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Abstract:

Deze voordracht zal de achtergrond en stand van zaken van Europeana (de vorige European Digital Library) uitleggen. De opdracht van de K.U.Leuven als vertegenwoordiger van Vlaanderen in Europeana en als werkgroepleider wordt beschreven. Belangrijke issues zoals het concept van aggregator, het business model en het business plan zullen worden gepresenteerd. De mogelijkheden van deelname van bibliotheken, archieven, musea en multi-media instellingen in Vlaanderen zal besproken worden.

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Professor M. W. Collier, MA, DLitt (Hon), DipLib, FCLIP, born 31.7.47

Mel Collier is Professor at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and Director of the University Library. Formerly he was University Library Director at Tilburg (Netherlands) and Head of Learning Development at De Montfort (GB). He is an experienced manager of ICT and educational development in universities, and has worked as a director in the private sector. His research and consultancy work is focused on digital libraries, learning development and change management.

Since the early seventies he has been active in research into the library applications of information technology. He has written and collaborated in numerous research reports, edited works and journal articles. He has served on several national and international bodies including the Library and Information Commission, the UK Government's advisory body for library and information matters. He was also chairman of the Library and Information Advisory Committee of the British Council. He directed the first digital library project in UK and has collaborated in and directed a number of projects within the EU frameworks since 1993, including The European Digital Library (Europeana), TEL, ELISE, ELSA and MINSTREL. He is a graduate in Arabic, speaks French and Dutch and has a working knowledge of German.

For further information see http://www.kuleuven.be/cv/u0047235.htm

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