ICADL 2007 - LNCS 4822

How to Prepare a European Digital Library

Olaf D. Janssen

The European Library Office, Royal Library of The Netherlands, Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5, The Hague, The Netherlands
olaf.janssen@theeuropeanlibrary.org

Abstract. This presentation shows how the joint efforts of the national libraries of Europe over the past 20 years have paved the way for the creation of a European Digital Library; currently a collaborative platform for European museums, archives and libraries, but in future also a webservice for end-users to discover Europe’s heritage on an unprecedented scale. This presentation sets out the recipe for the first construction phase (2007-2008) and discusses the ingredients that are needed to build an operational European Digital Library from 2009 onwards.

Keywords: Digital library development, Europe, computer-supported collaborative work, project management, strategic information systems planning, systems development

LNCS 4822, p. 13 f.

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