The Effort to Realize a Global Digital Mathematics Library

A decade after a resolution in 2006 by the International Mathematical Union endorsing the notion of a global digital mathematics library, and following a thorough report on possibilities written under the auspices of the US National Research Council in 2012, an 8-person Working Group, set up in 2014, is still working toward implementations of some of the ideas. There are difficulties with mobilizing the mathematical community toward building worthwhile infrastructure in times that are both perilous and well off, depending on where you stand. But progress continues.