The European Library and Europeana: History, Projects and Future

Author: Zimina E., Deputy Head, Foreign LIS and International Library Relations Department of the RSL

Abstract: The article gives the picture of initiation and development of two European digital libraries, their projects and successes and reports on the steps and results of the RSL’s participation and partnership in the European Library activities.

Key words: Multilinguicity, National libraries, The European Library, Europeana, OPAQ, Interoperability, Digital libraries, Digital collections, CENL, CERL, LIBER.

Bibliography:

1. Chambers S. Bringing Research Libraries into Europeana: Establishing a Library-Domain Aggregato / S. Chambers, W. Schalier // LIBER Quarterly. — 2010. — Vol. 20. — No. 1. — P. 105–115.
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