Digitisation of cultural and scientific heritage in Vorarlberg
2004 (Status: June 2004) There are three types of museums in
Vorarlberg: state museums, regional museums and thematic
museums. The state museums are the Vorarlberger Landesmuseum,
the inatura Dornbirn and the Kunsthaus Bregenz. Furthermore,
there are 14 regional museums and 30 thematic museums.
Digitisation of cultural heritage in Vorarlberg is—at least to
some extent—connected with the problem of which museum software
to apply. Currently, a working group is evaluating different
software solutions (mbox or MS Storage). For smaller museums,
the high investment costs are a major barrier to digitisation. A
possible solution may be to acquire smaller software versions. A
further problem for many smaller local and regional museums is a
shortage of trained personnel. 1.1) Kunsthaus Bregenz The
Kunsthaus Bregenz digitises the literary works of Bechtold Kalb-
Wacker. Photographs, letters, and manuscripts are digitally
registered and documented. Several tho