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DELOS NoEDELOS NoE

DELOS DELOS

Network of Excellence onNetwork of Excellence on

Digital LibrariesDigital Libraries

Curent TreCurent Trennds in ds in DDigitizationigitization

Torun, 3-4 FebruaryTorun, 3-4 February 2003 2003

DELOS NoE - Contract IssuesDELOS NoE - Contract Issues

The DELOS contract (2000-2002) has been extended to June The DELOS contract (2000-2002) has been extended to June 30, 200330, 2003

The DELOS contract has been expanded (additional funding) to The DELOS contract has been expanded (additional funding) to promote the achievements and activities of DELOS to the CEE promote the achievements and activities of DELOS to the CEE countriescountries

DELOS NoE - ObjectivesDELOS NoE - Objectives

Contribute towards improving effectiveness of European Contribute towards improving effectiveness of European research in this research in this importantimportant area area

Provide forum where researchers, practitioners, representatives Provide forum where researchers, practitioners, representatives of interested applications and industries can exchange ideas and of interested applications and industries can exchange ideas and experiencesexperiences

Co-operate with on-going standardisation activities in relevant Co-operate with on-going standardisation activities in relevant fields for the DL domainfields for the DL domain

Facilitate take-up of DL technologies in all interested Facilitate take-up of DL technologies in all interested application communitiesapplication communities

Improve international cooperation in DL research areasImprove international cooperation in DL research areas

NoE Activity OrganisationNoE Activity Organisation

The Network activities are organised in a set of Forums:The Network activities are organised in a set of Forums:

Research ForumResearch Forum

Evaluation ForumEvaluation Forum

Standardisation ForumStandardisation Forum

Training and Knowledge/Technology Transfer ForumTraining and Knowledge/Technology Transfer Forum

International Co-operation ForumInternational Co-operation Forum

Digital Library Research ForumDigital Library Research Forum

ObjectivesObjectives::

to stimulate and co-ordinate actions aiming at the advancement of to stimulate and co-ordinate actions aiming at the advancement of research in the DL domainresearch in the DL domain

to improve scientific collaboration between European research teams to improve scientific collaboration between European research teams working in this areaworking in this area

ActionsActions::

Thematic Workshop Series Thematic Workshop Series

European Conference on Digital Libraries SeriesEuropean Conference on Digital Libraries Series

International Research Exchange ProgrammeInternational Research Exchange Programme

Brainstorming Workshop SeriesBrainstorming Workshop Series


Thematic Workshops: “Information Seeking, Searching, and Querying in Digital

Libraries” Zurich, 11-12 Dec. 2000“Personalization and Recommendation Systems in Digital

Libraries” Dublin, 18-20 June 2001“Interoperability in Digital Libraries”

Darmstadt, 8-9 September 2001

“Evaluation of DLs: Testbeds, Measurements, and Metrics”, Budapest, 6-7 June 2002


Conferences:

European Conference on Digital Libraries, “ECDL 2000” Lisbon, 18-20 September 2000

European Conference on Digital Libraries, “ECDL 2001”

Darmstadt, 5-7 September 2001

European Conference on Digital Libraries, “ECDL 2002”Rome, 18-20 September 2002


International Research Exchange Programme

Brainstorming Workshops:

First Brainstorming Workshop on:

“The Next Generation of Digital Libraries”Alta Badia, Italy, 13-15 June 2001

Second Brainstorming Workshop on:

“Digital Libraries: Main Research Themes for a Research Programme in Digital Libraries”

Pisa, Italy, 6-7 December 2002

Digital Library Evaluation ForumDigital Library Evaluation Forum


to accelerate and enhance research into digital libraries to accelerate and enhance research into digital libraries

to provide appropriate testbeds for evaluating research in to provide appropriate testbeds for evaluating research in the DL domainthe DL domain

ActionsActions::

Metalibrary and DL Schema Metalibrary and DL Schema

Initiative for the Evaluation of XML Retrieval - INEXInitiative for the Evaluation of XML Retrieval - INEX

Evaluation of Cross-Language Spoken Document Retrieval Evaluation of Cross-Language Spoken Document Retrieval SystemsSystems

Digital Library Evaluation ForumDigital Library Evaluation Forum

Metalibrary and DL SchemaMetalibrary and DL Schema

A DL Test Suite WG has been set-upA DL Test Suite WG has been set-up

Description scheme for digital collectionsDescription scheme for digital collections

Survey on existing DL test collectionsSurvey on existing DL test collections

Evaluation Methodology and MetricsEvaluation Methodology and Metrics

Digital Library Standardisation Digital Library Standardisation ForumForum


to contribute to the definition of relevant standards to contribute to the definition of relevant standards

to follow standardisation activities in the DL domain carried to follow standardisation activities in the DL domain carried out by international bodies and working groupsout by international bodies and working groups

ActionsActions::

to set-up and operate a number of Working Groupsto set-up and operate a number of Working Groups

Digital Library Standardisation Digital Library Standardisation ForumForum

Three WGs have been set up:

Registries

Ontology Harmonization

Project Metadata

Two White Papers were prepared:

Principles of Metadata Registries

Building Core Ontologies

Digital Library Training and Digital Library Training and Technology Transfer ForumTechnology Transfer Forum


to train young researchers in DL technologiesto train young researchers in DL technologies

to speed up the take-up process of new DL technologiesto speed up the take-up process of new DL technologies

ActionsActions::

International Summer School SeriesInternational Summer School Series

National Technology Transfer ActionsNational Technology Transfer Actions

Specific Technology Transfer ActionsSpecific Technology Transfer Actions


International Summer School SeriesInternational Summer School Series:

First International Summer School on Digital Library Technologies, “ISDL’01”Pisa, 9-13 July 2001

Second International Summer School on Digital Library Technologies, “ISDL’02”Pisa, 8-12 July 2002


National Technology Transfer Actions:National Technology Transfer Actions:

Italian National WorkshopRome, 31 October 2001

Greek National WorkshopCorfu, 21 June 2002

National TechnologyNational TechnologyTransfer Events – ItalyTransfer Events – Italy

Italian National Workshop on “Digital Libraries – Research and Development in Italy”Rome, 31 October 2001

– Survey of Italian research and development activities

– Exchange of ideas and experiences

– Promote collaboration between the research community and the Cultural Heritage institutions

About 120 participants from all communities

National TechnologyNational TechnologyTransfer Events Transfer Events -- Greece Greece Greek National Workshop on “Developing Digital Libraries”

(in cooperation with the Archive and Library Sciences Department of the Ioanian University)Corfu, Greece, 21 June 21 2002

– organization, developing stages and opportunities for the development of Digital Libraries.

– basic elements of DLs, digital objects, meta data– success stories– digitization guidelines and calls for digitization

About 110 participants, mostly library personnel and senior students

Digital Library International Digital Library International Co-operation ForumCo-operation Forum

Objectives:Objectives:

To enhance the collaborative links between the EU DL projects

to establish collaborative links with other non-EU DL to establish collaborative links with other non-EU DL research communitiesresearch communities

ActionsActions:: DL All Projects Workshop SeriesDL All Projects Workshop Series International Workshop SeriesInternational Workshop Series DELOS/NSF Joint Working GroupsDELOS/NSF Joint Working Groups


DL All Projects WorkshopsDL All Projects Workshops::

EU DL All Projects MeetingLuxembourg, 7-8 February 2001

Harmonization Meeting on “Digital Libraries National Initiatives and EU Actions: The Need for Harmonization”Brussels, 11 May 2001

EU/NSF DL All Projects MeetingRome, 25-26 March 2002


International WorkshopsInternational Workshops::

DELOS - Russian DL Community WorkshopMoscow, June 7-9, 2001

DELOS - non-EU Mediterranean DL Communities WorkshopIfrane (Morocco), November 8-9, 2001


DELOS/NSF Joint Working GroupsDELOS/NSF Joint Working Groups

Spoken-Word Digital Audio Collections Digital Libraries Information -Technology Infrastructures Emerging Language Technologies and the Rediscovery of the

Past Digital Imaging for Significant Cultural and Historical Materials Digital Archiving and Preservation Actors in Digital Libraries Personalization and Recommender Systems in Digital Libraries


DELOS Activities in CEE CountriesDELOS Activities in CEE Countries

First DELOS-CEE WorkshopTorun (Poland), 23-29 October 2002

DDelos - CEEelos - CEE

Open opportunities for the extension of already realised projects towards the NAS countries

Needs of undertaking the topic of digital libraries in CEE

Already started activities in digitisation Preparation to the accession to the European Union Will of cooperation between the institutions


Organizational structure Coordinator – ERCIM, France Principal Contractor – Head Office of State

Archives, Poland Members:

ICIMSS, Poland Comenius University, Slovak Republic Latvian University, Riga Library and Information Science Institute,

Hungary


Planned tasks Participation in DELOS network of

excellence activities Dissemination of DELOS NoE

achievements: Translation DELOS-CEE website Workshops organization Technology transfer


Planned translation: Lund report in digitisation:

Digitisation Europe San Casciano report Metadata, Onthologies (reports by

Thomas Baker) EU-NSF working groups – reports:


Planned translation: Other documents being on preparation

as deliverables of DELOS working groups in the topics of: Preservation Digital library information, technology,

digital structure Access to multimedia Personalisation and recommended

systems Actors in digital libraries


Training activities Three international workshops Four national events Meeting with the national librarians Meeting with the national archivists


Three international workshops: Introduction to digital libraries (delivered in

October 2002, Torun) International cooperation. May Prague Technology Transfer workshop 12-13 June

Gdansk


Four national events: Latvia: Metadata in digital libraries March Hungary:Preservation of the digital cultural

heritage: initiatives and technologies April Slovak Republic: User Behaviour in Digital

Libraries May 21-22 Poland: Preservation of digital resources

April 25-26

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