Objective The main goal of NEDLIB is to find ways to ensure that electronic publications and documents of the present can be used now and in the future. It will model and demonstrate a basic infrastructure upon which a networked European deposit library could be built.Technical approachNEDLIB will develop a model for a generic architecture capable of processing electronic publications regardless of origin or medium, for access either by end-users or by archiving organisations. The model will be implemented and tested in 3 component systems, integrated into the local infrastructures of the participating national libraries and archives: installation system; access system; long-term archival. The integration of these 3 components will be tested in a prototype demonstrator.Key issuesThe main issues to be investigated are:standards and interfaces for the generic architecture;electronic document technical data;authentication and verification of the document;access controls;archival maintenance - including emulators, conversions etc.Impact, users and expected resultsFor national libraries and archives, NEDLIB will deliver a toolbox for operational management of electronic deposit systems, capable of being embedded in existing infrastructures.Participating publishers will get feedback on operational control of electronic publications and on tests of new models for delivery and access.Results will be tools and test-beds of different facets of the deposit process; agreed standards and guidelines of good practice; an integrated demonstrator.Deliverables The main public deliverables will be:functional specifications for deposit system for electronic publications;general architecture;deposit guidelines;prototype system;final project report. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securityaccess control Programme(s) FP4-TELEMATICS 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development and demonstration in the area of telematic applications of common interest, 1994-1998 Topic(s) B.5.1 - Network-oriented internal library systems Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Koninklijke Bibliotheek EU contribution No data Address 2509 LK The Hague Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Biblioteca Nacional, Portugal Portugal EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Bibliothèque Nationale de France Agentschap France EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Helsinki University Library Finland EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Nasjonalbiblioteket Rana Norway EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Rijkarchiefdienst Netherlands EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data
