IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Digital Strategies (ICADS)

The IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Digital Strategies (ICADS) is a joint alliance of IFLA and the Conference of Directors of National Librairies (CDNL) that was established in 2008 as a successor of the IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards (ICABS). The focus of the ICADS alliance is strategic and state-of-the-art digital library developments at national libraries. Through a coordinated web presence within the framework of PADI, the alliance provides the international library community with current information, documentation and links to a wide variety of information about innovative digital projects in which partners are involved.

There are three broad themes within the ICADS focus. These are:

• Creating and building digital collections
• Managing digital collections
• Accessing digital collections

Under each of these themes there are a number of topics which reflect the main areas ICADS partners are currently working in.

The following national libraries are members of ICADS:
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
The British Library
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Library of Congress
National Library of Australia

An Advisory Board oversights the work of ICADS and meets annually at the IFLA conference. It comprises representatives from each partner institution, the chair of CDNL plus two members nominated by IFLA. The  institution that chairs the Board is also providing secretarial support.

For more information on ICADS, please, visit the IFLA-website and PADI.