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Die Tagung 'Vernetzte Welten' aus der Tagungsreihe 'Digitale Bibliothek' stellte die organisatorische und inhaltliche Kollaboration von Institutionen aus dem GLAM-Sektor in den thematischen Mittelpunkt: Referiert wurde u. a. über Metadaten und Pflege semantischer Datenstrukturen, Linked Open Data, Open Access und Nachnutzung von semantisch beschriebenen digitalen Objekten. Die Konferenz machte deutlich, dass hier eine bewusste Umorientierung stattgefunden hat, die das Öffnen der Institutionen und die Verbreitung und Vernetzung der kuratierten Objekte forciert. The conference 'Vernetzte Welten' from the Digital Library series focused on the collaboration of GLAM sector institutions, mainly on the subjects organization and content: Among other topics, reports were given on metadata and maintenance of semantic data structures, Linked Open Data, Open Access and reusing semantically described digital objects. The conference showed clearly that a deliberate reorientation has taken place which speeds up the opening of the institutions and the spreading and interlinking of objects that have undergone curation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information on The Personal Digital Archiving Conference hosted by the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation program of the New York University (NYU) from April 24-26, 2015 is presented. Topics include the opening keynote regarding family album given by writer and producer Don Perry, the dissertation "How Online Sociality and Free Terabytes are Shaping Personal Digital Archives" presented by Jessica Bushey of the University of British Columbia, and the poster presentations about digitization.

The article presents a report from the March 1-2, 2018 "Zugang und Teilhabe im digitalen Wandel" conference of the Deutscher Bibliotheksverband library association in Berlin, Germany on social aspects of access to digital libraries.

Information on the 64th annual meeting of the German library network held in Konstanz, Germany from April 16-17, 2013 is presented. Several topics including the use of resource description and access (RDA) in German libraries, library information networks, and electronic books are discussed. Other topics mentioned in this article include data networking, library catalog management, and the German digital library Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (DDB).

The article presents a report on a conference on the digitization of cultural archives and their presentation as online digital libraries, held in Rostock, Germany, from September 26-28, 2012. Topics of discussion included open access to such collections, metadata management, and the use of Web 2.0 ideas such as crowdsourcing in the maintenance and further development of ethnographic websites.

Information on the conference "Digitization scenarios in Libraries and Archive," hosted by the University and State Library Sachsen-Anhalt in November 2009 on digital libraries is presented.

A calendar of German events related to library science from July - December 2009 lists such meeting themes as digital libraries, librarian certification, new juvenile books, and blog competencies.

The article offers information on various conference proceedings and reports. It states that the "Museums and the Web 2008" focuses on the use of mobile devises at heritage sites, K-12 issues, and a host of Web 2.0 applications such as Second Life, YouTube, and Wikis. On the other hand, the full streaming video and slide presentations from "WebWise 2008" are available for viewing at http://webwise2008.fcla.edu/. It is also posed that full-text papers of the presentations which were presented during this conference will be featured in a forthcoming issue of the online journal "First Monday."

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This is a report on the tenth annual Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI), which was held from July 9 to 13, 2018, and hosted by the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article announces that a digital library conference will be held in Tilburg, the Netherlands, from July 28, 2009 to August 5, 2009.

The article offers information on several forums and conferences related on digitization and digital archiving. Digital Library Federation Fall forum deals on topics regarding digital humanities, digital resources for search engines and practices for metada sharing. It also cites 74th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) General Conference and Council and the 2008 National Digital Forum that covers topics on digital preservation and digitization projects and digital archiving.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the preservation of artworks, the issues involving digitization and preservation of form-instant photographs, and the Personal Digital Archiving Conference at the New York University.

The article offers information on several conferences including ACM IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 18-23, 2007, Chicago Colloquium on "Digital Humanities and Computer Science" to be held in Illinois on October 21-22, 2007, and "Digital Humanities 2007" to be held in Champaign, Illinois on June 2-8, 2007.

The article offers information on the Digitization of Library Material in Europe to be held in Hague, The Netherlands on October 19-21, 2009 and the Sixth International Conference on Preservation of Digitalobjects to be held in San Francisco, California on October 5-6, 2009.

The article presents information on several conferences. The conference papers that were presented at the 2007 National Preservation Office Conference held at the British Library include topics such as large-scale scanning projects, the future of microfilm, and three case studies. The WebWise Conference gathered 300 museum and library professionals to discuss the development of technological and digital resources and their impacts on museums, libraries and other cultural organizations.

The article offers information on several conferences which include the 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries from September 27 to October 2, 2009 in Corfu, Greece, the International Conference for Digital Libraries and the Semantic Web from September 8-11, 2009 in Italy, and IPRES: The Sixth International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects from October 5 to 6, 2009 in San Francisco, California.

The article provides information on several conferences related on digital libraries. The European Conference on Digital Libraries held Corfu, Greece from September 27-October 2, 2009 deals on topics concerning conceptual views, user interfaces and evaluation of digital libraries. Meanwhile, the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries held in Austin, Texas on June 15-19, 2009 covers digital libraries meanings of such as selecting, collecting and distribution of digital contents.

The article offers information on the "21st Annual Midwest States Micrographics Conference" to be conducted at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois on September 16-18, 2008.

The article offers information on the "iPres 2008," which is the fifth in a series of international conferences focused in promoting understanding and best practice in digital preservation, to be conducted at the British Library in London, England on September 29-30, 2008.

The article offers information on the Digital Resources for the Humanities and Arts' (DRHA) conference to be held at the University of Cambridge, England from September 14-17, 2008.

The article offers information on the European Conference on research and advanced technology for digital libraries to be held in Aarhus, Denmark from September 14-19, 2008.

The article offers information on several conferences worldwide in 2007 including the "INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL PRESERVATION," to be held in The Hague, Netherlands on November 1 and 2, the "MIDWEST STATES MICROGRAPHICS CONFERENCE," to be held in Cheyenne, Wyoming from September 11 to 13, and the "UNLOCKING AUDIO: SHARING EXPERIENCE OF MASS DIGITISATION," to be held at the British Library Centre for Conservation in London, England on October 26 and 27.

The article presents a list of participants in the Statewide Digitization Planners meeting held in Chicago, Illinois on June 2005, including Ruth Dukelow of Michigan Library Consortium, Claudia Fraser of Drake University, Dottie Hiebing of Metropolitan New York Library Council, Erin Kinney of Wyoming State Library, Michael Seadle of Michigan State University, Bill Walker of Amigos Library Services, Susan Malbin, Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Bill Mischo of University of Illinois.

The article offers information on the Symposium on Free Culture and the Digital Library to be held at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia on October 14, 2005.