Digital Math Library DML: un progetto mondiale per la matematica

De Robbio, Antonella Digital Math Library DML: un progetto mondiale per la matematica. Biblioteche oggi, 2003, vol. XXI, n. 6. (Unpublished) [Journal article (Unpaginated)]

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English abstract

This paper presents the state-of-the-art of the world-wide project DML Digital Mathematical Library which aims to provide availability and open access, through digital format, to the whole of maths documents (more or less 50 million pages). DML will include collections of both past literature (print document that have been digitalized) and digital documents. There are various subjects involved in the process: libraries, universities, publishers, projects and maths society at the national and international level. The time span of the project is estimated to be ten years and the whole budget 100 million dollars. In addition, the project’s aim is to develop a link between existing different experiences of digitalization thank to common model network. There are various problems to cope with: copyright, form, archiving. There are a lot of issue where it is necessary to take a decision: the selection of contents, the technical standards and the format of metadata. These issues were debated during the meeting which took place in Berlingen (Costanza’s Lake) from 31st of January to 3rd of February 2003. Italy, too, took part in the conference. During the brainstorming the working groups – established in order to gather information useful to the request of funding within the 6th Framework Programme of the European Union - developed the fundamental guidelines for the plan and creation of the European project UE Digital Math Library.

Italian abstract

Il presente elaborato descrive lo stato dell'arte del progetto mondiale DML Digital Mathematical Library il quale si pone l'obiettivo di rendere disponibili e liberamente accessibili, in formato digitale, la totalità dei documenti di matematica, stimati in circa 50 milioni di pagine. La DML comprenderà sia collezioni di documenti retro-digitalizzati (past literature) sia collezioni di documenti in formato nativo digitale. Numerosi i soggetti coinvolti, tra cui biblioteche, università, editori, progetti e le società matematiche nazionali e internazionali. Il tempo previsto per la realizzazione del progetto è di dieci anni, il budged totale di 100 milioni di dollari. Il progetto mira anche a creare un coordinamento tra le esperienze di digitalizzazione già esistenti, attraverso una rete che poggia su un modello distribuito. Numerosi i nodi da sciogliere tra cui il copyright, i formati, l'archiviazione. Molti gli aspetti su cui si dovrà decidere, tra cui la selezione dei contenuti, gli standard tecnici e i formati di metadati, tutti argomenti caldi dei quali si è discusso durante il meeting tenutosi a Berlingen (lago di Costanza) dal 31 gennaio-3 febbraio 2003. Nel brainstorming di Berlingen, a cui ha partecipato anche l'Italia, i gruppi di lavoro costituitisi allo scopo di predisporre documenti utili alla richiesta di finanziamento entro il 6. Programma Quadro dell'Unione Europea, hanno delineato le linee strategiche di pianificazione e sviluppo del progetto europeo UE Digital Math Library.

Item type:	Journal article (Unpaginated)
Keywords:	Digital Mathematical Library, DML, ItalDML, biblioteca digitale mondiale per la matematica, biblioteca digitale matematica, Berlingen meeting
Subjects:	H. Information sources, supports, channels. I. Information treatment for information services J. Technical services in libraries, archives, museum. > JG. Digitization.
Depositing user:	Antonella De Robbio
Date deposited:	13 Feb 2003
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 11:57
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/4054

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