Workshop 15.5.2004

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Workshop 15.5.2004

• Kuopio
• 2nd International Conference on Repository
  Libraries

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Brave new repository (short term)

• high tech robotic
• 24/7
• end-user initiated
• digital delivery
• universal content
• located in Norway

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Culture sans frontieres(medium term)

• culture exchange between nations
• 1 stop shop
• to keep and make it accessible the more precious
  of each culture
• supported by UNESCO
• located in Paris and

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Information (free) for all(long term)

• social inclusion
• promote FAIFE (IFLA core programme)
• information literacy
• partnership with existing libraries
• located in the Hague and Bangkok

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Federated repository(short term)

• identify current repository holdings
• execute retention agreements
• identify prospective collections

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Evolutionary repository(medium term)

• support print libraries
• Services
• preserve information artefacts
• deliver digitally
• retain digital version to build digital content
  on the fly

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Icebox repository(long term)

• Move a copy of all information media to a secure
  location in Iceland (appropriate temperature
  humidity)
• governed by an international agency (IFLA?,
  UNESCO?)

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World of today 3 yrs

• hard copy digital delivery
• uneven delivery because of political, geographic
  obstacles
• copy right and licensing obstacles
• world wide union catalogue of repositories
  (access portal)
• libraries are end-users
• limited delivery to individual end-users if
  possible

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Utopia

• Uniform international
• digital delivery
• delivery to end-user
• role of library
• tax supported (free)
• specialized repositories (responsibility)

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UniversalRepositoryLibrary

• Digital Delivery 24/7 directly to end-user
• Information for free (supported or minimal
  charges)
• Performance and retention public agreements
• Strong local support of regional repositories in
  close partnerships
• Repositories focusing on existing strengths with
  multilingual approaches
• Virtual Union catalogue linking repository
  catalogues
• Develop local support to bridge into URL
• International focal points