Documents.
Archives and Libraries
Cip - Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (2007 - 2013)
Copyright
Cultura 2007-2013
Cultural Heritage
Digital Archives and Libraries
eContent
eGovernment
eLearning
eTen
Electronic Reviews
EU Enlargement
Euromed Heritage
European Year for Intercultural Dialogue
European Union
i2010
Information and documentation
Information Society
Internet
Open Access
Safer Internet Plus
VII FP of Research and Developement
Web Accessibility
Archives and Libraries
- Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians
- Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers
- International standard bibliographic description (ISBD)
- To read or not to read: a question of national consequence
- Researchers' Use of Academic Libraries and their Services. April 2007.
- Kim Dae-jung: keynote speech, IFLA 2006. 20 August 2006.
- Alexandria Manifesto on Libraries, the Information Society in Action
- . By Catherine Shovlin.
- . Compiled and edited by Edward P. Adcock
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Cip - Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (2007 - 2013)
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Copyright
- Digital Libraries Initiative: Agreement between Cultural Institutions and Right Holders on Orphan Works
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Full texts of national copyright and related rights legislation of UNESCO Member States can now be accessed on the website of UNESCO's Culture Sector. The collection currently comprises about 100 laws and is constantly being updated and completed.
During the World summit on the information society, l'IFLA published a world statistics. It is a short draft, but it is very interesting. Data are based and try to merge the more is possible the UNESCO and Libecon statistics.
Community legislation on the collective management of rights, and particularly on the governance of collecting societies, would be highly desirable. This is one of the main conclusions arrived at in a Communication published by the European Commission following an in-depth analysis of the issues surrounding the management of copyright and related rights.
The Green Paper is divided into two chapters. Chapter 1 sets out to describe how the information society ought to function. It shows how important the information society is to the European Community, and how it fits into the single market framework. It tries to identify the issues that arise as a result of the emergence of the information society. Chapter 2 picks out nine of the points regarding copyright and related rights which were brought up in contributions from interested parties and which the Commission believes should be given priority in order to ensure that the information society can function properly. The Commission asks interested parties for their views on the various technical and legislative questions raised.- On March 29th the definitive law by decree of the Council of Ministers has been approved according to the communitary law 2001 (39/2002) applies in Italy the directive 2001/29/CE on the harmonization of the copyright and of the Information Society rights. Opib will indicate the final text as soon as it will be published on the Internet.
- EBLIDA position on Digital Rights Management Systems [February 2003]. PDF version.
- Intellectual Right: international treaties. The two key treaties of the OMPI (World Organization of the Intellectual Rights) drawn up for regulating the intellectual right in the digital era, came into force thanks to the Gabon and Honduras which both joyned the treaties. The first, WIPO Copyright Treaty, is referred to the copyright in the digital era and came into force on March 6 th 2002, the second, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty known as"The Internet Treaty" came into force on May 20 th 2002.
- The Italian normative on Copyright. By Antonella De Robbio
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Cultura 2007-2013
The European Commission is making a proposal to the Council and the European Parliament to extend the existing Community programmes on culture and the audiovisual industry unchanged until the end of 2006, the aim being to ensure continuity of Community action in these fields until such time as the EU’s new financial perspective kicks in 2007.
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Cultural Heritage
- Audiovisual research collections and their preservation, Dietrich Schüller
- 1001 ACTIONS FOR DIALOGUE - Anna Lindh Foundation
- Guidelines for Audiovisual and Multimedia Materials in Libraries and other Institutions, by IFLA
- Audiovisual media services directive: the right instrument to provide legal certainty for Europe’s media businesses in the next decade, by Viviane Reding. 7th June 2006
- Quality Principles for cultural Web sites: a handbook
- , by Viviane Reding.
- Commission' Studies on the European Social Funds within the Member States in the Culture's area:
- The conclusions of the II FORUM on the Cultural Cooperation in Europe are now available. The forum, that with the participation of professionals and political of the sector, has given the occasion for a revision of activities that the European Union has undertaken in the last ten years in the cultural sector, and has offered the possibility to discuss on the future of the European cultural cooperation.
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Digital Archives and Library
- Digital Libraries Initiative: Agreement between Cultural Institutions and Right Holders on Orphan Works
- Innovating towards the digital future: Lifestyles, society and culture, by Viviane Reding
- Council Conclusions on the Digitisation and Online Accessibility of Cultural Material, and Digital Preservation.
- Building the European Digital Library: The European Commission's role, ambitions and actions. By Horst Forster.
- European Research Advisory Board. Final Report. Policy on Open Access. December 2006.
- International Conference: "Institutional archives for research: experiences and projects in Open Access" presentations. Rome, 30 November - 1 December 2006.
- Handbook on Cost Reduction in Digitisation, by Simon Tanner.
- Broadening representation in the European Digital Library. Pubished on IST Result (December 2006).
- Metadata labelling for multimedia content
- Education, Youth and Culture. Press release, 2762nd Council Meeting. Brusselles 13-14 November 2006.
- Digitisation and online accessibility. Extract from the Press release, 2762nd Council Meeting. Brusselles 13-14 November 2006.
- UNESCO and IFLA to establish strategic alliance to implement Plan of Action of World Summit of the Information Society
- Recommendation on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation. Edit by the European Commission on 24 August 2006.
- Digital Black Hole. By Jonas Palm.
- High Level Expert Group to advise European Commission on how to build the European Digital Library
- The European Digital Library: Frequently Asked Questions
- Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005). OCLC report.
- Dynamic Action Plan for EU co-ordination of digitisation of cultural and scientific content
- Alexandria Manifesto on Libraries, the Information Society in Action
- 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
- . By Antonia Ida Fontana and Alessandro Sardelli.
- , by Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
- , by Brian Kenney.
- by Joe Ryan.
- by Neil McLean and Clifford Lynch
- by David Whitehouse
- by Martha L. Brogan
- is the result of the efforts of a European working group that selected and analysed good practices and guidelines in the field of digitisation across Europe.
- Reference service for digital library. (Italian, only). By Paola Gargiulo.
- Licensing Digital Content A detailed road map into territory for which industry standards do not exist, this guide to the digital information access frontier is a must-have for every librarian.
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eContentPlus
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eGovernment
- Think Paper 10.Trust and Transparency: pre-requisites for effective eGovernment. By Michael Blakemore and Peter Lloyd
- eGovernment for All Europeans. By Viviane Reding
- Citizens first - the next wave of government services on-line. By Viviane Reding
- e-Government 2004: internet based interaction with European businesses and citizens - Issue number 35/2005
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- A Danish Technological Institute Study.
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eLearning
- Trends in E-Learning for Library Staff, A summary of research WebJunction commissioned in 2005 on how library organizations are pursuing e-learning for staff training.
- by Neil McLean and Clifford Lynch
- - "Over the next three years, we are going to ensure that 30,000 European schools are twinned over the Internet".
eTen
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Electronic Reviews
- Communications of the ACM
- FrescodiStampa. The biggest italian books online database. News, information, catalogues.
- E-book Italy Dossier. The electronic book of the digital and humanistic publishing. The dossier, edited by L.M. Reale, offers a systematic cataloguing of the principal Italian online resources and initiatives in the sector of the digital publishing.
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EU Enlargement
- Myths and Facts about Enlargement, by the European Commission.
- Questions and answers on the Union’s enlargement strategy and its integration capacity
- Wide reactions to accession date for Bulgaria and Romania
- Enlargement, two years on: all win as new Member States get richer
- Enlargement: EU must keep its promises but take account of absorption capacity.
- "Commission’s Enlargement Strategy" Plenary Session at the European Parliament Strasbourg, 15 March 2006, by Olli Rehn
Euromed Heritage
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- Culture Ministers discuss creation of a joint Euro-Mediterranean cultural strategy.
- Women and men in decision-making 2007. Analysis of the situation and trends.
- Eurostat yearbook 2008. Europe in figures.
- Fifth Report on Citizenship of the Union. (1 May 2004 – 30 June 2007)
- Leonardo da Vinci programme strengthens employability, knowledge and self-confidence
- More women in work, but 'better' jobs needed too
- 1001 ACTIONS FOR DIALOGUE - Anna Lindh Foundation
- Speech by José Sócrates at the signing ceremony of the Treaty of Lisbon. 13th December 2007.
- Discrimination in the European Union.This survey was requested by the Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and coordinated by the Directorate-General Communication.
- European Commission demands better use of European research, innovation and cohesion funding
- Key figures 2007 on Science, Technology and Innovation
- Green Paper. European trasparency initiative. presented by the Commission.
- Consolidating 50 years of delivery. The Commission work programme for 2007
- A Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010
- Working for growth and jobs - A year of delivery
- Brussels European Council 14/15 December 2006: Presidency Conclusions.
- "The Future of Europe", by José Manuel Barroso.
- Intervention at Plenary Session of EuroMed Foreign Affairs Ministerial Meeting EuroMed Foreign Affairs Ministerial Meeting Tampere, by Benita Ferrero-Waldner. Finland, 28 November 2006
- The European Commission to encourage women and youth to take more active part in the debate on Europe – the stock-taking of Plan D, for Democracy, Dialogue and Debate, by Margot Wallström.
- MEPs approve €308bn Structural Funds 2007-13 package
- “Cross border cooperation: encourage a new bottom-up generation of projects”. By Danuta Hübner.
- The objective for Finland's EU Presidency: a transparent and effective Union. 30 Jun 2006.
- Q&A on the legislative package of EU programmes for the financial programming period 2007-2013
- Presidency Conclusions. Brussels, 24 March 2006
- Uniting in peace: the role of Law in the European Union. Jean Monnet lecture. EUI Florence, 31 March 2006
- The future of Europe, by Charlie McCREEVY
- White Paper on a European Communication Policy
- The European Digital Library: Frequently Asked Questions
- Commission outlines first integrated strategy for research and innovation.
- Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 15 – 16 December 2005), by José Manuel Barroso
- A New Framework Strategy for Multilingualism, a Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
- , by Elio Fameli and Fiorenza Socci.
- - The status of economic reform in the enlarging EU (March 2004).
- Documents of the Convention
Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for Education and Culture, presented a bulletin in which she underlines that efforts are being made in all the European countries to adapt the education and training systems to the knowledge-driven society and economy, but the reforms undertaken are not up to the challenges and their current pace will not enable the Union to attain the objectives set.- UE, consultation on the future for Universities [PDF]
The European Commission, General Direction for the Research, has opend a public consultation on: "The role of the Universities in the Europe of knoledge " - COM (2003) 58 def. of 5.2.2003. - The guide is the result of a merger of the 7th edition of the ECAS funding guide and the Special edition for NGOs in the Candidate Countries. It is an illustration of the extent to which NGOs can at the same time benefit from, or lose out, on EU membership. This publication brings together all strands of EU funding for NGOs, in particular funding open to the candidate countries. There has until now been no overview, not even in the enlargement DG or Commission delegation in Candidate Countries.
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i2010
- i2010 Annual Information Society Report 2008. Benchmarking i2010: progress and fragmentation in Europe’s information society.
- The i2010 Agenda – a European Success Story in the Making, by Viviane Reding. Speech at the i2010 Conference - Information Society at a Crossroads Brdo, 13 May 2008.
- More than 250 million Europeans regularly use Internet, says Commission's ICT Progress Report. April 2008.
- Strategy for an innovative and inclusive European Information Society, April 2008. European Commission.
- The European Interest: Succeeding in the age of globalisation. Contribution of the Commission to the October Meeting of Heads of State and Government.
- i2010 – 2 years on. By Viviane Reding. Brussels, 10 May 2007
- i2010 Annual Report 2007
- Resolution of 22 March 2007 on a Strategy for a Secure Information Society in Europe
- COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 24 August 2006 on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation
- i2010 – First Annual Report on the European Information Society
- Growth and Jobs: reaching the Lisbon targets should result in higher standards of living for EU citizens, says study on Lisbon effects
- 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
- A European Information Society for growth and employment – i2010 by Viviane Reding
- , by Viviane Reding.
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Information and documentation
- White Paper on a European Communication Policy
- Information and Communication Technology research and its impact on growth and job creation by Viviane Reding
- (Atti delle Pubbliche AMministrazioni - Acts of the Public Administration)
- The Information Science between history and topical: a vision in the femine. Special monographic issue dedicated to Maria Pia Carosella edited by Anna Baldazzi.
- The White Book for the weak categories has been presented [PDF]. Il The White Book has been presented by the Interministerial Commission for the Development and the Employment of the Information Technologies for Weak Categories, set up on May 2002 by the Minister for Innovation and Technlogies.
- Rule for the access to the documents of the European Parliament. On GUCE s. L. 145/43 of 31.05.01 has been published the Rule (EC) n. 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council relative to the access of the public to the documents of the European Parliament, of the Council, and of the Commission.
- Charter for the fundametal rights in the European Union. This Charter reaffirms, with due regard for the powers and tasks of the Community and the Union and the principle of subsidiarity, the rights as they result, in particular, from the constitutional traditions and international obligations common to the Member States, the Treaty on European Union, the Community Treaties, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the Social Charters adopted by the Community and by the Council of Europe and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and of the European Court of Human Rights. Enjoyment of these rights entails responsibilities and duties with regard to other persons, to the human community and to future generations.
The Union therefore recognises the rights, freedoms and principles set out hereafter. - Euroguida I&D of the European of the information and the documentation professionals. Collective work of the ECIA (European Council of the Information and the documentation Associations), realized with the European Community support within the "Leonardo Da Vinci" Programme.
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Information Society
- Strategy for an innovative and inclusive European Information Society, April 2008. European Commission.
- Innovating towards the digital future: Lifestyles, society and culture. By Viviane Reding.
- The renewed Lisbon Growth and Jobs Strategy is working, but the EU must reform further to succeed in a globalised age, says key Commission Report. Bruxelles 11 December 2007.
- The European Interest: Succeeding in the age of globalisation. Contribution of the Commission to the October Meeting of Heads of State and Government.
- Global Information Society Watch 2007 report
- Resolution of 22 March 2007 on a Strategy for a Secure Information Society in Europe
- La Commissione valuta i progressi del programma di riforma italiano per rilanciare la crescita e l'occupazione
- Working for growth and jobs - A year of delivery
- This week's ITU (International Telecommunications Union) Conference in Hong-Kong and the new focus on the international dimension of Europe’s Information Society: Frequently Asked Questions.
- From Service Competition to Infrastructure Competition: the Policy Options Now on the Table. ECTA Conference 2006. Bruxelles, 16 Novembre 2006.
- Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social committee and the Committee of the Regions - A strategy for a Secure Information Society - “Dialogue, partnership and empowerment”
- Internet for all: EU ministers commit to an inclusive and barrier-free information society
- Alexandria Manifesto on Libraries, the Information Society in Action
- Interview to Paul Timmers on the key points of the new European politics on the Information Society theme.
- La société de l’information que nous voulons : le chemin est ouvert pour une approche multilatérale et transparente à la gouvernance d’Internet, by Viviane Reding
- , by Viviane Reding.
- , by Viviane Reding.
- . By Viviane Reding. Press Conference on the occasion of the launch of the initiative European Information Society 2010.
- . By Viviane Reding.
- . By Viviane Reding.
- -Building the Information Society: a global challenge in the new Millennium.
- Social Funds, an opportunity for the Information Society
The research, presented to the Dipartimento delle Politiche Regionali della Commissione Europea on March 2003 has had the aim to explore the european scenario of the dissemination in the ICT. - Liikanen calls for a common framework for innovation policy. EU Commissioner for Enterprise and the Information Society, Erkki Liikanen, has called on Member States and the Commission to work together to create a common European framework for innovation policy.
- Technological Landscapes for tomorrow's cultural economy. The study offers addresses and recommendations to memory institutions and provides them with better information on how to face this challenge. European Commission - DG Information Society - Cultural Heritage Application Unit).
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Internet
- Internet Security Threat Report - April 2008
- The Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007
- The innovation gap with the US keeps narrowing. 22 February 2007.
- Commission study points the way forward for better regulation of new media and the digital economy.
- Internet for all: EU ministers commit to an inclusive and barrier-free information society
- Report from the Group of Experts set up by the European Commission.
- [pdf]. The study gives an accurate picture of the recently evolution of the information and communication technologies in our Country.
- Manifesto Internet IFLA. Document to define the basic principles and the meaning of the use of the Internet in the library.
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Open Access
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Safer Internet Plus
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VII Framework Programme
- Synopsis of projects funded by the FP7 Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities
- European Commission demands better use of European research, innovation and cohesion funding
- Find a Document for the VII FP
- FP7: A new framework for competition, innovation and growth”. IST 2006 - Strategies for Leadership Helsinki, Finland, 21 November, 2006
- ICT FP7 Work Programme
- All the documents about the Programme.
- , by Eurab
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Web Accessibility
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) - Test version. 30th April 2008.
- A common approach to accessibility for all. Eric Velleman
- Quality Principles for cultural Web sites: a handbook
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