the partners who express willingness for partnership before the 10th of
february 1999 will take part in the application to kaleidoscope
(deadline the 2nd of march 1999) and raphael (deadline the 26th of march
1999).


WHO CAN BE A PARTNER

every person or organisation in the field of the media art who agrees with
the general concept and is ready to provide critical thinking and active
partnership in its area of activity.


HOW TO APPLY FOR PARTNERSHIP

you can contact with the [ear] coordinator javor r. raitchev at ear@bar.bg
and express your willingness to apply.

there are no requirements different than those described in the text.

the "procedure" of acceptance consists of finding the points where the
interest of the organisation/individual and the [ear] meet. this will
shape the concrete "partnership agreement".

all "partnership agreements" will be published on the [ear] web site in
draft form to provide help for the self tuning of all partners in the network.


DEADLINES

the project will be open for new partners all the time.

however for the kaleidoscope and the raphael applications the deadline
willingness for partnership to be expressed is the 10th of february 1999.