The development of human resources and skill sets, as well as joint ventures and practical applications for digital libraries is the most important initiative of ISTEC's Library Linkages Division.

Current ISTEC initiatives and Joint Ventures

• Phronesis Biblioteca Digital
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertation
• Mexican Digital Library Project
• REBIDIMEX
• Los Alamos/ ISTEC Project to create open archive within the Chips'n Salsa initiative
• CELCIUS I and II projects for Digital Library Linkages at the Universida Nacional de la Plata in Argentina
• Project to develop an Open Archives Toolset for the Alliance for Innovation in Science & Technology Informations (AISTI)

1. Digital Libraries Initiative (DLI) Six Prominent University Research Links.
2. NSF-CONACyT Collaborative Research Opportunities
3. NSF DIGITAL LIBRARIES INITIATIVE - PHASE 2
4. dlib.org Magazine of Digital Library Research
5. CYBERSTACKS centralized, integrated, and unified collection.
6. Robert Wilensky Berkeley Digital Library Project
7. Library of Congress National Digital Library Competition
8. Library of Congress National Science Foundation Digital Libraries Initiative
9. DLI2
10. Alexandria Digital Library Project
11. Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project
12. Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
13. Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
14. Biblioteca Virtual en Salud
15. Bibliotecas Digitales-Virtuales en Linea
16. California Digital Library
17. Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries
18. Center for the Study of Digital Libraries
19. Cleveland Digital Library
20. Cornell University proto-type Digital Library
21. Digital Libraries
22. Digital Library Network
23. DMU Libraries and Information Centers - Digital Library
24. Digital Library Initiative
25. Digital Libraries Initiative University of Illinois
26. Digital Libraries Initiative - Phase 2
27. Digital Library Project
28. Digital Imaging & Media Technology Initiative
29. Digital Projects of the UIUC Library
30. Digital Libraries at Xerox PARC
31. Digital Library -The New York Public Library
32. Digital Libraries: A Selected Resource Guide
33. Digital Library Project
34. Digital Libraries: Resources and Projects
35. Digital Library Resources
36. Digital Libraries
37. El Faro. Bibliotecas Digitales y Virtuales
38. Florida International University Digital Library Project
39. Harvard University Library
40. Indiana University Digital Library Program
41. Informedia Digital Video Library project
42. Modelo para el Desarrollo de Bibliotecas Digitales Especializadas
43. National Library of Australia
44. New Zealand Digital Library Project
45. New Zealand Digital Library Project
46. Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
47. Projetos de bibliotecas digitais
48. Proyecto Biblioteca Digital
49. Proyecto Biblioteca Digital Argentina
50. Robert Crown Law Library at Stanford Law School
51. Scholarly Communications Project
52. Stanford Digital Library Project - ComMentor
53. Stanford Digital Library Tecnologies
54. Starting a digital library project
55. The British Library Digital Library Programme
56. The Electronic Libraries Programme
57. The German Digital Library Project
58. The Library or Congress
59. UC Berkeley Digital Library Project
60. University of Michigan Digital Library Project
61. University of Pennsylvania. Digital Library Project
62. University of Pittsburgh - Digital Research Library
63. University of Washington Libraries

Links to Latin American Digital Thesis & Dissertation Projects

1. Saber o Portal do Conhecimiento - USP
   http://www.saber.usp.br/
2. UOL- Education- Brazil
   http://www.uol.com.br/folha/educacao/ult305u4885.shtml
3. Universidade de São Paulo Sistema integrado de Bibliotecas
   http://www.usp.br/sibi/
4. Index of Teses
   http://www.ibict.br/teses/
5. Terra Educação - Brazil
   http://www.terra.com.br/educacao/2001/06/28/009.htm
6. Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações
   http://www.teses.usp.br/
7. Biblioteca virtual em saúde
   http://www.bireme.br/
8. Pesquisa.org - Brazil
   http://www.pesquisa.org/pg_teses.asp
9. Cybertesis - UCHILE
   http://www.cybertesis.cl/
10. Biblioteca Digital - PUC-RIO
    http://www.maxwell.lambda.ele.puc-rio.br/
    

UDLAP, México Digital Library Links

1. UDLAP CENTIA Taller en Ciencias de la Computación
2. Accelerating Progress in Science and Technology
3. UDLAP Digital Libraries Resources
4. Computer Science Workshop Digital Libraries Working Group
5. Agents for Academic Collaboration Dr. Ramn Brena