Introduction

1. Introduction Donatella Castelli & Yannis Ioannidis & Seamus Ross

2. Past editions • DELOS Reference Model workshop, Rome, June 1-2, 2006 • 1st Workshop on Foundations of Digital Libraries, Vancouver, June 23, 2007 • 2nd Workshop on Foundations of Digital Libraries, Budapest, 20 September 2007 • 3rd Workshop on Foundations of Digital Libraries, Aarhus, 18 September 2008 Quality Working Group Meeting

3. Workshop Objectives DL interoperability Presentation of the first results of the collective work of a large number of researchers who have participated in the DL.org project activities Springboard for further discussions and exchanges of ideas on effective methods for DL interoperability and best practices Quality Working Group Meeting

4. DL.org Coordination Action on Digital Library Interoperability, Best Practices and Modelling Foundations Quality Working Group Meeting

5. Project Objectives • Promote interoperability between current and future DL initiatives • by adopting a systematic approach • by mobilizing key people and projects • Identify best practices and technology patterns • by delivering a DL Technology and Methodology Cookbook • Consolidate and enhance the DELOS Reference Model • by producing a stable version of the Reference Model • Disseminate project outcomes • via Web site, Workshops, Summer School Quality Working Group Meeting

6. Six Thematic Working Groups Content Quality Architecture Functionality Policy User Identify and discuss the most important interoperability issues arising while implementing large-scale Digital Libraries Be informed about solutions applied in other contexts Steering the definition of agreed solutions Contribute to the consolidation/refinement of the Reference Model Quality Working Group Meeting

7. Six Thematic Working Groups: members • Leading technical experts representatives of key on-going projects and initiatives • Researchers in the specific domain Quality Working Group Meeting

8. Liaison Group act as a collaboration channel with many other projects and initiatives validate the results of the Thematic Working Groups act as a consultation body for DL.org Quality Working Group Meeting

9. Liaison Group members Stakeholders of DL organizations and coalitions Well known experts in the DL field Quality Working Group Meeting

10. External Advisory Board • Provide external assessment of the results achieved by DL.org • Provide guidance with respect to the Project’s strategic orientations • Members • Stephan Griffin (NSF) • Marianne Backes (CVCE) • Geneva Henri (Rice University) Quality Working Group Meeting

11. Agenda (morning) • 9:00-10:30 Welcome Session Chair -Costantino Thanos (ISTI-CNR) Welcome & Introduction - Donatella Castelli, ISTI-CNR, Yannis Ioannidis, University of Athens, Seamus Ross, University of Toronto DL.org Reference Model, Leonardo Candela, ISTI-CNR Keynote - Interoperability Challenges in Digital Libraries, Stefan Gradmann, Humboldt University 10:30-11:00    Coffee break 11:00-13:00    Session 1 – Report & Vision from Content, Functionality, and User Working Groups Chair - Geneva Henri, Rice University • Content Interoperability - Donatella Castelli, ISTI-CNR • Functionality Interoperability - Dagobert Soergel, University at Buffalo • User Interoperability - Yannis Ioannidis, University of Athens Quality Working Group Meeting

12. Agenda (afternoon) 14:00-16:30    Session 2 – Report & Vision from Policy, Quality, and Architecture Working Groups, Chair - Seamus Ross, University of Toronto • Policy Interoperability - Perla Innocenti, University of Glasgow • Quality Interoperability - Sarah Higgins, Digital Curation Centre (UK) & Giuseppina Vullo, University of Glasgow • Architecture Interoperability - Pasquale Pagano, ISTI-CNR 16:30-17:00    Coffee Break 17:00-18:00    Interactive Discussion Chair - Yannis Ioannidis, University of Athens Quality Working Group Meeting

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