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The digitization of heritage.

INTRODUCTION : In the world, major cultural institution digitize their heritage. These institutions are in digital humanities world. In fact, the digital revolution has upsets practices in diffusion of information.

GOALS : The digitization of heritage have a double goal : -	First, internally, for document’s conservation and management -	Secondly, external, for document’s communication to a wider audience The choice of digitization of heritage is a stake to reach more users. After the international conference « The economics and usage of digital library collections » in march 2001, the digitization must allow a better access at collections and must increase the documents uses.

IN FRANCE : In France, digitization project are managed by institutions and Cultural and Communication department. From 1996, the department lauch the first digitization program. This one concerned only collections belong to government. The main digitization program is the national library. In fact, it created a digital library and an image library that everyone can consult in the world. This digital library named Gallica.

AUDIENCE : A french survey named Bibusages show that users of digital library are not the same than users of traditional library. The result is that digital library attracts new audience with new way of document seizure and reading.

CONCLUSION : To conclude, the digitization of heritage allows the culture openning for everyone. In fact, by spreading their online digitized collections cultural institutions reach new audiences, most often unaccustomed of classic traditional structures. The digitization of heritage allows cultural access of democratization.

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