Interviews & Videos

DL.org regularly conducts interviews with leaders and pioneers from the Digital Library space in Europe and across the globe to explore how grand challenges are being tackled and share this knowledge with the wider community. Available interviews comprise:

  • Round Table Debate - How to link research in DL to education in DL: Part 1 and Part 2 recording during the Seminar on Research & Education in DLs, November 2010.
  • Round Table Debate with Kevin Ashley, Director of the Digital Curation Centre (UK), Prof. Yannis Ioannidis, University of Athens and Dean Seamus Ross, University of Toronto, October 2010.
  • Interview with Anna Maria Tammaro, University of Parma, Italian coordinator of the Digital Library Learning (DILL), EC's Eramus Mundus programme and speaker at Parma Seminar on Research and Education on Digital Libraries in November 2010. PDF Version.
  • Interview with Marcial Reyes Batiancila, Philippines, Master student of the Digital Library Learning (DILL), EC's Eramus Mundus programme and round-table participant of the Parma Seminar on Research and Education on Digital Libraries in November 2010. PDF Version.
  • Interview with Wolfram Horstmann, CIO, Bielefeld University Library & Expert in the DL.org Quality Working Group, the grand integration challenges addressed by the 5th International conference on Open Repositories in July 2010. PDF Version.
  • Interview with Tobias Blanke, Kings College London and member of the DL.org Liaison Group on the importance of interoperability for the Arts and Humanities community. PDF Version.
  • Interview with Jane Mandelbaum and Martha Andersen, Library of Congress from the Library of Congress on how they are playing a pioneering role in tackling  DL challenges not only on an institutional level but also through the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). PDF Version.
  • Interview with Jill Cousins, Europeana , Programme Director of Europeana, spotlighting the project’s significance, challenges and links with DL.org. PDF Version.
  • Video question and answer with Geneva Henry, Rice University, Executive Director of the Center for Digital Scholarship at Rice University, U.S. and DL.org External Advisory Board on the significance of a common reference model for Digital Libraries.
  • Video question and answer with Ronald Larsen, University of Pittsburgh, Dean and Professor of the School of Information Sciences at University of Pittsburgh, U.S. highlighting the importance of DL.org, opportunities and impact.

 

              

DL.org Interview - Geneva Henry, Rice University                         DL.org Interview - Ronald Larsen, University of Pittsburgh