Secondly, there must be research and development efforts in order for digital libraries to succeed. And, because the idea of a digital library system stems from Korea, one should be developed in support of the Korean cultural heritage. The need to support multi-lingual interfaces within the library collections was recognized. Librarians from UC San Diego demonstrated how a query in one particular language could be transformed to find documents in another language at the receiving collection site. Participants agreed upon the potential benefits of integrating multiple collections into a broader resource.
All groups are interested in making their material widely accessible.
SDSC hosted the event to promote the application of digital library technology to cultural heritage collections. An example is the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance , which is led by the UC San Diego library . The co-principal investigators deemed the workshop productive. The report will be completed in subsequent weeks and made available on the Web. It will also describe the efforts of the NSF and other federal agencies in supporting applications of digital libraries.