ICARUS – International Centre for Archival Research

ICARUS – International Centre for Archival Research is a non-profit association under Austrian law based in Vienna and consists of more than 180 public entities from over 30 European countries, the US and Canada. The ICARUS consortium keenly supports archives and related institutions in rising to the challenges of the digital era. Based on the principle of complementarity, the new tasks and challenges resulting from the advancing digital technologies can be faced together as a community. To be successful, it is fundamental to not only effectively build up and maintain electronic infrastructures and shared standards and strategies, but to also jointly develop new approaches for international cooperation, which facilitate

• the sharing of specific expertise and know-how,
• the possibility for finding and developing additional funding schemes, and
• the build-up and promotion of online content.

The ICARUS community adds to and creates value for already existing activities, and links networks in order to help archival and scientific institutions join forces.