The following new projects and accompanying measures are to be cofunded by the Commission as a result of the 1996 Call for Proposals .
More detailed information is available on the results of the call.
The project will produce low-cost library management software for rights control and fee management . In collaboration with a publisher and a supply agency, a number of economic delivery models will be tested. This includes the setting up of a production chain for digitizing old books. It will also be a demonstrator and test-bed for licence agreements with publishers and information providers and for models use of digital library services. The project will focus on inhabitants from sparsely populated areas and elderly and disabled people who are unlikely to have access to distance learning facilities.