Opening remarks

Issue title: ICSTI/CODATA/ICSU Seminar on Preserving the Record of Science

Article type: Meeting Report

Authors: Molholm, Kurt N.

Affiliations: President, International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI), 51 boulevard de Montmorency, 75016 Paris, France. Tel: +33 1 45 25 65 92; Fax: +33 1 42 15 12 62; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: This workshop was held 14–15 February 2002 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris. The workshop was a follow-on to a January 2000 Stakeholders Workshop sponsored by ICSTI and UNESCO. This workshop was sponsored by ICSTI in cooperation with the ICSU Press of the International Council for Science, and CODATA, the Committee on Data for Science and Technology. The meeting objectives were: –To ensure all the interests in digital preservation of Science are aware of all current activities in the field.–To evaluate the needs for co-ordination of the efforts.–To create any necessary structures and work programmes to ensure co-ordination of the activities.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-2002-222-303

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 22, no. 2-3, pp. 57-61, 2002