As you will see in this issue of the DELOS Newsletter, there is coverage of a number of different events ranging from the large-scale ECDL 2005 in Vienna to much smaller affairs but no less important in what they have set out to achieve. Nonetheless I cannot but wish to highlight for readers the significance of what was envisaged in the brainstorming meeting at the beginning of December. The necessary steps towards a European Digital library as highlighted by Horst Forster and other presenters will not necessarily surprise practitioners within the DELOS Network of Excellence but the ultimate information space they presage and the research and development they will require are of paramount importance to us all.

On a lighter note, we also note with interest the promising work evident at ECDL 2005 and acknowledge the efforts not only of its award winners and contributors but also the successful exchanges of researchers, and of course pay homage to the DELOS members who have been so hospitable and encouraging towards their visiting colleagues.

If you have an item to contribute for the next issue, however small or large, do not hesitate to contact the editor at

Costantino Thanos
Scientific Coordinator
DELOS Network of Excellence

Further information:

• DELOS website
  http://www.delos.info/

• DELOS Work Programme including JPA

• DELOS NoE Digital Library
  http://delos-dl.isti.cnr.it/

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