1 Progress towards the European Digital Library Information / Documentation Management and Cooperation among the Libraries in the Balkan Countries, Edirne, Turkey 5 June 2008 Rob Davies, Co-ordinator EDLocal

2 “For the users it is not important whether the sources of knowledge and experience are kept by archives, libraries or museums, but to get access to the sources they want, and to be able to use these sources across types of sources and sectors of institutions.” “For the users it is not important whether the sources of knowledge and experience are kept by archives, libraries or museums, but to get access to the sources they want, and to be able to use these sources across types of sources and sectors of institutions.”

3 Digital Libraries Initiative (DLI) m m m Flagship project of i2010 Flagship project of i2010 Single European Information Space for an open and competitive internal market for services Single European Information Space for an open and competitive internal market for services Letter by six Heads of State and Government to the European Commission (2005) Letter by six Heads of State and Government to the European Commission (2005) Advocated creation of a virtual European library Advocated creation of a virtual European library Aiming to make Europe’s cultural and scientific records accessible to all Aiming to make Europe’s cultural and scientific records accessible to all Positive response from the Commission Positive response from the Commission Outline strategy: Communication "i2010: Digital Libraries" Outline strategy: Communication "i2010: Digital Libraries" Communication on ‘access to scientific information in the digital age’ (2007) Communication on ‘access to scientific information in the digital age’ (2007)

4 Focus of the DLI Make Europe's rich and diverse cultural and scientific heritage easier and more interesting to use online Make Europe's rich and diverse cultural and scientific heritage easier and more interesting to use online for work, leisure and/or study for work, leisure and/or study books, films, maps, photographs, music, etc books, films, maps, photographs, music, etc Combine multicultural and multilingual environments with technological advances and new business models Combine multicultural and multilingual environments with technological advances and new business models Two strands: Two strands: Cultural heritage: Cultural heritage: build a common European Digital Library build a common European Digital Library multilingual internet access point to cultural collections from all Member States multilingual internet access point to cultural collections from all Member States Scientific heritage: Scientific heritage: ensure current and future access for research and innovation purposes. ensure current and future access for research and innovation purposes.

5 The European Library (TEL) Collaborative platform and web service of 48 CENL national libraries Collaborative platform and web service of 48 CENL national libraries Managed by The European Library Office, National Library of The Netherlands Managed by The European Library Office, National Library of The Netherlands Free searching and digital objects Free searching and digital objects standardised metadata & multilingual access tools standardised metadata & multilingual access tools TEL TEL TEL-ME-MOR ( ) TEL-ME-MOR ( ) catalogues and digital collections of 10 New Member States catalogues and digital collections of 10 New Member States EDL project ( ) EDL project ( ) 9 more national libraries 9 more national libraries TELplus ( ) TELplus ( ) will add 22 million pages of multi-lingual full-text to TEL will add 22 million pages of multi-lingual full-text to TEL usability & semantic interoperability issues usability & semantic interoperability issues national collections of Bulgaria and Romania national collections of Bulgaria and Romania

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7 FUMAGABA index.php TEL project funded by the Swiss Development Agency (2008-9) TEL project funded by the Swiss Development Agency (2008-9) Includes the national library holdings of 10 eastern European countries (all CENL members). Includes the national library holdings of 10 eastern European countries (all CENL members). Albania Albania Armenia Armenia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia Georgia Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Moldova Moldova Ukraine Ukraine

8 A structure for EDL? EDL National Digital Library ACE Film Archive X EurbicaNational Archive 1 MICHAEL TEL NL 1 NL 2 NL 3 Museum X Archive X National Archive 2 Film Archive 1 Film Archive 2 Film Archive 3 National Archive 3 Library X Museum A Archive A Library A

9 Europeana.net Thematic Network funded under eContentplus programme Thematic Network funded under eContentplus programme 2-year project began in July 2007 (‘EDLNet’) 2-year project began in July 2007 (‘EDLNet’) 90 representatives of heritage/knowledge organisations/ IT experts throughout Europe 90 representatives of heritage/knowledge organisations/ IT experts throughout Europe Builds on TEL project management, technical expertise Builds on TEL project management, technical expertise Core team based in the national library of the Netherlands Core team based in the national library of the Netherlands EDL Foundation oversees the project EDL Foundation oversees the project

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11 End of 2006: full collaboration among EU National Libraries End of 2006: full collaboration among EU National Libraries From 2007 collaboration to be expanded to Archives, Museums and Audiovisual Archives From 2007 collaboration to be expanded to Archives, Museums and Audiovisual Archives November 2007: EDL Foundation in place November 2007: EDL Foundation in place major European associations of archives, audiovisual archives, museums and libraries as founders major European associations of archives, audiovisual archives, museums and libraries as founders 2,000,000 books, films, photographs, manuscripts, and other cultural works accessible by ,000,000 books, films, photographs, manuscripts, and other cultural works accessible by 2008 At least 6,000,000 works by 2010 At least 6,000,000 works by 2010 The roadmap to a European Digital Library

12 EDL Foundation: aggregated distribution Associations National Associations National Institutions Regional Institutions Individual museums, archives, libraries Information & dissemination flow Decision Channelling Cross Domain Foundation Associates e.g.: ministries, sponsoring private partners etc.

13 EURBICAFIATACEEMFCENLLIBERMICHAELKB ICOM Europe CERLINABA European Regional Branch of Intl. Council on Archives Intl. Fed. of Television Archives Association Cinémathèques Europeennes European Museums Forum Conference of European National Librarians Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche Multilingual Inventory of Cultural Heritage in Europe National Library of The Netherlands International Council of Museums Europe Consortium of European Research Libraries Institut Audiovisuel, France Bundesarchiv, Germany Martine de Boisdeffre Edwin van Huis Claudia Dillmann Massimo Negri Elisabeth Niggemann Hans Geleijnse Christophe Dessaux Wim van Drimmelen NEW November 2007 Pan European Association Board of Participants

14 New projects involving EDL Foundation eContentplus EDLocal EDLocal European Film Gateway European Film Gateway Athena (Minerva group) Athena (Minerva group) National Archives project National Archives project Arrow (rights) Arrow (rights) New Europeana network (2008 call) New Europeana network (2008 call) EDLFoundation is partner in all of them, FP7 Cultural Heritage research programme

15 EDLocal Best Practice Network Best Practice Network Three years (starts 1 June) Three years (starts 1 June) Improve interoperability of digital content held by regional and local museums, libraries and archives Improve interoperability of digital content held by regional and local museums, libraries and archives Over 20 million items identified as available initially Over 20 million items identified as available initially Europe wide network of regional repositories/ aggregations Europe wide network of regional repositories/ aggregations Integrated Europeana prototype service including EDLocal content Integrated Europeana prototype service including EDLocal content Development of thematic areas Development of thematic areas

16 Why should we do this? Make local content available for harvesting through Europeana service Make local content available for harvesting through Europeana service Make Europeana-branded content available to other service providers Make Europeana-branded content available to other service providers tourism tourism education education family history family history humanities research humanities research publishing/media industries publishing/media industries through other search engines (e.g. Google) and services on the web through other search engines (e.g. Google) and services on the web

17 European Digital Library Infrastructure Content level (infinite) Local level (1000s) National level (10s) European level (1) European Digital Library Virtual Information Space National Archives National Libraries Aggregated repositories Archives Items & Collections Libraries Items & Collections Museums Items & Collections

18 Standards, tools and infrastructure Establish easy processes for making content available Establish easy processes for making content available Implement Europeana specifications and tools Implement Europeana specifications and tools Harvesting metadata into Europeana index Harvesting metadata into Europeana index OAI-PMH repositories and Europeana Metadata Application Profiles OAI-PMH repositories and Europeana Metadata Application Profiles OAI-PMH = Open Archiving Initiative – Protocol for Metadata Harvesting OAI-PMH = Open Archiving Initiative – Protocol for Metadata Harvesting And then ….. And then ….. Object Modeling, Authorisation, Usage Logging, Accounting, Payment, Legal and Access Protection Issues (IPR / Rights / DRM), Advanced Semantic Interoperability, Name Authority Services,Multilingualism of Content, Preservation etc Object Modeling, Authorisation, Usage Logging, Accounting, Payment, Legal and Access Protection Issues (IPR / Rights / DRM), Advanced Semantic Interoperability, Name Authority Services,Multilingualism of Content, Preservation etc

19 Open Archive Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting Item metadata URL Collection metadata Object Reuse and Exchange Object data OAI-PMH Repository & Toolkit Metadata storage Object data model for storage of metadata according to a joint EDLocal application profile Data migration toolkit Tools to facilitate migration of metadata from existing object data model to repository including harmonization Web Service GetRecord, Identify, ListIdentifiers, ListMetaDataFormats, ListRecords, ListSets

20 Types of content Items and collections of high cultural value (‘treasures’) held at local or regional level Items and collections of high cultural value (‘treasures’) held at local or regional level Specific local collections held by libraries, museums and archives, local sound and film archives Specific local collections held by libraries, museums and archives, local sound and film archives Public records held by archives etc. Public records held by archives etc.

21 EDLocal partners – analysis EDL Foundation EDL Foundation 1 Ministry of Culture 1 Ministry of Culture 3 national libraries (as aggregators of local content) 3 national libraries (as aggregators of local content) 2 national museums 2 national museums 3 national cultural agencies 3 national cultural agencies 5 regional cultural authorities 5 regional cultural authorities 7 public libraries 7 public libraries 1 local museum 1 local museum 1 research foundation 1 research foundation 1 regional digital library provider 1 regional digital library provider 6 companies 6 companies

22 Partner roles Co-ordinating partners from 27 countries Co-ordinating partners from 27 countries Work with technical partners to implement infrastructure and standards Work with technical partners to implement infrastructure and standards install OAI-PMH repositories (Fedora, DSpace, Greenstone etc usually Open Source) install OAI-PMH repositories (Fedora, DSpace, Greenstone etc usually Open Source) automated metadata conversion automated metadata conversion convert vocabularies convert vocabularies Negotiate sensible aggregation arrangements Negotiate sensible aggregation arrangements (e.g. with national libraries or cultural portals) (e.g. with national libraries or cultural portals) Promote digitisation at local/regional level Promote digitisation at local/regional level Hold a national meeting Hold a national meeting

23 Funding for new countries to join Europeana? eContentplus eContentplus What is Europe? What is Europe? EU will use digital content if it is there, but won’t pay (yet) EU will use digital content if it is there, but won’t pay (yet) CH Research programme CH Research programme Any country with EU research agreement Any country with EU research agreement National funding National funding Third party funding Third party funding

24 What might be done? Become interoperable with Europeana Become interoperable with Europeana Adopt the EDL infrastructure Adopt the EDL infrastructure OAI-PMH repositories OAI-PMH repositories Europeana metadata application profile Europeana metadata application profile Decide on a sensible level of aggregation Decide on a sensible level of aggregation Digitise Digitise Set up a centre of competence on digitisation Set up a centre of competence on digitisation Train people Train people Establish some priorities for digitisation Establish some priorities for digitisation Work ‘cross domain’ Work ‘cross domain’ that is: work with archives, audio-visual archives, museums that is: work with archives, audio-visual archives, museums Regional initiative? Regional initiative? national funding? national funding?

25 Thank You!! Rob Davies Scientific Co-ordinator EDLocal