|
Please wait ......
Europeana - Overview
Terms of use
X
Terms of use
These contents have been obtained from the Europeana Web site and edited for presentation. Please refer to the Europeana Web site for additional information on terms of use.
Print
Europeana logo
|
Europeana is a Thematic Network funded by the European Commission under the eContentplus programme, as part of the i2010 policy. Originally known as the European digital library network – EDLnet – it is a partnership of 100 representatives of heritage and knowledge organisations and IT experts from throughout Europe. They contribute to the Work Packages that are solving the technical and usability issues.
The project is run by a core team based in the national library of the Netherlands, the Koninklijke Bibliotheek. It builds on the project management and technical expertise developed by The EuropeanLibrary, which is a service of the Conference of European National Librarians.
Overseeing the project is the EDL Foundation, which includes key European cultural heritage associationsfrom the four domains. The Foundation’s statutes commit members to:
- Providing access to Europe’s cultural and scientific heritage though a cross-domain portal
- Co-operating in the delivery and sustainability of the joint portal
- Stimulating initiatives to bring together existing digital content
- Supporting digitisation of Europe’s cultural and scientific heritage
The current website is a prototype providing links to 6 million digital items. Europeana v1.0 is being developed and will launch in 2010 with links to over 10 million digital objects.Europeana Web site |
|