Abstract

This presentation is about main trends in digital library and scholarly communication in Europe. We are taking part in many changes, which occurred especially in the last year. The roots of change date back to the end of the last millennium, and required hard work, passion and good cooperation: and, from the beginning, the evolution of digital libraries, the innovation in e-publishing and the success of the OAI would not have been possible without a strong global cooperation without any distinction between American and European contributions