Deliverable D3.5 (21) presents a comprehensive methodology for the creation, management, and integration of paradata within digital cultural heritage workflows. Paradata is defined as the documentation of the processes, decisions, interpretations, and conditions behind data creation, and serves as a critical foundation for transparency, reproducibility, legal accountability, and long‑term usability of digitized heritage assets.
While traditional metadata describes what digitized or digital object is, paradata explains how and why it came to be, addressing the growing need for trustworthy, elaborate digital representations in increasingly complex immersive and multi‑modal environments.