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High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries

The Directorate-General "Information Society and Media" has set up a High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries by a Commission Decision of 25 March 2009. This group follows on from the original High Level Expert Group, the mandate of which expired at the end of 2008, and allows it to continue at least for 2009. The purpose of the group is to advise the Commission on how to best address the organisational, legal and technical challenges at European level and to contribute to a shared strategic vision for European digital libraries. The Group will be composed of a maximum of 20 members coming from Memory organisations (libraries, archives, museums), Authors, publishers and content providers, ICT industry (e.g. search engines, technology providers) and Scientific and research organisations and academia. Also the copyright Expert Group in which IFRRO and IFRRO members ENPA, EWC and FEP are members, has been reconvened for a first meeting on 16 April.

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Photo: © European Union, 2010
Neelie Kroes announced that the EC should create a legal framework to facilitate digitisation and dissemination of cultural works in Europe
Photo: European Union, 2010
Digitisation and on line accessibility of cultural heritage should be carried out in full respect of intellectual property rights
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