Wrocław, Access IT workshop, 27 April 2010

1. Silesian Digital Library www.sbc.org.plwww.digitalsilesia.eu Remigiusz Lis Biblioteka Śląska - Śląska Biblioteka Cyfrowa

2. Idea of regional DL (2006) Founding of digitalcontent - organisation of culturalcommunicationin order to: - presentdigitalcontentthrough Internet - consolidate copies of original collections scattered throughout the region on the common platform of digital content - preserve collections by limiting the necessity of using the originals - develop a research workshop with the use of electronic tools - coordinate digitization projectscarried out by the Participants Area: historical Silesia and the Śląskie (Silesian) Voivodeship

3. Digital library od Silesia region

4. SDL as a cluster of culture and science institutions loose form of organization of many institutions and individuals usesformal and informallinksbetween its participants sharing of resources(computationalpower, competence) easy transfer of technology, knowledge, skillsamongParticipants communication and support openess and economicalaccessibility-> uncontrolledcluster development fractalmechanisms for resourceacquisition Synergy and stimulationof the trust

5. Organizational and operationalstructure InstitutionalLevel (SDL Agreement) Operational level - flat and "fast" structure librarians - IT - developers

6. Methods of resource acquisition - fractals private person privatecollection Participant 1:collections of institution private person privatecollection Participant 2:collections of institution Participantprivatecollection Participant n:onlycollections of institution private person privatecollection

7. Digital library = communication Science Promotion Didactics Public access Other DL DL Other DL coordination coordination „real” library„real” library, museum coordination „real” archive contentcontentcontentcontent externalcontentexternalcontentexternalcontent

8. Cluster to clustercooperation DL DL Federation of DL cluster DL librarians-programmers(dLibra forum) internal SDL forum SDL and cluster librarians-programmers- librarians-users(forum Biblioteka 2.0) SDW- content and support

9. Isthereanystrategy? Decentralization as the best form to reach valuable and unique content A cluster of digital libraries - mutual support (specializations of DL) through extension of existing resources and ideas Synergy and a snow ball effect Advantages of informalcooperation Fast software development Technological and socialinnovations