Information provision to knowledge creation: Danish digital libraries strategy

Abstract

This paper describes Danish digital libraries strategy in knowledge creation. While doing so, authors describe the role and issues for digital libraries. They have analysed the Danish deliberations regarding the development of digital library services in order to provide inspiration outside Denmark. They have described in detail history and strategies for development of e-services in public libraries in Denmark. They have also descried how and why Denmark's Electronic Research Library was established, via a network of cooperating electronic research libraries and how they developed digital library services in the library's environment. They also describe changes in education and learning, consequences for library development, developing a new role for the library, digital library services, concrete activities, and service development, institutional repositories and open access and organizational aspects – institutional partnerships in developing digital library in Danish point of view.