[FYI] Announcing the Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries

[The Kat]

At 12:07 PM 8/8/97 -0700, Terry Kuny wrote:
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>Announcing the Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries
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>A new alliance of Canadian libraries interested in improving
>communication and coordination in the development of Canadian
>digital library resources has been formed. The Canadian 
>Initiative on Digital Libraries (CIDL) will provide a forum for:
>*sharing information and experience related to digital libraries,
>*discussing best practices in areas such as digitization,
>metadata, encoding, rights management, etc.,
>*defining roles and responsibilities for long-term archiving of
>Canadian digital resources,
>*raising awareness of Canadian digital library activities both
>in Canada and internationally,
>*and discussing many other issues including training, funding,
>interoperability, public access, etc.
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>CIDL will be directed by a steering committee elected in the
>Fall 1997 from member libraries, and there will be subgroups
>on specific issues. CIDL is open to all Canadian libraries.
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>For more information on CIDL--its mandate, objectives,
>proposed activities, how to become a member, etc.--and to
>find some other useful information on digital library 
>development, please see our site at http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/cidl/
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>Gwynneth Evans
>Director-General, National and International Programs
>National Library of Canada
>gwynneth.evans at nlc-bnc.ca
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>Annonce de l Initiative canadienne sur les bibliotheques
>numeriques
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>Une nouvelle alliance de bibliotheques canadiennes interessees
>a ameliorer la communication et la coordination du developpement
>des ressources de bibliotheques numeriques s est formee.
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>L Initiative canadienne sur les bibliotheques numeriques (ICBN)
>servira de forum pour :
>* mettre en commun l information et l experience de tous en ce
>qui concerne les bibliotheques numeriques;
>* discuter de bonnes pratiques dans les domaines tels la
>numerisation, les metadonnees, le codage, la gestion des
>droits, etc.;
>* definir les roles et les responsabilites relatifs a l archivage 
>a long terme des ressources numeriques canadiennes;
>* faire connaitre les activites de bibliotheque numerique
>canadiennes au Canada et sur le plan international;
>* discuter de nombreuses autres questions comprenant la
>formation, le financement, l interoperabilite, l acces public, 
>etc.
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>L ICBN sera dirigee par un comite directeur elu a l automne 1997
>parmi les representants des bibliotheques adherentes, et des
>groupes satellites seront formes pour regler des questions
>particulieres. Toutes les bibliotheques canadiennes sont 
>invitees a participer.
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>Pour plus de renseignements sur l ICBN--son mandat, ses
>objectifs, ses activites proposees, comment devenir membre,
>etc.--et trouver d autres renseignements utiles sur l evolution
>des bibliotheques numeriques, nous vous invitons a consulter
>notre site http://www.nlc-bcn.ca/cidl/.
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>Gwynneth Evans
>Directrice generale, Programmes nationaux et internationaux
>Bibliotheque nationale du Canada
>gwynneth.evans at nlc-bnc.ca
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