1. KB: digitisation and cooperation in the Netherlands
Hans Jansen, Deputy Director General
March 10, 2011

2. Our mission
The KB is the national library of the Netherlands: we bring people and information together
Our core values are: accessibility, sustainability, innovation and cooperation

3. Our vision
We offer everyone everywhere access to everything published in and about the Netherlands
We play a central role in the (scientific) information infrastructure of the Netherlands
We promote permanent access to digital information nationally and internationally

4. Strategic priorities for 2025
We have digitised all Dutch books, newspapers and periodicals from 1470
We offer permanent access to all digital (& digitised) publications that are published in the Netherlands
We offer complete and site independent access to licensed content for members of Dutch scientific [beter: academic of research] and public libraries

5. Digitisation targets for 2014 (1)
10% of all Dutch books, newspapers and periodicals have
been digitised (60 million pages by the KB, 13 million by third parties)
Access to results from current digitisation projects for newspapers, journals, pre-1900 books, parliamentary papers
Digitisation within National Programmes like Metamorfoze and Memory of the Netherlands will continue
The KB seeks opportunities to cooperate with private partners for digitisation, e.g. Google, ProQuest

6. Digitisation targets for 2014 (2)
Why these?
These collections are most requested and used by research and general public
These collections are threatened by paper decay
Public funding was available
Private funders were interested

7. How to collaborate with public libraries?
KB changes into a business to business (B2B) organisation
provides metadata and digital content
provides licensed content
Two examples:
Selected public library users are offered direct access to licensed content from KB
Selected Elsevier content for public library users

8. International publications
digitisation
UNI
LIBS
Dutch
publishers
Int.
publ.
PUB
LIC
LIBS
International publications
National (Dutch)
publications
Researchers
General
Public
Licenses
KB, National Library
Other
businesses