Monique Kieffer (Director, National Library of Luxembourg), 'Europeana for Smart Cities' Luxembourg Presidency, 14-15 October 2015, Luxembourg

1. THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF
LUXEMBOURG
A SMART LIBRARY FOR SMART CITIZENS
Europeana Smart Cities Conference - October 13th, 2015

2. A FUTURE VISION FROM THE PAST

3. Smart Library Vision
• One catalogue for 68 libraries
– > public / academic / national
• One digital library for researchers, students,
public
– > licensed content / BnL’s digitised paper collections
• One interface and login for everything
• All digital content accessible on the go

4. Launched
in 2013

7. Lessons learned
• a-z.lu is a service, built on a flexible platform,
running on shared infrastructure
– > Needs long-term vision + commitment
• a-z.lu interface evolves every 6-12 months

8. A DIGITAL LIBRARY FOR DIGITAL
HUMANITIES

9. Making Paper Smarter
• Content analysis and structuring
– Quick access and new research
– iPad app BnL eLux (eluxemburgensia.lu)

11. Making Paper Smarter
• Raw material for Digitial Humanities research
– Mass digitisation
– > Needs long term funding
• Digital Humanities will in turn make Digital
Libraries smarter
• Collaboration requires an innovative
approach, must be built on a flexible and
shared infrastructure
– > Long term digital preservation

12. TODAY’S FUTURE VISION

13. A new smart National Library
• One building for easy and fast access to all
collections, departments and services
• Optimal preservation for paper collections
• A learning hub to foster the knowledge society
• A way to improve technological literacy and
avoid digital exclusion
– > Parallel to digital library: provide new, flexible
services, built on a new infrastructure

14. New National Library Kirchberg 07/10/2015

17. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
ATTENTION.
monique.kieffer@bnl.etat.lu