to be done

7. More info: www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/libraries 1. National libraries in Europe

8. Commercial break

9. A new exhibition

10. Architecture of Europe’s National Libraries

11. Is now live !!!

17. www.TheEuropeanLibrary.org/exhibition This commercial break was sponsored by TheEuropeanLibrary.org

20. TheEuropeanLibrary.org = - service of all 47 European national libraries - to provide access to their - catalogues & digital collections - via 1 central multi-lingual web interface - (= portal) What is The European Library? 2.1 Introduction to The European Library

21. www.TheEuropeanLibrary.org

27. www.theeuropeanlibrary.org 2.2 Demo – searching in The European Library

28. Homepage in English

30. Homepage in Icelandic … . or 23 other languages

31. 1. Basic search 2.2 Demo – searching in The European Library

34. Movie from Hungary about Vietnam

35. Photo from Austria about Vietnam

36. 2. Themed search Theme = religion 2.2 Demo – searching in The European Library

39. Photo from The Netherlands about religion in Hanoi

40. 3. Search all collections from Estonia (in Estonian interface) 2.2 Demo – searching in The European Library

46. End of demo 2.2 Demo – searching in The European Library

56. All 170M records in The European Library are in same metadata format!! Metadata  TEL Application Profile -- for Objects Basis = Dublin Core + Expanded with elements from other metadata sets + Custom TEL elements 2.2.B Metadata in The European Library

57. Dublin Core

58. More info about metadata The European Library Handbook  www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/handbook 2.2.B Metadata in The European Library

60. All 310 collection descriptions in The European Library are in same format!! Collection descriptions  TEL Application Profile -- for Collections  Help users to select collections they want to search in  Each collection description translated in 24 languages 2.2.C Collection descriptions in The European Library

61. Collection description from Iceland

62. More info about collection descriptions The European Library Handbook  www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/handbook 2.2.C Collection descriptions in The European Library

65. Portal interface in 24 languages English 2.2.D Multi-lingual access in The European Library

66. Portal interface in 24 languages Danish 2.2.D Multi-lingual access in The European Library

67. Portal interface in 24 languages Greek 2.2.D Multi-lingual access in The European Library

68. Collection descriptions in 24 languages English 2.2.D Multi-lingual access in The European Library

69. Collection descriptions in 24 languages Maltese 2.2.D Multi-lingual access in The European Library

74. EU 2005 “ Creation of a European Digital Library is a strategic priority “ EU 2006 “ The European Library is a good starting point for a European Digital Library” Vision of the European Union 3.1 Introduction to the European Digital Library

75. To go from here 3.1 Introduction to the European Digital Library

77. To here 3.1 Introduction to the European Digital Library

79. The European Library is a good starting point for a European Digital Library Why? 3.1 Introduction to the European Digital Library

89. Solution Large-scale implementation of OAI-PMH 3.3 Weaknesses of TEL

90. OAI - 2006 OAI - 2006 60% 20% 20%

91. OAI - 2007 40% 26% 34%

94. No solution True multi-lingual search & retrieval is still distant 3.3 Weaknesses of TEL

96. For a successful European Digital Library you need 1. Collaboration between libraries, museums and archives … to agree on…. 2. Technical & Interoperability strategy 3. Organisational models & Funding structure 4. Ownership & governance 5. Sustainability 3.3 Weaknesses of TEL

99. EDLnet ≠ The European Library EDLnet ≠ The European Digital Library EDLnet ≠ Operational service EDLnet ≠ Content of libraries only 4. From TEL to EDL – recent developments

100. EDLnet = Feasibility study concertation exercise, consensus building, proof-of-concept , prototypes to build The European Digital Library EDLnet = 4 domains Archives + Museums + Libraries + AV-archives EDLnet = cross-domain cooperative network since Sept 07 4. From TEL to EDL – recent developments

102. EDLnet - Fields of work I 1) Building a large trusted & committed cross-domain community - of archivists, librarians and museum people - committed to make the European Digital Library a reality 2) Produce clear and usable recommendations - on political, human, technical, semantical, metadata interoperability between 4 domains - on organizational and business models 4. From TEL to EDL – recent developments

103. EDLnet - Fields of work II 3) Building a fully working prototype (‘maquette’) - multilingual access to - collections from museums, (AV-) archives & libraries - covering over 2 million digital items based on - 1 st Theme = ‘Cities’ 4) A proposal for funding & planning – to create an operational European Digital Library service from 2009 onwards 4. From TEL to EDL – recent developments

107. www.TheEuropeanLibrary.org www.digitallibrary.eu Questions?  olaf.janssen@kb.nl