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EODOPEN project goals are

to make 15 000 textual materials from the 20^th and 21^st centuries digitally available
to reach more than 1 million people in Europe, particulary young people and those with special needs
to spread best practice in rights clearance among the professional community internationally

Introducing EODOPEN

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News

The meeting of EODOPEN partners focused on the discussion of copyright issues and sharing the best practice in digitisation

On 12 and 13 May 2022, the EOD Network and EODOPEN partners gathered in Lisbon for the first face-to-face meeting after the pandemic period. Nearly 50 participants from 17 institutions of 12 European countries were kindly hosted by the National Library of Portugal. As the event took place just after the 15th anniversary of the eBooks on Demand service (EOD), the EOD Network and EODOPEN project partners had the great opportunity to discuss the progress achieved so far and to align on upcoming activities.

Webinar on Impact of the DSM Directive on Copyright law in EU and Slovenia

Webinar will be held via Zoom on 28th September 2021, 9.00am – 1pm.
On 17th April 2019, the Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the digital single market has been adopted; its aim is to adjust certain copyright exceptions in the digital and cross-border environment, and to ensure a wider access to digital content. Some changes are relevant also to the field of librarianship, especially in regards to preservation of cultural heritage.

EODOPEN members explore best practice models for rights clearance

As a result of the workshops conducted by the Rights Clearance Assessment and Support Group (WG5), a report on best practice models for the practical process of rights clearance is available for interested parties.

Users' experience of reading e-books – survey findings

Last year the EODOPEN working group „Delivery formats of digitised material for special needs“ (WG 4) led by the National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK) prepared a survey that aims to capture a broader insight into the reading experience of users and to get information about positive or negative characteristics of devices and formats that support e-books.

The Start of Digitization at Vilnius University Library

Vilnius University Library has joined EODopen project team in November 2019. Soon after having officially joined EODopen, the staff of the project at VU Library started planning EODopen activities.

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Project status: 6000 books digitized, 2,5 mln people reached, 34 months to go

Partners

The project consortium is led by the University of Innsbruck (UIBK) and consists of 15 partners representing 11 European countries ranging from the most Western part of Europe to the most Eastern part.

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