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The key role of the DELOS Network of Excellence in establishing Digital Libraries as a research field in Europe
Author(s) -
Costantino Thanos,
Vittore Casarosa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
liber quarterly the journal of the association of european research libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1435-5205
pISSN - 2213-056X
DOI - 10.18352/lq.10165
Subject(s) - key (lock) , excellence , field (mathematics) , computer science , political science , computer security , mathematics , pure mathematics , law
It was only in the mid-1990’s that Digital Libraries became a research topic in Europe. The European Union was then instrumental in supporting and promoting the subject. One key element of that support was the establishment of the DELOS Network of Excellence. Its central role in the development of digital libraries in the period 1997-2007 in Europe and its contributions are outlined in this paper.

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