21.239 European digital repository research infrastructure

               Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 21, No. 239.
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         Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:54:33 +0100
         From: Wolfram Horstmann <wolfram.horstmann_at_GMAIL.COM>
         Subject: LIBER and DRIVER collaborate to build the European
digital repository research infrastructure

LIBER and DRIVER collaborate to build the European digital repository
research infrastructure
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Initiatives to build the European digital repository research
infrastructure have received new support by the collaboration of
LIBER, the association of European Research Libraries and DRIVER, a
project and initiative co-financed by the European Commission. On
Wednesday, the 29th August, Hans Geleijnse, Tilburg University, the
President of LIBER and Norbert Lossau, Goettingen University,
Scientific Coordinator of DRIVER, have signed in Tilburg, the
Netherlands, a Memorandum of Understanding in order to progress and
enhance the provision, visibility and application of European research
outputs through digital repositories, i.e. systems providing access to
texts, data or other types of scientific and scholarly content. LIBER
and DRIVER share the vision that research libraries should contribute
actively and cooperatively to a common, pan-European data and service
infrastructure based on digital repositories.

LIBER and DRIVER will also take into account developments in the area
of subject based or disciplinary repositories and seek actively
collaboration with the organisations involved.

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DRIVER is a project under EU-FP6 and a joint initiative of European
stakeholders, co-financed by the Commission, setting up a technical
infrastructure for digital repositories and facilitating the building
of an umbrella organisation for digital repositories. DRIVER relies on
research libraries and organisations for the sustainable operation of
repositories and provision of high quality content through digital
repositories.

http://www.driver-repository.eu
http://www.driver-support.eu

LIBER represents and promotes the interests of research libraries in
Europe and assists these to become a functional network across
national boundaries. LIBER and DRIVER share the vision that research
libraries should contribute actively and cooperatively to a common,
pan-European data and service infrastructure based on digital
repositories.

http://www.libereurope.eu

Contacts:

DRIVER, Dr. Norbert Lossau, lossau_at_sub.uni-goettingen.de
<mailto:lossau_at_sub.uni-goettingen.de>

LIBER, Hans Geleijnse, Hans Geleijnse_at_uvt.nl <mailto:Geleijnse_at_uvt.nl>
Received on Tue Sep 04 2007 - 04:36:06 EDT