The breadth of biodiversity literature available through the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is potentially of great use to agricultural research. It provides access to literature drawn from across the world, and its archives document the Earth as it was one hundred years ago and more. However, this strength of BHL is also its weakness: the breadth of coverage of BHL can complicate finding ...

In this paper we will show our data description model conceived for avoiding the risk of realizing misleading Virtual Heritage (VH) reconstructions and for making accessible in a standardized way the background research material that lies under a "VR cultural product". The basic idea is to face the problem of the lack of standards for documenting sources in order to realize not only nice fast m...

Virtual heritage is a system to create visual representation of reconstruction the historical building and monument in the golden period. The Augmented Reality technology is used to add the user experiences where virtual objects are merge with the real environment. The significance of reconstruction of digital culture heritage are to preserve, protect and interpret of our cultural and history. ...

Having acquired some degree of oral proficiency but low (or non-existent) literacy, the learning of Chinese heritage learners’ (CHLs) learning needs are different from those of Chinese foreign language learners (CFLs), who have learned Chinese only in the classroom setting. Although researchers have advocated for a separate curriculum for CHLs, creating a heritage track may not be an option for...

A “fresh perspective” provides an insight into the values attributed to paleontological heritage and consequent behaviors, motivations, management challenges for stewardship of this non-renewable resource. To provide a global perspective, survey was undertaken with over three dozen experienced resource managers examining experiences. Notably, resources were consistently wide-ranging, encompassi...

Heritage is an important part of the international tourism market. As with any resource, sustainable management practices are required to maintain the long-term value of heritage assets. It is claimed that sustainable heritage tourism provides quality experiences for the tourists while protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for local residents. Yet, irrespective of how tou...