The workshop included live demonstrations of the latest Internet navigation tools, resources and services, and was guaranteed to be fully buzzword compliant. This session is designed to explore the leading edge technologies in libraries. Libraries around the world are using the World Wide Web to do much more than simply promote their existing services. Materials are being digitized and organized into online collections, library catalogues are being made Web-accessible, and new kinds of online services are being provided. The presentation offered a perspective on the Web, what it can do for libraries, and some issues and technologies to watch.
Digital libraries offer both opportunities and challenges.
Typical library activities like selection, aquisition, organization, access, and preservation still apply, but how they are accomplished is completely different in a digital environment. In addition, issues like standards development and interoperability become essential. Examples of current digital library projects will be used to illustrate some of the broader issues of developing libraries for the new millenium.