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An E-Culture Environment for Common Citizens and Visually Impaired Individuals

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The Open Knowlege Society. A Computer Science and Information Systems Manifesto (WSKS 2008)

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The integration of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) within the cultural domain creates what is commonly known as e-culture. The need to create an e-culture environment arose from the undeniable fact that the cultural heritage of a nation defines a nation and therefore should be disseminated to all, regardless of their location and their disability. This article discusses an e-culture portal, which presents to any interested users, information regarding a significant number of Greek and Cypriot museums and galleries as well as their exhibits. The e-culture environment offers user friendly navigation techniques and contemporary multimedia tools and services for the better presentation of the e-material to the users-visitors, paying particular attention to common citizens and especially to visually impaired individuals, in order to offer them equal access to cultural heritage information. This environment is an inter-disciplinary application, combining the ICTs, cultural and e-inclusion domains (electronic support for disabled people).

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Miltiadis D. Lytras John M. Carroll Ernesto Damiani Robert D. Tennyson David Avison Gottfried Vossen Patricia Ordonez De Pablos

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Drigas, A., Koukianakis, L., Glentzes, J. (2008). An E-Culture Environment for Common Citizens and Visually Impaired Individuals. In: Lytras, M.D., et al. The Open Knowlege Society. A Computer Science and Information Systems Manifesto. WSKS 2008. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87783-7_82

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