The aim of this paper is to describe the main strengths of the digital library DigilibLT: an open work environment that serves first of all as a reference point for research ends and secondly as an interdisciplinary developmental platform for young students; it is a hive of ideas that contributed to the creation of new projects, such as TBL and Vertερε, that both share the winning choice of using the universal language XML-TEI. This project proves that the successful union between information technology and humanistic studies generates great scientific and didactic advantages in relation to the sharing of ideas, collaboration and communication.