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The
hype of the term Content Management lets one speculate that
it concerns a new technology or mode of operation. That is
however not true. Already in the Hellenistic age, the librarian
Demetrios of Phaleron of the famous library in Alexandria
was assigned to collect all books around the world. The extraordinary
achievement accomplished was not only the arisen collection
of 400.000 - 700.000 book-rolls but moreover, their systematic
cataloguing, the creation of book indices and annotated inventory
indices (with declarations, that we would today describe as
meta information), as well as a labelling system for a faster
identification of works. Based on these innovative considerations,
it became also possible that after the fire catastrophe most
of the valuable 40.000 destroyed books could be regained.
In contrast to the above, looking at today's approach towards
digital information it can be stated that firstly the produced
information overload resides unstructured on hard disks and
may therefore be lost forever, and that secondly the endeavours
to structure information are preceding allthough the crucial
methodical requirements are not yet fulfilled for several
years. One approach that deals with a structured and systematic
handling of content are Content Management Systems (CMS).
Within the scope of this workshop we want to address on the
one hand the technical requests of Content Management Systems,
and on the other hand engage fundamental considerations towards
persistent storaging of content. Among other topics, the following
questions will be dealt with: how can I delimit CMS from editorial
systems or knowledge management systems (KMS)? Why is the
separation of content and structure so important? What does
XML mean? What are the most important criteria for a suitable
CMS?
And what´s about handling space and time in CMS?
As 3D-models are permanently rising in popularity, more and
more cities and tourism regions rely on the effects of 3D
modelling, and also archaeology is an important field of "4D-moedelling".
New techniques and fast hardware allow to produce stunning
illustrations relatively cheap and quick.
But do these improved visualisation opportunities really result
in better knowledge?Where are the real benefits of 3D modelling?
And what about the time dímension for future plannings
as well as for the past, i.e. for documentation and reconstruction
of historical buildings?
Do 4D-CMS already exist and deploy all of their advantages?
Examples will be presented from urban and regional planning
as well as from management of cultural heritage.
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