Digital Access to Cultural Heritage

Digital access to Cultural Heritage - EU Conference

May 26, Prague

The conference wishes to give a larger overview on digitalization
policy in Europe, work already done and to be achieved not
only in data production area, but especially in provision of
online access provided to users in Europe and worldwide.
In a more specific detail, the conference is focused on case
studies from several selected European national libraries able
to provide a good example of programmes and projects, that
have reached certain stability and positive results, which are
good to follow. Together with presentation of big projects, such
as the French Gallica or Hispanic Digital Library, selected
activities from Austria, Lithuania, Sweden, and the Czech Republic
will be presented as well.

The conference is organized by the Ministry of Culture of
the Czech Republic as a contribution to the discussion about
digitalization of cultural materials, their presentation online,
and storage of produced digital data. It is held as the part of
the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union.