H–SEARCHHeritage Science Elastic Archives

People & institutional context

An interdisciplinary
research effort.

H-SEARCH brings together archival knowledge, scientific expertise, documentation and technology at the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage.

The proposed project team

Names and responsibilities follow the submitted proposal.

Wim Fremout

Project coordinator · Painting Laboratory

Leads WP.X; contributes to scientific outreach and serves as deputy lead of WP.3.

Eva Coudyzer

Documentation Centre · Information Centre

Leads WP.1 on selection and evaluation of archival records.

Edwin De Roock

IT Service · General Services

Leads WP.Z and the implementation tasks for archival infrastructure and backup policies.

Stephanie Buyle

Laboratories Department

Leads WP.2 and WP.Y, including preservation modelling, data management and responsible science.

Erik Buelinckx

Information Centre

Leads WP.3 and the development of the dissemination workflow.

Véronique Van der Stede

Laboratories Department

Leads selection criteria, evaluation of both workflows and internal communication.

Julie Mauro

Information Centre

Leads the compilation of the representative dossier test set.

Roald Hayen

Laboratories Department

Leads the task on multilingual and full-text search software components.

Guided by the people
who use the archive.

Researcher focus group

Internal and external researchers are to help shape decisions, test tools and communicate the project’s work within their communities.

Follow-up committee

An advisory committee is to guide the overall direction and help align the infrastructure with international standards and best practices.

Institutional foundations.

KIK/IRPA

The Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage brings together the study, conservation and documentation of Belgium’s cultural heritage.

BELSPO · INFRA-FED

The proposal was submitted under the INFRA-FED 2022 impulse action call, with a planned duration of 30 months and a requested budget of €665,320.

A wider heritage science context

The project builds on HESCIDA and the DIGIT programmes and contributes to the vision of E-RIHS DIGILAB. These connections frame the intended reuse and sharing of heritage science data.