Open Data - Open Access : New Frontiers for Archives and Digital Platforms Dedicated to the Performing Arts

The “Special Issue” of the journal, dedicated to Open Data – Open Access: new frontiers for archives and digital platforms dedicated to the performing arts, collects the main results of research and interdisciplinary work in the application of new technologies for the creation of the performing arts digital archives and platforms. This issue focuses on the best practices of the Open Data and Open Access policy for the conservation, preservation and enhancement of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, testing its weak points, validity and impact. The contributions present case studies and scientific essays focusing on the use and application of Open Data for modeling Linked Open Data from heterogeneous metadata gathered by libraries, archives and museums in the performing arts domain and on the development of Linked Open Data applications.