Het EuropeesPerspectief

The European Digital Library

DEN Conference, Rotterdam 13

December 2007

Jill Cousins

VisionWhat has happened, What is happeningWhat you can doWhat will you get out of a European Digital Library

Outline

“A common multilingual access point would make it possible to search Europe’s distributed – that is to say, held in different places by different organisations –digital cultural heritage online. Such an access point would increase its visibility and underline common features. The access point should build on existing initiatives such as The European Library (TEL), in which Europe’s libraries already cooperate. It should where possible closely associate private holders of rights in cultural material and all interested stakeholders. A strong commitment by the Member states and cultural institutions to arrive at such an access point should be encouraged.”

European Union Communiqué August 2006

EU Vision for a European digital library

End 2006 full collaboration among EU national libraries.

From 2007 collaboration to be expanded to archives and museums.

2,000,000 books, films, photographs, manuscripts, and other cultural works accessible by 2008

At least 6,000,000 works by 2010

With these goals

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By November 2008

The European Library started as an EU funded project, led by The British Library – now fully operational service housed in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek,

Owned by CENL, funded solely by the National Libraries, The European Library has been live since 17 March 2005

Digital Collections from 32 National Libraries - Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy-Florence, Italy-Rome, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia-Moscow, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

2008 most of the remaining national libraries of CENL will be added –45 of 47 national libraries

November 8, 2007 Stichting European Digital Library set up.

What has happened

• to provide cross-domain access to Europe’s cultural heritage.

So the Foundation will: • facilitate formal agreement across museums, archives,

audio-visual archives and libraries on how to cooperate in the delivery and sustainability of a joint portal.

• provide a legal framework for use by the EU for funding purposes and as a springboard for future governance.

Purpose:

• to provide cross-domain access to Europe’s cultural heritage.

So the Foundation will: • facilitate formal agreement across museums, archives,

audio-visual archives and libraries on how to cooperate in the delivery and sustainability of a joint portal.

• provide a legal framework for use by the EU for funding purposes and as a springboard for future governance.

Purpose:Martine de Boisdeffre

Edwin van HuisClaudia DillmannMassimo Negri

Elisabeth Niggemann

Hans Geleijnse

Christophe Dessaux

Wim van Drimmelen

NEW November 2007

European Regional Branch of Intl. Council on Archives

Intl. Fed. of Television Archives Association Cinémathèques EuropeennesEuropean Museums Forum

Conference of European National Librarians

Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de RechercheMultilingual Inventory of Cultural Heritage in Europe

National Library of The Netherlands

International Council of Museums EuropeConsortium of European Research LibrariesInstitut Audiovisuel, FranceBundesArchive, Germany

EURBICA

FIAT

ACE

EMF

CENL

LIBERMICHAEL

KB

ICOM EuropeCERLINABA

Pan European Association Board of Participants Executive Board

– Chair: Elisabeth Niggemann, CENL, – Vice Chair: Martine de Boisdeffre, EURBICA– Secretary: Wim van Drimmelen, Koninklijke

Bibliotheek, Host organisation– Treasurer: Edwin van Huis, FIAT

Foundation Elected Officers :

What is happening now?EDLnet

ThematicPartner Network

• Archives• Audio-Visual Archives• Libraries• Museums

EDLnet• started July 07• Delivers:

– a governance and organisational model for a real EDL –Complete

– a maquette, Due January 30, 2008– a prototype for the European Digital Library containing cross

domain content – Final due November 2008– a set of interoperability requirements Final due November 2008– a network of individuals across the domain - Ongoing

• Using Work Packages of EDLnet• Your content and expertise

EDLnet Thematic Partner NetworkWork Packages

WP1 Human, Political & IntercommunityGovernanceOrganisational StructureRoadmap Business Model

WP2- Technical & Semantic InteroperabilityAccess, metadata schemas, language, search and display solutions

WP3 – Users for UsabilityUser requirements for MaquetteUser testing – focus groups, surveysPrototype 1-3– user testing, mouse click registration, logfile analysis

WP3 Users

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WP1 Human, Political & Intercommunity

WP2

Technical &

Semantic

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What can you do

Become part of EDLnet Thematic Partner Network

Contribute expertiseContribute contentStandardise content

Develop the National Portal

Contribute to a European portal e.g.: EFG, EDLLocal, APEnet

Digitise more material

What can you do Content Themes

We want everything but particularly if you have:Cities

Cities of the future / cities of the pastMigration & diasporaTrade & industryDesign, shopping and urban coolPox, cholera & the plague: the route to urban healthArchaeology and architectureUtopias and cities of the imaginationRiot and disorderPalaces and politics

MusicSocial LifeReligionWar/International ConflictBuilding & ConstructionArtTravel & TourismChanging Borders

API’s &Web Services

What will you and your users get

EDL

API

API

Theharvestible

rest

LearningEnvironmentsTourist sites

Web service

Access to European funding

The roadmap to a European Digital Library Prototype & Beyond

July 2007

Project plan

OrganisationGovernance

Oct 07 Feb 08Nov 07 Mar 08

Content Themes

maquette

Website design

User testing

Prototype 1&2

Aug 08

EDL

Nov 08

Future Research

User requirements

An operational service

European Digital Library contribution