A view on Europeana from the US perspective

At the express request of the organisers of the second LIBER/EBLIDA workshop on digitization, Ricky Erway of OCLC provided an outsider’s view on the Europeana project. Erway looks at Europeana from many vantage points: mandate and funding; branding and public relations; learning from others; aggrega...

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Main Author: Ricky Erway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2009-11-01
Series:Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries
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Online Access:https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10554
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Summary:At the express request of the organisers of the second LIBER/EBLIDA workshop on digitization, Ricky Erway of OCLC provided an outsider’s view on the Europeana project. Erway looks at Europeana from many vantage points: mandate and funding; branding and public relations; learning from others; aggregation; cooperation; content; rights; metadata; technology; access; user feedback; and sustainability – offering valuable advice for the Europeana community in doing so.
ISSN:2213-056X