Long-term availability of digital publications in Swiss patrimonial libraries - cooperation
Conference, November 10th 2004, Swiss National Library, Bern
The Swiss National Library (NL) organised another conference on November 10th 2004 around e-Helvetica after the 2003 conference that had assembled the directors of the various cantonal libraries.
In November 2003, the cantonal libraries and the NL had agreed that cooperation was the right way to rise to the important challenges raised by electronic publication medias. The 2004 conference has firmed up the principle of collaboration among the partners.
The discussions were held in reaction to two preliminary studies concerning on one hand the long-term conservation of diskettes held by cantonal libraries and on the other hand, the proposition to set up a common collection of web sites in Switzerland.
The conference was also the opportunity for the NL to bring its partners up to date on the developments of e-Helvetica and to share information on the experiences of cooperation projects in Germany between Die Deutsche Bibliothek (German National Library) and the Länder and regional libraries.
Preliminary studies
After the 2003 conference with representatives from cantonal libraries, the NL had received the mandate to undertake two preliminary studies: the first was to develop a proposal for the long-term conservation of diskettes held by cantonal libraries and the second was to submit a proposal for the establishment of a common collection of web sites in Switzerland.
The two documents are thorough analyses of both questions and contain detailed technical information. The summaries of these documents highlight the main aspects of the proposals and lay down the foundation for the discussion and decision-making.
Zusammenarbeit mit den Kantonsbibliotheken beim Aufbau einer Sammlung von Online-Helvetica : Vorstudie, Version 1.0, 1. Oktober 2004 (in German) (PDF, 190 kB, 05.06.2008)This document is a preliminary study for the cooperation between the Swiss National Library and the cantonal libraries for the creation of a common collection of online Helvetica.
Zusammenarbeit mit den Kantonsbibliotheken beim Aufbau einer Sammlung von Online-Helvetica : Zusammenfassung (in German) (PDF, 57 kB, 05.06.2008)Summary for the participants of the conference "Long-term availability of digital publications in Swiss patrimonial libraries – cooperation".
Langzeiterhaltung der Disketten der Kantonsbibliotheken : Vorstudie, Version 1, 1. Oktober 2004 (in German) (PDF, 114 kB, 05.06.2008)This document plans the long-term conservation of diskettes of the cantonal libraries by the Swiss National Library.
Langzeiterhaltung der Disketten der Kantonsbibliotheken : Zusammenfassung (in German) (PDF, 56 kB, 05.06.2008)Summary for the participants of the conference "Long-term availability of digitaler publications in Swiss patrimonial libraries – cooperation"
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