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Discusses the importance of interoperability among digital library projects and materials. Model for creating a union catalog established by the Library of Congress and Ameritech, which controlled funding; Details of the Picture Australia project and its challenges.

Reports on the efforts to create digital libraries that are more user friendly. Involvement of the Library of Congress and the American Library Association; Use of E-mail in helping researchers find information; Details of the Internet Public Library (IPL) a project of the University of Michigan School of Information; Use of videoconferencing.

Presents resources for digital imaging projects. Variables involved depending on the project; Questions needing to be answered for a given project; Resources from the United States Library of Congress (LC) and the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Understanding underlying technical issues; Use of Kodak materials; List of published and Internet resources.