[Pal-dc] Public libraries in Europeana

[Rob Davies]

Dear Colleagues

 

Congratulations to all on the launch of this new coalition.

 

This is to introduce a potentially valuable new strand of public libraries
activity, recently launched under the EU's flagship Europeana digital
libraries initiative, as part of a newly launched major three-year Best
Practice Network project called Europeana Awareness,

 

Among the core goals of this work will be:

 

.         the development and roll-out this year of one or more digital
services specifically tailored for delivery by public libraries to their
users,  making use of the 20 million plus items of digital content from all
over Europe and beyond which are currently indexed by Europeana.

 

.         the establishment of a network of public libraries to act as
collection points for user-owned content in a range of thematic areas, which
communities and individuals want to contribute for use through Europeana and
the wider Internet environment

 

Both of these initiatives are directed towards helping increase citizens'
engagement and participation in innovative and inclusive public library
activities. It is hoped that they will be supported and tested through the
establishment of an initial network of 100 leading public libraries across
Europe, currently under formation, before being made available through any
public library.

 

This work will be a focus of an international  public libraries conference
later this year. Its possible relevance elsewhere In the world will also be
one of the topics covered in the Digital Libraries Workshop on 10 May at IST
Africa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, http://www.ist-africa.org/conference2012/.

 

 

Warm Regards

 

 

Rob Davies

Leader Workpackage 3 Developing New Partnerships, 

Europeana Awareness

Director, MDR Partners, UK 

 

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