This document summarizes the task forces and working groups at Europeana in 2017. It provides an overview of task forces that ended in 2017, running task forces, newly proposed task forces, and working groups. Some of the key topics addressed by task forces included audiovisual materials, benchmarking Europeana, preparing for IIIF, impact assessment, network participation frameworks, and documenting 3D assets. Working groups focused on libraries, advocacy campaigns, the Europeana Pro website, data quality, governance, and copyright issues. The document discusses what aspects of the task force process worked well and could be improved, such as providing more support to chairs and ensuring recommendations are implemented. It asks for input on future topics and how to address issues to improve

1. Task Forces and
Working Groups in
2017
Zuzana Malicherova
Members Council meeting – Milan, 5 December 2017

2. Task Forces in 2017
Netherlands, Public Domain
1644, Rijksmuseum
Adriaen van Utrecht
Banquet Still Life

3. Task Forces in 2017
Overview – ended Task Forces
Task Forces and Working Groups in 2017
Members Council meeting - 5 December 2017
Audiovisual Task Force
Period: May 2016 - January 2017
Chair: Erwin Verbruggen, Johan Oomen
TF on Benchmarking Europeana
Period: January - June 2017
Chair: Marco de Niet
Preparing Europeana for IIIF involvement
Period: February - June 2017
Chair: Christiane Fritze

4. Task Forces in 2017
Overview – running Task Forces
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Impact Assessment
Period: January - August 2017
Chair: Julia Fallon
End result: Impact playbook
Network Participation Framework Task Force
Period: March – December 2017
Chair: Jef Malliet
Status: Awaiting final recommendations
Advanced documentation of 3D Digital Assets
Period: April - December 2017
Chair: Marinos Ioannides
Status: Awaiting both mid-term and final recommendations
Task Forces and Working Groups in 2017
Members Council meeting - 5 December 2017

5. Task Forces in 2017
Overview – running Task Forces
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Creation and Governance of EDM mappings, profiles and
extensions Task Force
Period: July 2017 - February 2018
Chair: Valentine Charles, Antoine Isaac
Status: Approaching mid-term review
Europeana Resource Citation and Object Identity Standardization
Task Force
Period: October 2017 – June 2018 (delayed start)
Chair: Costis Dallas, Seamus Ross
Status: Initial stage
Task Forces and Working Groups in 2017
Members Council meeting - 5 December 2017

6. Task Forces in 2017/2018
Overview – New proposals
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Europeana Migration Special Interest Group
Period: December 2017 - April 2018
Chair: Karin Glasemann
Evaluated by: Susan Hazan, Lizzy Jongma, Julia Katona, Lars
Rogstad
Impact Assessment TF 2
Period: January - August 2018
Chair: Julia Fallon, Marco de Niet
Evaluated by: Ellen Euler, Sergiu Gordea, Erik Buelinckx, Sanja
Halling
Task Forces and Working Groups in 2017
Members Council meeting - 5 December 2017

7. What worked out well
 Brought together experts from across Europe, who had
opportunity to work together on topics of mutual interest
 Resulted in tangible outcomes and practical recommendations
 Created opportunity for Network members to contribute to
Europeana Business plan and to shape its future
Task Forces successfully:
Task Forces and Working Groups in 2017
Members Council meeting - 5 December 2017

8. What can be improved
 Extra administrative burden for the Chairs – short of formal
delivery of reports
 Difficulties for Europeana Office to keep formal process going
in terms of evaluations of proposals, and midterm and final
reports
 Lack of follow-up on final TF recommendations – we are not
aware of what happens next
Procedural issues
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Task Forces and Working Groups in 2017
Members Council meeting - 5 December 2017

9. How can we address these issues and
improve the overall process?
 What are the relevant topics that TFs could address in 2018?
 Shall we have a TF Evaluation Committee in place?
 What are the best ways to ensure practical implementation of final
recommendations?
Netherlands, Public Domain
c. 1800 - c. 1810, Rijksmuseum
Katsushika Hokusai
Kagamitogi

10. Working Groups in
2017 Netherlands, Public Domain
1615, Rijksmuseum
Anonymous
Elegant Party on a Terrace of a Venetian-
inspired Setting

11. Working Groups in 2017
Overview
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Task Forces and Working Groups in 2017
Members Council meeting - 5 December 2017
Library Working Group - Uldis Zarins
 Formation of the core group and community around it
 Example of WG & community structure
#AllezCulture Working Group - Joke van der Leeuw-Roord
 #AllezLiterature campaign, new campaign on migration and
value of culture related to the 2018 EYCH
Europeana Pro Working Group - Aubery Escande
 New Pro website

12. Working Groups in 2017
Overview
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Task Forces and Working Groups in 2017
Members Council meeting - 5 December 2017
Data Quality Working Group - Valentine Charles, Antoine Isaac
 key data quality issues – metadata, software development,
discovery and information-retrieval
Governance Working Group - Joke van der Leeuw-Roord
 Changes in Statutes, Bylaws and Procedures; 2017
membership campaign, 2017 MC elections
Copyright Working Group - Paul Keller
 Ongoing advocacy efforts: EU copyright law and Europeana
Licensing Framework

13. Further discussion: WGs and
communities within ENA
Suggestions for improvement of ENA structure
Ideas for new WGs and communities
Netherlands, Public Domain
c. 1800 - c. 1810, Rijksmuseum
Katsushika Hokusai
Kagamitogi

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