Paving the Way for Interoperability in Digital Libraries: The DL.org Project

Athanasopoulos G, Candela L, Castelli D, El Raheb K, Innocenti P, Ioannidis Y, Katifori A, Nika A, Parker S, Ross S, Thanos C, Toli E, Vullo G

Digital libraries  Interoperability  Delos Digital Library Reference Model  Content- User- Functionality- Quality- Policy- Architecture- Digital Library Domain 

While Digital Libraries (DLs) are working towards making universally accessible collections of human knowledge a reality, considerable advances are needed in DL methodologies and technologies to make this happen. Achieving interoperability between DLs is a crucial requirement for reaching this goal. This is the prime goal of the DL.org project, which is advancing the state of the art in this area, and is proposing solutions, best practices and shared standards by bringing together knowledge from the DELOS project and expertise of DL domain stakeholders. By serving this goal, DL.org is paving the way for embedding new research achievements into real-world systems, and is supporting the advancement of research and the creation of a European Information Space for the knowledge-based economy.