2006-08-29

Digital Libraries initiative by the European Commission

In the context of the i2010 Digital Libraries initiative, the European Commission adopted yesterday, 24 August, a Recommendation on digitisation, online accessibility and digital preservation of cultural resources.

The Recommendation calls on EU Member States to set up large-scale digitisation facilities, so as to accelerate the process of getting Europe's cultural heritage online via the European digital library. It also calls for action in various other areas, ranging from copyright questions to the systematic preservation of digital content in order to ensure long term access to the material.

The full text of the Recommendation and other relevant information are available from the website of the i2010 Digital Libraries inititative:

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/index_en.htm