109 What? Topotheque is about building a community for whom the protection and accessibility of local history is important by providing an IT solution with both the infrastructure and the knowhow to build a crowd-sourced online archive. Based on the voluntary work of residents, historical material held by private citizens becomes accessible online. Topotheque managers, anchored in local or regional authorities, enable a citizen-driven process which aggregates dispersed material in a virtually unified Topotheque. After the technical implementation of a digital archive of tangible and intangible heritage held by citizens, called a Topotheque, and a quick introduction, a Topotheque manager starts with entries that can be taken from existing archives. A pool of voluntary residents is set up by the local or regional authority: the Topothequers. ICARUS, the International Centre of Archival Research, teaches the Topothequers how to gather relevant data, and provides them with information on copyrights and private rights. The Topothequers get in contact with the local residents to gather private historic findings and information. This growing collection is backed by the local or regional government, which incentivises the collection of memories and stories. More info Topotheque