The UK's JISC has announced that researchers, librarians, publishers and policy makers will be gathering in Gloucestershire on June 30 and July 1 to discuss the issues they face in creating, delivering and sustaining digitised content.
As JISC's digitisation programme enters a new phase of enhancing previously unseen and difficult to access materials, experts from across libraries, museums and the private sector will look into future opportunities and challenges at the event. Over 17 collections are already available due to JISC funding, and another 25 projects are digitising new content for research and teaching to be made available from September 2009. This is seen to make now the ideal time to stage the conference.
The conference is looking to share the challenges facing education and information professionals in managing information on the Internet when the speed of technology is changing rapidly.
There are many issues surrounding digitisation and access of information through the web, whether that be representing fragile materials in digital form or the complexities of licence agreements, copyright and ownership of works. The conference will explore these topics and bring together experts from various spheres to share best practice.
