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A program of the [[European Commission]], the '''Telematics for Libraries Program''' has the ambitious aim of unifying [[information access|access to information]] throughout the nations of [[Europe]]. This program was launched in 1990 and has since established numerous projects to facilitate in this goal. At the time of its enactment, the Telematics for Libraries Program sought to establish four complementary objectives:

*Computerised [[bibliographies]]

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Examples are numerous of projects initiated through the Telematics for Libraries Program.

CANDLE(Controlled Access to Network Digital Libraries in Europe) is a project dedicated to [[Digital data|digital]] collections, and facilitates access to these collections through low-cost [[library]] management [[software]]. This is a collaborative approach between libraries and publishers that encourages publishers to provide digital content while addressing [[license|licensing]] and access control issues. This project has members in several European countries([[Greece]], [[Spain]], [[United Kingdom]], etc.) In [[France]], [[Gallica]] is a relatively new [[server (computing)|server]] that will provide users remote access to digital documents contained at the [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]] in a variety of formats. The primary aim of this project is for evaluation purposes; to present a multitude of documents and examine their usability through a system of [[computer networks|networks]]. <ref>Digital Library Initiatives Across Europe(Technology Information). David Raitt. ''Computers in Libraries'' 20.10(November 2000): p26.</ref> One final example of a program through the Telematics for Libraries Program is the Cultivate UK Web portal. This is a sort of national [[website]], which allows a single point of access for information on European [[culture|cultural]] heritage. This portal will allow for the seamless sharing of information through libraries, [[archive]]s and [[museum]]s alike.<ref>Cultivate UK Web site: the development of a portal. Rosalind Johnson. ''The Electronic Library'' v19.n4(2001) pp.241-247.</ref> Like the programs mentioned above, the end user is the primary beneficiary of this simplified method of distributing information.

Throughout the 1990s, 820 proposals were submitted under the Telematics for Libraries Program throughout Europe, and 82 projects were launched involving over 400 individual organizations.<ref name="cordis.europa.eu"/> The program continues to promote programs whose goal is to create a more user-friendly and integrated environment for information seekers throughout Europe.

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==External links==

* {{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/ist/docs/digicult/impact.pdf |server=ftp.cordis.europa.eu |url-status=dead |title=FTP link }}

* http://cordis.europa.eu/libraries/en/libtrain.html

* https://web.archive.org/web/20000824130400/http://www.uclan.ac.uk/research/centre/cerlim/reports/odinrep.htm

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070203182027/http://www.cni.org/regconfs/1997/ukoln-content/repor~14.html

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