SPEAKER:  Cristina Knapic (INAF-OATS, Trieste, IT) 

 

TITLE: The Italian Astronomical Archives

 

 

 

ABSTRACT: In 2005, a new INAF project was born whose purpose is to preserve astronomical data collections and to coordinate the activities around data store and access. This project is very active both to support data providers -like Telescope facilities as well as scientific surveys and simulated data- in publishing data and astronomers in data finding and retrieving. This last aim is carried out in strict collaboration with the scientific community. The IA2 features offered to the community will be presented and an open discussion around scientific needs will be stimulated.