Arkey

ARKEY - A content-enriched user-centred access key to digital archives

The ARKEY Project involves on the one hand the National Archives and State Archives in the Provinces (in short the State Archives, or AGR), a federal scientific institution, and on the other hand the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain).

The main objective of the ARKEY research profile is to improve the digital valorisation of archive collections through long-term tools. It involves (1) the research and development of an enhanced access key to digitized content, and (2) the improvement of the navigation experience within archive collections. It builds on the expertise of a multidisciplinary team from AGR and from several research groups within UCLouvain (MiiL, Cental, UCLouvain Archives Service, GEMCA). ARKEY aims to bring added value for society and public service, by improving the accessibility and intelligibility of archives: a priority for many researchers and a foundation of democratic states.