Mai Buch, managing director Competencehouse A/S:
"Accessibility and application of scientific information is to me absolutely central in a knowledge society and vital in terms of Denmark’s competitive power.DEFF therefore has an important task in relation to the development of the Danish knowledge society, a task I look forward to sharing with the new DEFF steering committee."
Excerpt from text concerning DEFF in Finance Act 2009"Denmark’s Electronic Research DEFF provides funding for Library (DEFF) is an organisational and projects, development of the technological collaboration between the research administers joint purchases and education of Science, libraries, co- may provide subsidies for Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of DEFF negotiates and signs Culture. DEFF’s objective is to further licenses on behalf of the the development of a network of electronic libraries Danish Agency for Libraries that make their electronic and information resources the secretariat for the available to the users in a cohesive and simple way.
DEFF provides funding for joint development projects, development of the infrastructure and administers joint purchases of licenses. DEFF may provide subsidies for international activities.
DEFF negotiates and signs contracts for electronic licenses on behalf of the research libraries. The Danish Agency for Libraries and Media provides the secretariat for the collaboration”.
”A research library can be a pivotal point for establishing contact or making visible the knowledge that exists.”
Hans Müller Pedersen, deputy director in the Research and Innovation Agency, from interview in connection with Fremtidens biblioteksbetjening af Forskere (Future library service to researchers).
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