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Subject: Concertation meeting on digitisation of library materials - agenda

This is the second announcement of the workshop and it containes the confirmed
agenda for the meeting

Concertation meeting on digitisation of library materials, Luxembourg, 14
December 1998

A concertation meeting on digitisation of library materials will be held on 14
December 1998, in the Euroforum Building Luxembourg.

Digitisation of materials (text and images) held in libraries has been an
important research topic for libraries programmes under both FP3 and FP4.  An
early study , published in 1992, set the background for storage technologies,
for associated technical standards, and identified some of the key issues
surrounding retrieval and access.  These issues were followed up in a
concertation workshop held in Luxembourg in November 1994 which brought together
12 projects from EU and national programmes to discuss early experiences in
document imaging and delivery.  Since then, the growth of the Internet and the
predominance of Web technologies have dramatically changed the technical context
for services.

More recently, the importance of digital content, including that held in
libraries, museums and archives, is recognised in the development of Key Action
3: multimedia content and tools of the Information Society Technologies
Programme, under FP5.

This is, therefore, an important and timely topic both for current projects and
for future activities.  The workshop aims to establish the technical baseline
for current digitisation activities, whether targeted at high-volume conversions
or at digitising rare materials, and to create a platform for an exchange of
experience between those currently involved in the field.

The specific objectives of the workshop are:
· to review and update the state of the art in the technologies of imaging and
of related standards;
· to consolidate experiences to date, from national, EU and other projects;
· to provide a platform for the exchange of experience between those currently
involved in technical and service issues relating to digitisation of library
materials;
· to present the results of a recent comparative analysis of guidelines for
digital preservation;
· to identify outstanding and new problems that might affect future work in the
area.
 Participation in the workshop is free of charge but the number of available
places is limited.  If you wish to attend, please complete the registration
request form below and return it by e-mail or fax to the addresses 
 Confirmation of your registration will be sent at the beginning of December.


WORKSHOP AND CONCERTATION MEETING ON DIGITISATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS
LUXEMBOURG, 14 DECEMBER, 1998
PROGRAMME
        
9:30    Welcome, A. Iljon, European Commission, DGXIII/E-4

SESSION 1
9.45    
        State of the art review
        Current technologies: M. Fresko, Applerace Ltd
        Standards: M. Alexander, The British Library: 
        Coffee

SESSION 2       
11.00   Digitising content: scanning and storage
        Bulk conversion: systems tools and experiences: R. Berger-Lefebure,
Jouve SA
        Practical experiences and techniques used for acquiring images of large
historical buildings and cultural items: A. Mecocci,
Università di Siena
        Internet Library of Early Journals project: P. Leggate, Radcliffe
Science Library, University of Oxford 
        Digitization of rare library materials: compound manuscripts and old
printed books: A. Knoll, National Library of the Czech Republic
        LAURIN technical presentation/IMPROX system: H. Flickshue, Improx
        Bibliotheca Universalis assessment: S. Zillhardt, Bibliothèque Nationale
de France

13:00-14:00     LUNCH

 
SESSION 3       
14.00   Access and delivery
        ELISE II: networked delivery of images and user interface issues: T.
Gurney, International Institute for Electronic Library Research,           De
Montfort University
        Metadata needed for handling digital content: P. Alkhoven, Koninklijke
Bibliotheek 
        DIEPER project: services modelling: W. Schwartz, University of Göttingen


SESSION 4       
15.15   Preservation
        Presentation of the results of the comparative study of Digital
preservation guidelines: M. Fresko, Applerace Ltd

15. 45  Coffee 
16:00-16:30     Conclusions - led by M. Fresko




 WORKSHOP AND CONCERTATION MEETING ON DIGITISATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS
LUXEMBOURG, 14 DECEMBER, 1998

REGISTRATION FORM

I would like to register in the workshop:

Name:
Organisation:

Address:

City:
Country code / country:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail



Date:                                                   Signature:

Return this form by fax or e-mail to:
Catherine Maitreheu
European Commission, DGXIII/E-4
Fax: +352-4301.33530



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