Audio Indexing for an Interactive Italian Literature Management System

A generic audio-based multimedia indexing and retrieval framework is presented. This work is mainly finalized to the development of various digital archives and technologies focused on the creation of a Content Management System (CMS) for Italian Literature specialized on searching, reading and listening. The main general objectives, among others more specific, are: the promotion of reading and listening Italian literature, the spreading of Italian oral narrative art and the design of new interactive communication tools and interfaces.