Citation[]
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, i2010: Digital Libraries, COM (2005) 465 final (30.09.2005) (full-text).
Overview[]
This Communication outlines the idea behind the digital libraries initiative, its purpose and its aims. It also covers the digitisation, online accessibility and digital preservation of the EU's cultural heritage. The Communication analyses the challenges to be met in order to bring out the full cultural and economic potential of that heritage and proposes an initial series of actions to improve the coordination of work in Europe.