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Date: 8/11/97 4:43 PM
RE: [FYI] Announcing the Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries (fwd)
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Subject: [FYI] Announcing the Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries
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Announcing the Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries
A new alliance of Canadian libraries interested in improving
communication and coordination in the development of Canadian
digital library resources has been formed. The Canadian
Initiative on Digital Libraries (CIDL) will provide a forum for:
*sharing information and experience related to digital libraries,
*discussing best practices in areas such as digitization,
metadata, encoding, rights management, etc.,
*defining roles and responsibilities for long-term archiving of
Canadian digital resources,
*raising awareness of Canadian digital library activities both
in Canada and internationally,
*and discussing many other issues including training, funding,
interoperability, public access, etc.
CIDL will be directed by a steering committee elected in the
Fall 1997 from member libraries, and there will be subgroups
on specific issues. CIDL is open to all Canadian libraries.
For more information on CIDL--its mandate, objectives,
proposed activities, how to become a member, etc.--and to
find some other useful information on digital library
development, please see our site at http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/cidl/
Gwynneth Evans
Director-General, National and International Programs
National Library of Canada
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Annonce de l Initiative canadienne sur les bibliotheques
numeriques
Une nouvelle alliance de bibliotheques canadiennes interessees
a ameliorer la communication et la coordination du developpement
des ressources de bibliotheques numeriques s est formee.
L Initiative canadienne sur les bibliotheques numeriques (ICBN)
servira de forum pour :
* mettre en commun l information et l experience de tous en ce
qui concerne les bibliotheques numeriques;
* discuter de bonnes pratiques dans les domaines tels la
numerisation, les metadonnees, le codage, la gestion des
droits, etc.;
* definir les roles et les responsabilites relatifs a l archivage
a long terme des ressources numeriques canadiennes;
* faire connaitre les activites de bibliotheque numerique
canadiennes au Canada et sur le plan international;
* discuter de nombreuses autres questions comprenant la
formation, le financement, l interoperabilite, l acces public,
etc.
L ICBN sera dirigee par un comite directeur elu a l automne 1997
parmi les representants des bibliotheques adherentes, et des
groupes satellites seront formes pour regler des questions
particulieres. Toutes les bibliotheques canadiennes sont
invitees a participer.
Pour plus de renseignements sur l ICBN--son mandat, ses
objectifs, ses activites proposees, comment devenir membre,
etc.--et trouver d autres renseignements utiles sur l evolution
des bibliotheques numeriques, nous vous invitons a consulter
notre site http://www.nlc-bcn.ca/cidl/.
Gwynneth Evans
Directrice generale, Programmes nationaux et internationaux
Bibliotheque nationale du Canada
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