The document discusses digitization efforts at the British Library and other national libraries in Europe. It notes that while digitization projects have created valuable digital resources, the vast majority of collections still need to be digitized. Ongoing improvements in technology could eventually make it feasible to digitize entire library holdings and make the world's knowledge universally accessible.

1. IMPACT Conference 2011 Richard Boulderstone Director, eStrategy & Programmes October 2011

4. 2020 Mission & Vision Digitisation provides long-lasting digital copy Digital content can Support advanced analysis Digital is easier to access Digital content has much greater reach We can only accomplish these objectives with partners

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12. Webometrics for 12 JISC-funded Digitisation Projects Monthly statistics for 12 JISC-funded Digitisation Projects Does this tell us whether we should do these projects?....

13. Print vs Digital Digital Wins!!! Factor Print Digital Winner Durability Good (some not so good – newspapers) but eventually destroyed through use Requires specialist system to retain for ever – but possible Tie Look & Feel Original Item Good simulations possible – also multi-layer digitisation; electronic comparisons provide additional utility Tie Search Only catalogue With good ocr - Full Text Digital Distribution Slow, expensive & cumbersome Fast, cheap, entire internet Digital Linking, Text mining, social networking Not Possible Potentially Digital Revenue Very limited opportunities Already have a number of revenue generating apps Digital