i2010 Digital Libraries


The EU FP7 project are on Digital Libraries is of critical interest to those of us who work in the field of the Digital re-Discovery of Culture.

KEY DOCUMENTS:

1. COMMUNICATION
2. COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT
3. QUESTIONS FOR ONLINE CONSULTATION
can all be downloaded from
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/index_en.htm {2005-11-16}

BACKGROUND:
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Digital libraries are organised collections of digital content made available to the public. They can consist of material that has been digitised, such as digital copies of books and other ‘physical’ material from libraries and archives. Alternatively, they can be based on information originally produced in digital format. This is increasingly the case in the area of scientific information, where digital publications and enormous quantities of information are stored in digital repositories. Both aspects – digitised and born digital material – are covered by this initiative.

Three key areas for action are to be considered:
• Online accessibility, a precondition for maximising the benefits that citizens, researchers and companies can draw from the information.
• Digitisation of analogue collections for their wider use in the information society.
• Preservation and storage to ensure that future generations can access the digital material and to prevent precious content being lost.
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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/background/index_en.htm {2005-11-16}

Posted: Wed - November 16, 2005 at 08:15 a.m.          

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