The European Library - Report Milestone Conference

["Solberg, Susann" <solberg _at__ dbf.ddb.de>]

Sorry for crossposting

News about the project "The European Library - Gate to Europe's Knowledge"
(www.europeanlibrary.org <http://www.europeanlibrary.org>)

"The European Library - Milestone Conference" - Conference Report and
Presentations are now available

As global networks grow in significance it is getting more important to
share knowledge and standards. By combining the resources of some of
Europe's national libraries the idea of a single European Library has moved
a step closer to becoming a reality. The European Library (TEL), a 30-month
co-operative project of Key Action 3
<http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/digicult/home.html> of the Information Society
Technologies (IST) <http://www.cordis.lu/ist/> research programme will
provide the groundwork on which to build a pan-European service.

The project and a number of preliminary results of the project have been
presented at the international conference "The European Library - Milestone
Conference" on April 29 - 30, 2002 at the Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt am
Main. 115 colleagues from 23 countries were a highly constructive and
critical professional audience to discuss the main topics of the conference:
National Libraries and Publishers, The Business of Digital Libraries,
Describing and Handling Digital Publications, The European Library: Proof of
Concept, European Information Networks.

The conference report is now available on the project website
www.europeanlibrary.org <http://www.europeanlibrary.org>, there "Milestone
Conference" (or straight www.europeanlibrary.org/tel_milconf_2002_report.htm
<http://www.europeanlibrary.org/tel_milconf_2002_report.htm>).

Those who are interested in individual topics and details will find the
presentations held at the conference at www.europeanlibrary.org
<http://www.europeanlibrary.org>, there "Milestone Conference" (or straight
www.europeanlibrary.org/tel_milconf_2002_report.htm
<http://www.europeanlibrary.org/tel_milconf_2002_report.htm>).

On behalf of the TEL project group

Susann Solberg and Dr. Britta Woldering

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Susann Solberg
Assistentin der Generaldirektorin, Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit
Die Deutsche Bibliothek
Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Adickesallee 1
D-60322 Frankfurt am Main
Telefon: +49-69-1525-1001
Telefax: +49-69-1525-1010
mailto:solberg _at__ dbf.ddb.de
http://www.ddb.de