Useful Information

European Commission and other European Union institutions

i2010 Digital libraries
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/ind...

Cultural heritage

Main page
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/cul...

Communication on i2010 Digital Libraries
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52005DC0229:...

Recommendation on digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/doc...

Council Conclusions on digitization and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/doc...

European Parliament resolution on i2010 Digital libraries
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/doc...

Scientifc and scholarly information

Main page
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/sci...

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on scientific information in the digital age: access, dissemination and preservation
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do

Digital preservation

Member States Expert Group
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/exp...

Report from Copyright subgroup to the High Level Expert Group, chapters 2 and 3

Orphan Works

Report from Copyright subgroup to the High Level Expert Group, chapters 5 and 9

Guidelines for Diligent Search for rightholders to Orphan Works
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/doc...

Memorandum of Understanding on diligent search guidelines for Orphan works

Criteria for Orphan Works Databases

Criteria for Orphan Works Rights Clearance Centers

Out-of-Print works

Definition of out-of-print works Chapter 6.1 in Report from Copyright subgroup to High Level Expert Group

Report from Copyright subgroup to High Level Expert Group, chapters 6 and 9

Model Licensing Agreement for the digitisation and making available of out-of-print works in secure networks to authorised users

Model Licensing Agreement for the making available of out-of-print books in copyright by libraries over open networks

Criteria for Out-of-Print works Databases

Criteria for Out-of-Print works Rights Clearance Centers