Background
Today’s knowledge divide refers to the
gaps that exist in the four building blocks of knowledge societies,
namely knowledge creation, knowledge preservation, knowledge sharing,
and knowledge application. Digital libraries enable people to access,
share, and apply knowledge. Across the world, the need for timely and
relevant information has emerged, which is sometimes not accessible.
With the development of digital libraries, users can now access information
and continue quality research.
Although research and development relating to digital libraries started
in developed parts of the world, digital libraries are in reality a
global phenomenon. Recent trends show that digital library development
in the developing world is also gaining momentum. While overcoming the
digital divide is a challenge, global librarians and knowledge workers
feel they have a role to play in bridging the digital divide through
creation of digital libraries.
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Speakers
P Anandan
Managing Director
Microsoft Research, India
Klaus Tochtermann
Director ZBW
Professor for Computer Science, Kiel University, Germany
Joyce Chao-chen Chen
Professor
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Alejandro Bia
Professor
CIO, DEMI, Miguel Hernández University, Spain
Paul Nieuwenhuysen
Professor
Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan, Belgium
A R D Prasad
Head
DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute
Bangalore, India
James J O'Donnell
Professor
Georgetown University Washington, DC, USA
José Borbinha
Faculty
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Lisbon Technical University , Portugal
Michael Seadle
Director
Berlin School of Library and Information Science,
Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin, Germany
Sybil H. Bullock
Professor
School of Library and Information Studies
University of Alabama, USA
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