The purpose of this call is to establish a European Public Sector Information (PSI) central platform to further stimulate action and monitor progress towards a stronger and more transparent environment for the growth of national and European markets in PSI re-use, following the 2008 review of the PSI Directive. The service will be built around an interactive web-based portal ("one-stop-shop"), providing news on European PSI developments, emerging good practices, examples of new products and services and legal cases around PSI re-use. The work will build on earlier activities supported through eContentPlus programme (notably the ePSIplus thematic network) and within Member States. Deadline for submission of tenders : 15/09/2008.

The purpose of this call is to establish a European Public Sector Information (PSI) central platform to further stimulate action and monitor progress towards a stronger and more transparent environment for the growth of national and European markets in PSI re-use, following the 2008 review of the PSI Directive. The service will be built around an interactive web-based portal ("one-stop-shop"), providing news on European PSI developments, emerging good practices, examples of new products and services and legal cases around PSI re-use. The work will build on earlier activities supported through eContentPlus programme (notably the ePSIplus thematic network) and within Member States. Deadline for submission of tenders : 15/09/2008.

The purpose of this call is to establish a European Public Sector Information (PSI) central platform to further stimulate action and monitor progress towards a stronger and more transparent environment for the growth of national and European markets in PSI re-use, following the 2008 review of the PSI Directive. The service will be built around an interactive web-based portal ("one-stop-shop"), providing news on European PSI developments, emerging good practices, examples of new products and services and legal cases around PSI re-use. The work will build on earlier activities supported through eContentPlus programme (notably the ePSIplus thematic network) and within Member States. Deadline for submission of tenders : 15/09/2008.

The initial version of the EuropeanaLocal website is now live at www.europeanalocal.eu

Europe's cultural diversity in books, music, paintings, photographs, and films open to all citizens at the click of a mouse via one portal – this dream of a European Digital Library could become reality this autumn. However, further efforts by the EU Member States are needed, said the Commission today in a new Communication on making available digital versions of works from cultural institutions all over Europe. Digitisation of cultural works can give Europeans access to material from museums, libraries and archives abroad without having to travel or turn hundreds of pages to find a piece of information. Europe's libraries alone contain more than 2.5 billion books, but only about 1% of archival material is available in digital form. The Commission therefore called on Member States to do more to make digitised works available online for Europeans to browse them digitally, for study, work or leisure. The Commission itself will provide some € 120 million in 2009-2010 for improving online access to Europe's cultural heritage.

Europe's cultural diversity in books, music, paintings, photographs, and films open to all citizens at the click of a mouse via one portal – this dream of a European Digital Library could become reality this autumn. However, further efforts by the EU Member States are needed, said the Commission today in a new Communication on making available digital versions of works from cultural institutions all over Europe. Digitisation of cultural works can give Europeans access to material from museums, libraries and archives abroad without having to travel or turn hundreds of pages to find a piece of information. Europe's libraries alone contain more than 2.5 billion books, but only about 1% of archival material is available in digital form. The Commission therefore called on Member States to do more to make digitised works available online for Europeans to browse them digitally, for study, work or leisure. The Commission itself will provide some € 120 million in 2009-2010 for improving online access to Europe's cultural heritage.

Europe's cultural diversity in books, music, paintings, photographs, and films open to all citizens at the click of a mouse via one portal – this dream of a European Digital Library could become reality this autumn. However, further efforts by the EU Member States are needed, said the Commission today in a new Communication on making available digital versions of works from cultural institutions all over Europe. Digitisation of cultural works can give Europeans access to material from museums, libraries and archives abroad without having to travel or turn hundreds of pages to find a piece of information. Europe's libraries alone contain more than 2.5 billion books, but only about 1% of archival material is available in digital form. The Commission therefore called on Member States to do more to make digitised works available online for Europeans to browse them digitally, for study, work or leisure. The Commission itself will provide some € 120 million in 2009-2010 for improving online access to Europe's cultural heritage.

Not long ago The European Library announced that it had formed a Users Advisory Board. As the press release phrased it: “Trying to meet user demands better, their advice will help shape the development and strategy of The European Library portal.”Last May this newly-formed Users Advisory Board of The European Library was put into [...]

Want to know more? Go to the newsletter page of The European Library. Here you find a brief presentation by Mr. Aongus Ó hAonghusa, Director of the National Library of Ireland, about the role and position of the National Libarry of Ireland in Europe…

An agreement on copyright was signed today by libraries, archives and right holders, in the presence of Commissioner Viviane Reding. The Memorandum of Understanding on orphan works will help cultural institutions to digitise books, films and music whose authors are unknown, making them available to the public online.