Who are the partners, funders, contributors of LabforCulture.org?
What is LabforCulture.org’s language policy?
What is LabforCulture.org’s privacy policy?
What is LabforCulture.org’s editorial policy?
Does LabforCulture.org provide contact details for the organisations listed in Directory and Funding?
Does LabforCulture.org provide a centralised calendar of cultural events or funding deadlines in Europe?
How can I benefit from adding content to the LabforCulture site?
Who sees/edits/approves my content?
I have uploaded content to LabforCulture.org. Why can’t I find it on the site?
Can I manage my content?
Why should I add my tag?
How can I benefit from creating a profile on MyLabforCulture.org?
What is a community group?
What is a discussion forum?
How do I join or request a group?
What is a blog?
What is bookmarking?
Why does LabforCulture use open source technology?
What is a creative commons license and why did LabforCulture choose this one?
What is the difference between external and internal search?

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the partners, funders, contributors of LabforCulture.org?

For more information about the partners and funders of the LabforCulture, please see our “About Us” pages.

What is LabforCulture.org’s language policy?

The main interactive and dynamic content of LabforCulture.org is in English. However, LabforCulture offers the static content of its website (navigation, menus, keywords, key texts, etc.) in five languages: English, French, German, Polish and Spanish.

What is LabforCulture.org’s privacy policy?

The LabforCulture protects the privacy of the visitors to this site in accordance with the data protection law of the Netherlands. Users registered in MyLabforCulture can decide if they want their profiles or blogs to be seen by other users (both logged in or anonymous users of the site).

What is LabforCulture.org’s editorial policy?

LabforCulture is based on a transparent and consistent editorial policy. For detailed information on the specific editorial policy of LabforCulture, please see the Editorial Guidelines.To see the list of current Editorial Group members, please see our About Us pages.

Does LabforCulture.org provide contact details for the organisations listed in Directory and Funding?

Due to the rapidly changing nature of this kind of information and the high level of maintenance and updating that this kind of data requires in order to remain current and useful, LabforCulture.org has decided not to include contact information (addresses and names) with the brief annotations about the organisations listed in the Directory and Funding sections. However, this information is easily accessible by clicking on the hyperlink to the organisation of your choice.

Does LabforCulture.org provide a centralised calendar of cultural events or funding deadlines in Europe?

There is a very high number of events happening each month related directly or indirectly to European cultural cooperation, and due to this high intensity of activity and changing nature of the information, it would be impossible for the LabforCulture to collate and cover them all. Instead, we are gathering relevant online events calendars already maintained by other organisations and networks in the News(letters) section of the site. If you have an online calendar you think should be featured on LabforCulture.org, please submit a link via the Add New Content feature of the site.

How can I benefit from adding content to the LabforCulture site?

By submitting your links and online resources on cultural cooperation to this site, you will give access and better visibility to your work and make contacts with others across Europe and beyond. To read more about our submission criteria and editorial policy, please see http://www.labforculture.org/en/floating_pages/editorial_policy_of_the_labforculture_website and http://www.labforculture.org/en/floating_pages/questions_and_answers_on_european_cultural_cooperation

Who sees/edits/approves my content?

Decentralised, contracted content providers are responsible for the development of the different sections and sub-sections of the site. They form the Editorial Group of the LabforCulture site. The Editorial Group monitors the development of the site, guarantees quality and coherence, and consults on content related matters. The members of the Editorial Group are also responsible for making sure that the content uploaded by users respects the editorial policy of LabforCulture, which means that editorial group members review all content, approve it (or not) and edit it for publishing. For more information on the Editorial Group of LabforCulture.org, please see our About Us section.

I have uploaded content to LabforCulture.org. Why can’t I find it on the site?

Content uploaded by users to LabforCulture.org is not published immediately. In order to ensure that the content respects the mandate of LabforCulture.org, content is first approved by the respective Editors of the section in which the new content will be published. If it has been approved, it is submitted for editing and proofreading, and then uploaded to the site. LabforCulture does not contact those whose content has not been approved.

Can I manage my content?

If you are a registered user of MyLabforCulture, you can view the content you have submitted to the site in your “View my Content” folder, but you cannot edit or delete this content once it has been submitted. If you would like to update your content, please send a message to info@labforculture.org with the updated information.

Why should I add my tag?

A tag is your own key word by which you describe the content you upload to LabforCulture.org. In addition to using the pre-defined keywords on LabforCulture.org, you can freely add your own to personalise or further describe your item. You can add as many tags as you wish.

How can I benefit from creating a profile on MyLabforCulture.org?

MyLabforCulture is a personalised, interactive space designed to help you enhance your visit to LabforCulture.org. Once you have created an account, you can create a detailed profile to let others know what you do; create your own community group or join an existing one; bookmark your favourite items from the site; submit your own resources; participate in discussion forums and exchange ideas with peers from across Europe; and create a blog where you can share your ideas and experiences. Find new partners and projects, and get involved in the latest discussions in the field of European cultural cooperation.

What is a community group?

A community group is an online space created specifically to serve your project or network of collaborators. Create new networks, post your documents online, receive feedback from other members of the group through a discussion forum, share opinions and organise your work in your own online environment. Use this space to conduct online meetings, debates and conferences with members of your group – without any travel or communication costs. Community groups are only accessible by members of the group and moderated by one member. However, if you see a group you would like to join, simply send us a request.

What is a discussion forum?

A discussion forum is an online discussion board located on LabforCulture.org where you can share opinions and join in the latest discussions around European cultural cooperation issues. All discussion forums are open to everyone, aside from those withinthe Community Groups, which are accessible only for the members of the group. In addition, anyone can propose a discussion forum on the topic of their choice, related to European cultural cooperation, by sending us a request.

How do I join or request a group?

If you are looking for an online space to work more efficiently on specific cross-border cultural projects or initiatives, send us a request to create your own community group . This service is free of charge.

To join a group, first identify the group you wish to join by browsing all the groups on LabforCulture.org http://www.labforculture.org/en/commnity/groups then send us a request to join that group.

What is a blog?

The term ‘blog’ refers to a weblog, which is basically an online journal. For more detailed information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog.As a registered user of LabforCulture.org, you can create your own blogs and any user (registered or not) can comment on your blog postings. A list of all blogs on LabforCulture.org can be found here http://www.labforculture.org/en/community/blogs.

What is bookmarking?

Bookmarking is a way for you to make and save shortcuts to your favourite online items on LabforCulture.org. When you return to the site as a logged in user, your favourite items will then be easy and quick to find.

Why does LabforCulture use open source technology?

The LabforCulture website has been built using open source technology, specifically the eZ publish content management system and a variety of other tools that drive the LabforCulture search engine, for example. The term ‘open source’ refers to software that is distributed with open source code, meaning that developers can see, modify and redistribute the source code. For more information on open source principles, please see http://www.opensource.org/

What is a creative commons license and why did LabforCulture choose this one?

Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators. They have built upon the "all rights reserved" concept of traditional copyright to offer a voluntary "some rights reserved" approach. For more information, please see http://www.creativecommons.org

LabforCulture uses an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 license. Please see the details of this license here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ The advantage of using this license is that users can republish and share the content on LabforCulture.org, as long as they mention and link back to the original author. In addition, works cannot be modified nor used commercially.

What is the difference between external and internal search?

The internal and external site searches offered on LabforCulture.org are focused and developed to offer the most relevant and targeted search results. The internal search allows you to find items on the LabforCulture.org site, while the external search crawls a targeted selection of the most relevant websites on the world wide web related to European cultural cooperation. Instead of searching through the millions of sites online, we have made a selection for you, reducing and providing more accurate search results to save you time.