Consolidated Information Resource of University Archives of Lviv Polytechnic as a Research Platform of Scientific Heritage, Historical and Cultural Memory: Project Implementation Methodology

2022;
Authors: 

Мaria Komova, Tetiana Bilushchak, Alina Petrushka and Zhanna Myna  

Lviv Polytechnic National University

The creation of a digitized empirical base of research on the scientific heritage of the Lviv Polytechnic National University, accumulated during 1939-1941, will give impetus to the activation of multi-faceted scientific exploration, preservation, and popularization of educational, scientific, historical, and cultural traditions not only of the  Lviv Polytechnic National University but also national and international. Solving this scientific problem requires the creation of a consolidated information resource of the archive of Lviv Polytechnic National University (CIRALP) to provide permanent online access to archival funds. The article aims to present the methodology of the implementation of the scientific project on the creation of CIRALP as a research platform of scientific heritage and historical and cultural memory. To realize this goal, it is necessary to perform several tasks: to present the basic principles of the CIRALP project concept; to formulate the general methodological principles of digitization of archival documents for the period 1939-1941, stored in the archive of the Lviv Polytechnic National University; to determine the method of identification and selection of documents of the Lviv Polytechnic National University’s archive for the period 1939-1941, intended for digitization; to develop a technical task for CIRALP design by creating information, functional models and a structural scheme of the archive’s website. The scientific novelty of the research is the presentation of the methodology of the implementation of the project on the digitization of the archival documents of the Lviv Polytechnic National University for 1939-41 and the provision of open access. Results. The CIRALP project implementation methodology ensures compliance with the principles of systematicity, dynamism, and effectiveness in solving the project's main problem, goal, and tasks. The concept of open data provides the possibility of using documentary and factual information about the activities of the Lviv Polytechnic National University during the beginning of World War II for the development of new innovative products and services, diversification of the areas and purposes of its application as a component of ensuring the sustainable development of society. Preservation of national memory and popularizing reliable documentary and factual information serves as a tool for meeting the informational needs of current generations, forming a robust informational foundation for protecting the interests of future generations. 

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