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Croatian encyclopaedia of Technology: Objectives and Methodology

Research into the Croatian technology heritage has been limited so far, and focused mainly on the biographies of the Croatian-born inventors and scientists (eg. Nikola Tesla, Roger Joseph Boscovich), resulting in the inadequate representation of technology in the educational system and public perception. In light of these circumstances, in 2014 the Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicogaphy initiated the project for the online Croatian Encyclopaedia of Technology, which is carried out in collaboration with all the relevant institutions and experts within the field. This paper reports on the objectives and methodology of the project. By describing historical development in addition to the current state of technology in Croatia, the main purpose of this open access Encyclopaedia is to comprehensively summarise the field's knowledge. Besides its contribution to understanding the role of technology in a social and cultural context, it will serve as a platform forknowledge networking and sharing, thus facilitating research into the Croatian history of technology. Furthermore, this paper will discuss the innovative role of the Encyclopaedia. Due to theimportance of the technological artefacts in research and education, the traditional textual encyclopaedic content will be upgraded using available digital data about the artefacts accessible to the public, thus creating a virtual museum of technology. To conclude, we will explain how networking of information from various sources and encyclopaedically organised knowledge could contribute to the development of the history of technology, as well as to the revalorisation and thesustainability of the technology heritage

roatian Encyclopaedia of technology ; knowledege networking and sharing ; virtual museum of technology

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