EPOCH is a network of about hundred European institutions, joining forces to improve the quality and effectiveness of Information and Communication Technology for Cultural Heritage. Participants include university departments, research centres, museums, national heritage agencies, and commercial enterprises, together endeavouring to overcome the fragmentation of current research in this field. More information is available at the EPOCH home page: http://www.epoch-net.org. In this initial stage of the network’s activities EPOCH tries to build up an inventory of available / existing technologies according to the following categories: 1. multi-lingual and semantic data processing 2. databases and technology management 3. mobile-wearable-ambient systems 4. recording and data representation aspects 5. visualisation and rendering 6. multi-modal interfaces 7. virtual human and other avatar technologies Based on the seven functional areas and five “heritage” dimensions, a matrix was defined. Key words were assigned to each of the cells of the matrix, which form the departure point for building up a list of available tools and clustering them in logical groups. This activity aims at establishing and maintaining a common infrastructure, which will form a substrate upon which to build particular end-user applications and showcases. This activity will define the architecture, components and design guidelines for this common infrastructure. The goal is the creation of integrated pipelines for producing applications involving digital versions of tangible cultural heritage. The preliminary matrix of tools can be found at http://perswww.kuleuven.ac.be/~u0036544/tools/epochmatrix.html Now, the EPOCH partners kindly invite all professionals in the field of cultural heritage to contribute to the overview of relevant tools. As stakeholder needs are of the utmost importance, we would like to invite not only technologists, but every professional in the CH field to give their opinion about the available tools. Have you ever used some of these technologies, please share your thoughts and comments about them with us. Which tools did you use? What did work out well for your application, what is still missing? Only with your help we will be able to critically assess the digital technologies and select the most promising ones to include in our common infrastructure. You would also help us to determine where additional R&D efforts are needed and thus to optimise our investment of resources. All additions to our provisional list are greatly appreciated. If you are aware of existing tools not mentioned in the list, please let us know. More in-depth information about tools, comments on their quality, references of use within cultural heritage, personal experiences… are all very welcome. Do not hesitate to tell us what you as a stakeholder expect from the technology in your field of work. What kind of tools should technologists develop? What are your thoughts about the current use of digital technologies in cultural heritage? You can send all information to Tijl Vereenooghe (K.U.Leuven): [log in to unmask] Thanks for considering this. We realise your time is valuable! ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).