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2600 AB  Delft

• Information science
• Information retrieval, resource discovery
• Document management and records management systems
• Document archiving 
• Digital longevity
• Internet technology
• ... and playing chess (rating: over 2100 for the last 30 years), travelling, reading, long-distance walking and running (5 to 10 km)

• 2004 - present, research, D-CIS
• 1987 - present, Associate professor, Information systems / Computer science, TU Delft
• 1990 - 2008, Guest professor, IBW, Antwerp University (Belgium)
• 1979 - 1987, Deputy librarian, TU Delft
• 1976 - 1979, Information scientist, Limburg University at Maastricht

• 1975, PhD, Leiden University, Geometry optimization in quantumchemical calculations
• 1971, M.Sc., Leiden University

• E. Dürr, K. van der Meer, W. Luxemburg, M. Heijne and R. Dekker: Long-time preservation of data sets. Information services and use 28 (2008), 281-294.
• K. van der Meer: The sustainability of digital data: Tension between the dynamics and longevity of standards. In: T.M. Egyedi and K. Blind (eds.): The dynamics of standards. E. Elgar Publishing, (2008), pp. 15-27.
• E. Dürr, K. van der Meer, W. Luxemburg and R. Dekker: Dataset preservation for the long term: Results of the Darelux project. The International Journal of Digital Curation 1(3), (2008), 29-43 
• K. van der Meer: 'If we only knew what we knew' ISO 15489, Sarbanes-Oxley, MoReq, 5015.2-STD - what next? Let a thousand flowers bloom (2008), 419-427
• K. van der Meer and G.-J. Houben: Documentaire informatiesystemen. ICT Zakboek. Reed Business, 3e druk (2007), 203-210 (in Dutch)
• K. van der Meer: Digitale duurzaamheid. ICT Zakboek. Reed Business, 3e druk (2007), 527-533 (in Dutch)
• N.J.C. Kol, R.J. van Diessen and K. van der Meer: An improved Universal Virtual Computer approach for long-term preservation of digital objects. Information Services and Use 26(4), (2006), 283-291
• E.H. Durr, R. Dekker and K. van der Meer: Archival metadata for durable data sets. DIR 2006: 19-23
• J. van der Hoeven, R.J. van Diessen and K. van der Meer: Development of a Universal Virtual Computer (UVC) for long-term preservation of digital objects. Journal of Information Science 31(3), (2005), 195-207
• R. González and K. van der Meer: Standard metadata applied to software retrieval. Journal of Information Science 30(4), (2004), 300-309
• R. Dekker, E.H. Dürr and K. van der Meer: Digital preservation: The findings of the e-archive project. IADIS Int'l Conf Applied Computing II-244 – II-248
• R. van Horik, H. Koppelaar, K. van der Meer and P. Doorn: Permanent pixels: Building blocks for the longevity of digital surrogates of historical photographs. IS&T's 2004 Archiving Conference: 128-135
• K. van der Meer: Document information systems, in: M. Drake (ed.): Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. M. Dekker Inc., 2^nd Revised Edition (2003), 928-939 
• F.P.A. Dondorp and K. van der Meer: Generalizing (X)HTML Forms. ICWI 2002: 592-596
• R. Dekker, E.H. Dürr, M. Slabbertje and K. van der Meer: An Electronic Archive for Academic Communities. NDDL 2002: 1-11
• M.P.M. van Horik and K. van der Meer: Building Blocks for Durable Metadata of Visual Sources. NDDL 2002: 80-92
• K. van der Meer: Documentaire informatiesystemen. Biblion, 4e gewijzigde druk (2002) (in Dutch).

• 1999 - 2004, Secretary of the Haagse Schaak Bond
• 1993 - 1999, Secretary / chairman of the Werkgemeenschap Informatiewetenschap (Scientific Working Party on Information Science)
• 1991 - 1997, Secretary of the Working Party Document information systems and Workflow management of NGI
• 1981 - 1986, Secretary of the WP NTIS Nederland
• 1979 - 1984, Secretary of VOGIN (Dutch online user group)