A number of countries have or are developing policies for co-operation between archives, libraries and museums, for example the various Culture Nets that are emerging. They can provide good exemplars and could provide models that could be extrapolated to European level. Creating understanding and mobilising awareness of co-operation and of its benefits . The discussions identified benefits in both. More awareness and discussion of co-operation is needed through the various professional organisations and national bodies.
Work here is linked also to the development of the information infrastructure.
In general, standards exist and the problems lie more with a harmonised approach to their adoption and to development of best practice. Any solutions and initiatives developed for collaborative services must be able to demonstrate that they are scaleable, in order to be sustainable at EU level. Multilingual issues . Multilingual access remains a major factor in the European context and effective access to cultural resources at EU level will need to address them. Back to top of document 5.