Panels ( please check the general scheduling )

18 September, 16:30 - Room Alexandria

Panel 1: Joint Panel of the projects COVAX , MASTER and MALVINE (organization)

19 September, 16:30 - Room Alexandria

Panel 2: "Future Library Management Systems - Meeting Metadata and Contents"

This panel will discuss the emerging issue in libraries of coexistence of heterogeneous contents and metadata, with a special focus in the requirements for management of digital contents. The panel will count with representatives from leading IT players:

• Peter Noerr ( Edulib ) - Peter is the author of the "Digital Library Toolkit", a report commissioned by Sun with a first version published in 1998 and with a new version to be presented in ECDL2000.

• Karim Boughida ( Endeavor Information Systems ) - Karim will present the Endeavor's perspective on practical application of metadata standards in
  building integrated digital collection.

• Pedro Silva ( Software AG ) - Pedro will focus on the usage of TAMINO, an XML repository management system, in library's frameworks, namely in the BIBSYS network.

• Paul Nieuwenhuysen and Stefaan Renard (VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel) - Paul and Stefaan will bring a perspective of an "in-house" library management system (VUBIS), extended to handle metadata and digital journals.

21 September, 16:30 - Room Europa

Panel 3: "Digital Libraries Programs and International Cooperation"

This panel will discuss opportunities and experiences from relevant national and international programs, projects and organizations in the area of Digital Libraries. Expected participants are:

• Bernard Smith / Patricia Manson - European Commission ( Information Society DG-D.2 )

• Mogens Sandfær - DTV - Technical Knowledge Center & Library of Denmark

• Constantino Thanos - DELOS - Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries

• Carl Lagoze - OAi - Open Archives Initiative

• Edward Fox - NDLTD - Networked Digital Libraries of Thesis and Dissertations