reuse of digital heritage in the library, today and tomorrow. the case of the kb

Reuse of Digital Heritage in the Library, Today and Tomorrow. The Case of the KB.

Lotte Wilms, 08 November 2016

KB in a nutshellFounded1798

7 million items = 115 km of library materials

10,800 current periodicals;

500 licensed databases and e-journals;

In 2015 the collection grew by:

49,000 books;

42,000 issues of periodicals;

6.5 million digital items;

2,700 e-books;

3,800 websites.

Mission

• The KB brings people and information together;

• The KB makes the library collection of the Netherlands visible, preservable and usable;

• The KB holds a central position in the library network;

• The KB helps people to become more skilled, smart and creative.

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What happens with our digital

content?

How do people use our digital

content?

What role do we play within the

reuse community?

How do we keep our digital

content accessible?

Scholarly community – Digital Humanities

Scholarly community – Computer scientists

Commercial reuse

Non-commercial reuse

Dataservices & KB ResearchLab

Delivery of content

Name and/or date

Can we have your data?

Thank you!Sure! It is available for research!

The power of our network

We’re not alone!

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How do people use our data?What types of

problems do they run into?

How can we shape our

services for them?

What do researchers

actually think of us?!

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You and your collection are part of a bigger whole

Be transparent about your digitisation process.

Document what you do and why

Use standards to facilitate the combination of

existing collections

Be persistent in what you do and offer persistent

access to your data

Work together with your users to ensure a good fit

of your services and to learn from them

Join networks to learn and share about your work

and to promote the use of your collection

Thank you. Any questions?

lotte.wilms@kb.nl@lottewilms