PAPYRUS supports cross-discipline access to digital content. It provides a dynamic digital library which will understand user queries in the context of a specific discipline, then look for content in a domain alien to that discipline and return the results presented in a comprehensive way to the user.

PAPYRUS showcased this approach with a specific pair of disciplines (history and media) and illustrates the recovery of history from news digital content.

The technology behind the project includes the following:

• Web application,
• Service Oriented Architecture,
• Open source LUCENE SOLR search engine

The project began in 2008 and was completed in 2010

For more information please visit the project’s website at http://www.ict-papyrus.eu