<div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#ff0000">People have been talking about digital libraries for about a quarter century now, but we still argue about what they are and where they are going.</font></b> In Exploring Digital Libraries, I endeavour to sort out both. While I do offer a definition of what the phrase “digital libraries” means in the context of current research and practice, the truth is that myriad diffuse definitions and opinions about digital libraries continue being expressed. <br>
<br>There are even more perspectives on where digital libraries are going. Last week I asked some colleagues to send me one sentence each on the topic of digital libraries in this time of large-scale, web- and network-driven societal change. This somewhat kaleidoscopic, crowd sourced blog post is my attempt to weave together what they sent me.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline"></div>I have arranged their 10 contributions in 4 sections:<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">
</div><br><ul><li>Digital libraries and the social web: collections to communities?<br></li><li>Overcoming barriers and seizing opportunities for transformation<br></li><li>“Social” digital libraries, the semantic web and scholarship<br>
</li><li>“Conscious coordination” of strategic actions<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline"></div><br></li></ul><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">
</div><br><a href="http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/10-thoughts-digital-libraries-where-theyre-going">http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/10-thoughts-digital-libraries-where-theyre-going</a></div></div>