Providing tools and services for digitization in museums, libraries and archives. We do LIDO! (And METS and EAD too!)

Who are we?

Digital Heritage Minds' mission is the digitization of cultural heritage. Our skills are developing since 2008 and cover all relevant technologies used in this field, with a special focus on the appropriate standardized metadata formats: LIDO for collection items, METS for library items and EAD for archivalia.

Digital Heritage Toolkit

Our main product comprises advanced web viewer modules for digital objects of museums, libraries and archives. The metadata formats being used are solely LIDO, METS and EAD. No proprietary data formats are involved; seamless interoperability and exchangeability with other Institutions of Custody is therefore guaranteed.

Digital Heritage Toolkit comprises three common modules:

Furthermore it contains viewer modules perfectly fitting the three different kinds of digital objects:

  • The Archival Item Viewer

Services

Data conversion

  • If you don't have LIDO, METS or EAD, we also provide data conversion of any type of description data that you already may have into these standardized metadata formats.

Digitization of audio heritage

Digitization of photo heritage

3D scanning of physical heritage objects

  • Sculptures (see an example)
  • Machines and machine tools
  • Vehicles of all kinds
  • Natural history objects

Common modules of the Digital Heritage Toolkit

DHT Portal
This is the place where all of your Digital Objects, even if originating from different Institutions of Custody, will be gathered.

DHT Extended Search
This may also contain an automatically generated list of Institutions of Custody where you may narrow down your search to.

DHT Music Search
Comprises also a virtual keyboard which enables you to search for note sequences within sheet music that is encoded in the PAE format.

DHT Portal
This is the place where all of your Digital Objects, even if originating from different Institutions of Custody, will be gathered.

DHT Extended Search
This may also contain an automatically generated list of Institutions of Custody where you may narrow down your search to.

DHT Music Search
Comprises also a virtual keyboard which enables you to search for note sequences within sheet music that is encoded in the PAE format.

DHT Portal
This is the place where all of your Digital Objects, even if originating from different Institutions of Custody, will be gathered.

DHT Extended Search
This may also contain an automatically generated list of Institutions of Custody where you may narrow down your search to.

DHT Music Search
Comprises also a virtual keyboard which enables you to search for note sequences within sheet music that is encoded in the PAE format.

Examples for digital objects within the Collection Item Viewer

Three-axle electric railcar, 3rd class “Berlin 2030”, model 1:5 scale, 1899
Digitized by Technikmuseum Berlin, Germany

IIIF demo: Photo of the Brunnen-Morschach rack railway
Digitized by ETH Zürich, Switzerland; metadata assembled by Digital Heritage Minds

Spectroscope by Carl August von Steinheil, 1860
Digitized by Deutsches Museum München, Germany

“Primavera” by Sandro Botticelli, 1482
Digitized by Galleria degli Uffizi — Pinacoteca, Florence, Italy

Medieval golden coin (“Goldgulden”), 1346-1355
Digitized by Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

Placard “Salon des Cent - Exposition d'une partie de l'œuvre de E. Grasset”, 1894
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

Placard “Ver Sacrum V. Jahr. XIII. Ausstellung der Vereinigung bildender Künstler Österreichs Secession” by Koloman Moser, 1902
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

Placard “Secession. IV. Kunstausstellung der Vereinigung bildender Künstler Österreichs” by Alfred Roller, 1899
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

8mm movie camera “Agfa Movex 8”, 1937
Digitized by Deutsches Museum München, Germany

Rotary steam snow plough “Breslau 3001”, model 1:5 scale, 1907
Digitized by Technikmuseum Berlin, Germany

Decorative bowl by Fanny Garde, ca. 1899
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

Upright grand piano by Johann Ludwig Ferdinand Schultze, 1830
Digitized by Musikinstrumentenmuseum der Universität Leipzig, Germany

Three-axle electric railcar, 3rd class “Berlin 2030”, model 1:5 scale, 1899
Digitized by Technikmuseum Berlin, Germany

IIIF demo: Photo of the Brunnen-Morschach rack railway
Digitized by ETH Zürich, Switzerland; metadata assembled by Digital Heritage Minds

Spectroscope by Carl August von Steinheil, 1860
Digitized by Deutsches Museum München, Germany

“Primavera” by Sandro Botticelli, 1482
Digitized by Galleria degli Uffizi — Pinacoteca, Florence, Italy

Medieval golden coin (“Goldgulden”), 1346-1355
Digitized by Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

Placard “Salon des Cent - Exposition d'une partie de l'œuvre de E. Grasset”, 1894
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

Placard “Ver Sacrum V. Jahr. XIII. Ausstellung der Vereinigung bildender Künstler Österreichs Secession” by Koloman Moser, 1902
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

Placard “Secession. IV. Kunstausstellung der Vereinigung bildender Künstler Österreichs” by Alfred Roller, 1899
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

8mm movie camera “Agfa Movex 8”, 1937
Digitized by Deutsches Museum München, Germany

Rotary steam snow plough “Breslau 3001”, model 1:5 scale, 1907
Digitized by Technikmuseum Berlin, Germany

Decorative bowl by Fanny Garde, ca. 1899
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

Upright grand piano by Johann Ludwig Ferdinand Schultze, 1830
Digitized by Musikinstrumentenmuseum der Universität Leipzig, Germany

Three-axle electric railcar, 3rd class “Berlin 2030”, model 1:5 scale, 1899
Digitized by Technikmuseum Berlin, Germany

IIIF demo: Photo of the Brunnen-Morschach rack railway
Digitized by ETH Zürich, Switzerland; metadata assembled by Digital Heritage Minds

Spectroscope by Carl August von Steinheil, 1860
Digitized by Deutsches Museum München, Germany

“Primavera” by Sandro Botticelli, 1482
Digitized by Galleria degli Uffizi — Pinacoteca, Florence, Italy

Medieval golden coin (“Goldgulden”), 1346-1355
Digitized by Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

Placard “Salon des Cent - Exposition d'une partie de l'œuvre de E. Grasset”, 1894
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

Placard “Ver Sacrum V. Jahr. XIII. Ausstellung der Vereinigung bildender Künstler Österreichs Secession” by Koloman Moser, 1902
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

Placard “Secession. IV. Kunstausstellung der Vereinigung bildender Künstler Österreichs” by Alfred Roller, 1899
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

8mm movie camera “Agfa Movex 8”, 1937
Digitized by Deutsches Museum München, Germany

Rotary steam snow plough “Breslau 3001”, model 1:5 scale, 1907
Digitized by Technikmuseum Berlin, Germany

Decorative bowl by Fanny Garde, ca. 1899
Digitized by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany

Upright grand piano by Johann Ludwig Ferdinand Schultze, 1830
Digitized by Musikinstrumentenmuseum der Universität Leipzig, Germany

3D models also seamlessly integrate into the Collection Item Viewer

Aircraft Antonov An-225 “Mriya” carriying the Buran Spaceship
Digitized by Digital Heritage Minds, Berlin, Germany

Sculpture “Elegie” by Evgenia Usimova, 3D model
Digitized by Digital Heritage Minds, Berlin, Germany

Aircraft Antonov An-225 “Mriya” carriying the Buran Spaceship
Digitized by Digital Heritage Minds, Berlin, Germany

Sculpture “Elegie” by Evgenia Usimova, 3D model
Digitized by Digital Heritage Minds, Berlin, Germany

Aircraft Antonov An-225 “Mriya” carriying the Buran Spaceship
Digitized by Digital Heritage Minds, Berlin, Germany

Sculpture “Elegie” by Evgenia Usimova, 3D model
Digitized by Digital Heritage Minds, Berlin, Germany

Examples for digital objects within the Library Item Viewer

Hieke, Wenzel: Prag und seine Umgebung, 1893
Digitized by Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany

Mach, Ernst: Erkenntnis und Irrtum, 1905
Digitized by Bibliothek des Deutschen Museums, Munich, Germany

Lana Terzi, Francesco et al.: Von der Luftschiffkunst, 1784
Digitized by Google for Bibliothek des Deutschen Museums, Munich, Germany

Meltzer, Adam: Adam Meltzers neu verbesserte Mühlbaukunst, 1793
Digitized by Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany

Anweisung über die Behandlung der Fahrzeuge der Schmalspurbahnen, 1897
Digitized by Sächsische Landesbibliothek — Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden, Germany

Machsor - Mscr.Dresd.A.46.a, 1290
Digitized by Sächsische Landesbibliothek — Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden, Germany

Hieke, Wenzel: Prag und seine Umgebung, 1893
Digitized by Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany

Mach, Ernst: Erkenntnis und Irrtum, 1905
Digitized by Bibliothek des Deutschen Museums, Munich, Germany

Lana Terzi, Francesco et al.: Von der Luftschiffkunst, 1784
Digitized by Google for Bibliothek des Deutschen Museums, Munich, Germany

Meltzer, Adam: Adam Meltzers neu verbesserte Mühlbaukunst, 1793
Digitized by Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany

Anweisung über die Behandlung der Fahrzeuge der Schmalspurbahnen, 1897
Digitized by Sächsische Landesbibliothek — Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden, Germany

Machsor - Mscr.Dresd.A.46.a, 1290
Digitized by Sächsische Landesbibliothek — Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden, Germany

Hieke, Wenzel: Prag und seine Umgebung, 1893
Digitized by Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany

Mach, Ernst: Erkenntnis und Irrtum, 1905
Digitized by Bibliothek des Deutschen Museums, Munich, Germany

Lana Terzi, Francesco et al.: Von der Luftschiffkunst, 1784
Digitized by Google for Bibliothek des Deutschen Museums, Munich, Germany

Meltzer, Adam: Adam Meltzers neu verbesserte Mühlbaukunst, 1793
Digitized by Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany

Anweisung über die Behandlung der Fahrzeuge der Schmalspurbahnen, 1897
Digitized by Sächsische Landesbibliothek — Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden, Germany

Machsor - Mscr.Dresd.A.46.a, 1290
Digitized by Sächsische Landesbibliothek — Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden, Germany