Virtual Communities in Europe: The European Library Approach Fleur Stigter Bridging Worlds conference 2008

What is The Future of Library Portals? Bridging Worlds 2008

What is The Future of

Library Portals?

P olitics E conomics S ocial T echnology L egal E nvironment Bridging Worlds 2008 PESTLE

P olitics

E conomics

S ocial

T echnology

L egal

E nvironment

meeting user needs finding a sustainable business model investing in ongoing innovation Bridging Worlds 2008 Critical Success Factors

meeting user needs

finding a sustainable business model

investing in ongoing innovation

1. Who, What, When.. 2. Pan-European 3. Different Cultures to Serve 4. Portal, Widgets, APIs

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, ”The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom CENL < Council of Europe

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, ”The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Also known as TEL or Gabriel Free, multilingual access to the combined resources of Europe’s national libraries Owned by Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) Vision: “Provision of equal access to promote world-wide understanding of the richness and diversity of European learning and culture.” Bridging Worlds 2008 The European Library

Also known as TEL or Gabriel

Free, multilingual access to the combined resources of Europe’s national libraries

Owned by Conference of European National Librarians (CENL)

Vision: “Provision of equal access to promote world-wide understanding of the richness and diversity of European learning and culture.”

Live since 2005 Roughly over 150 million bibliographic records By the end of 2008 all members of CENL will have joined The European Library (42 - currently 34) Bridging Worlds 2008 Some more backgrounds

Live since 2005

Roughly over 150 million bibliographic records

By the end of 2008 all members of CENL will have joined The European Library (42 - currently 34)

Bridging Worlds 2008 In Membership, Content and Targeted audience… Primary target group: (European) Librarians and members of Academic societies A look at the organisational structure of The European Library, and methods used… Pan-European

In Membership, Content and Targeted audience…

Primary target group: (European) Librarians and members of Academic societies

A look at the organisational structure of The European Library, and methods used…

. The European Library OFFICE Contacts Working Group CENL The European Library Management Board The European Library Executive Group Editorial Working Group Language Working Group Technical Working Group

National marketing by partner-libraries Metrics Key Performance Indicators focusing on marketing & overall performance User studies, log file analysis… Office in The Hague creates overall marketing plan, coordinates and supports partners, and looks after the portal (technical, user-friendly…) Bridging Worlds 2008

National marketing by partner-libraries

Metrics

Key Performance Indicators focusing on marketing & overall performance

User studies, log file analysis…

Office in The Hague creates overall marketing plan, coordinates and supports partners, and looks after the portal (technical, user-friendly…)

No communities on the portal But… we are developing additional services for librarians Working more closely with a large group of library professionals from all over the world At this point: access to Handbook, Metadata Registry, and Participation in our Linking Program Widgets… APIs… Bridging Worlds 2008 Communities, Widgets, API’s..

No communities on the portal

But… we are developing additional services for librarians

Working more closely with a large group of library professionals from all over the world

At this point: access to Handbook, Metadata Registry, and Participation in our Linking Program

Widgets… APIs…

870 Faces put the mini library on their page, 43 are “Fans” of the application Ownership issues… Source of data Use of data supplied to other organisations Legal jurisdictions Another route = Providing content to Europeana Bridging Worlds 2008 APIs…

870 Faces put the mini library on their page, 43 are “Fans” of the application

Ownership issues…

Source of data

Use of data supplied to other organisations

Legal jurisdictions

Another route = Providing content to Europeana

1. What, Who… 2. Audiences 3. Communities

Integrates the 4 cultural heritage domains: audio-visual collections archives museums libraries Comprises 85 partners representing: all EU Member States related Commission-funded projects An initiative of the European Commission Based on v 1.5 The European Library Bridging Worlds 2008 Europeana

Integrates the 4 cultural heritage domains:

audio-visual collections

archives

museums

libraries

Comprises 85 partners representing:

all EU Member States

related Commission-funded projects

An initiative of the European Commission

Based on v 1.5 The European Library

To create a public domain access point To use digitised cultural and scientific heritage resources as input for a wide range of information products and services To play a key role in the future growth of sectors such as learning and tourism To inspire new creative enterprise and innovation To promote understanding of European connections and the sense of a European identity Bridging Worlds 2008 The Commission’s objectives

To create a public domain access point

To use digitised cultural and scientific heritage resources as input for a wide range of information products and services

To play a key role in the future growth of sectors such as learning and tourism

To inspire new creative enterprise and innovation

To promote understanding of European connections and the sense of a European identity

General user School students Teachers University undergraduates Graduate students, academics, scholars Professional users Bridging Worlds 2008 Audiences

General user

School students

Teachers

University undergraduates

Graduate students, academics, scholars

Professional users

… .towards its users Brings together materials held in different types of institution Mozart’s manuscripts, printed music, recordings, letters, objects, as well as books, films and TV programmes about him Brings together material held in different countries Rubens’ paintings from Madrid, Brussels, London, Paris, Vienna, Florence Tracks the movement across Europe of trade, empires and ideas … towards The European Library…. Bridging Worlds 2008 Added value of Europeana

… .towards its users

Brings together materials held in different types of institution

Mozart’s manuscripts, printed music, recordings, letters, objects, as well as books, films and TV programmes about him

Brings together material held in different countries

Rubens’ paintings from Madrid, Brussels, London, Paris, Vienna, Florence

Tracks the movement across Europe of trade, empires and ideas

… towards The European Library….

Site demo launched 1 Feb 08 Beta prototype launched June 08 Final prototype launched 20 November 08 Funding proposal to Commission to develop Version 1.0 Link to >6 million digital objects by 2010 When..

Site demo launched 1 Feb 08

Beta prototype launched June 08

Final prototype launched 20 November 08

Funding proposal to Commission to develop Version 1.0

Link to >6 million digital objects by 2010

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Next.. Application Programmable Interfaces (API’s) Semantics User generated content Multilingual search results Bridging Worlds 2008

Next..

Application Programmable Interfaces (API’s)

Semantics

User generated content

Multilingual search results

Europeana is built upon The European Library but they are not the same! An operational service Europeana is not (yet) A service of Conference European National Librarians (CENL) Europeana is European Commission funded National Library Service Europeana is a cross-domain service, involving over 100 partners (archives, libraries, museums, audio-visual institutions, etc.) The European Library is mainly targeted at librarians and members of the academic community Europeana focuses on a wide variety of user groups Bridging Worlds 2008 In Sum…

Europeana is built upon The European Library but they are not the same!

An operational service

Europeana is not (yet)

A service of Conference European National Librarians (CENL)

Europeana is European Commission funded

National Library Service

Europeana is a cross-domain service, involving over 100 partners (archives, libraries, museums, audio-visual institutions, etc.)

The European Library is mainly targeted at librarians and members of the academic community

Europeana focuses on a wide variety of user groups

How The European Library tries to serve society at large… Listening to and working with users Cooperating with Partner Libraries Different routes to connect with target groups… Portal, partner in Europeana , and APIs Bridging Worlds 2008

How The European Library tries to serve society at large…

Listening to and working with users

Cooperating with Partner Libraries

Different routes to connect with target groups…

Portal, partner in Europeana , and APIs

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