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Europe’s New Libraries Together in Transversal Learning Environments www.entitlelll.eu/eng
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is a multilateral project under LLP KA4 Dissemination and Exploitation
of Results, designed to support and extend the progress made to
date by Europe’s public libraries in supporting learning for all
age groups and sections of society, by disseminating, consolidating
and enhancing the work of key existing networks, projects and
initiatives in this area. It will focus on the contribution to
be made through informal learning settings in libraries to lifelong
learning, combating digital illiteracy and social exclusion, paying
special attention to gains achieved through the applications of
ICT.
The
ENTITLE consortium is in a very good position to achieve the results
of the project through inclusion of two national agencies and
five municipal public library services, three national professional
library associations and two NGOs. These connections will be used
to enhance distribution of results and participation in networking
in a variety of ways including links, newsfeeds, consultations
and information distribution.
The
PULMAN Network of Excellence is now launched under the European
Commission’s research programme for a User-Friendly Information
Society (DG Information Society). Europe's public libraries and
cultural organisations have a vital role to play in the development
of an e-Europe. The PULMAN Network will stimulate and promote
sharing of policies and practices for the digital era, in public
libraries and cultural organisations which operate at local and
regional level.
CALIMERA
has mobilised local cultural institutions for a new role as key
players in transforming innovative technologies into helpful services
for ordinary citizens - putting European cultural heritage at
the service of the citizen.
Major policy drivers such as ivers e-Government, Social inclusion,
e-Learning, and Cultural diversity require the digitisation of
existing content but also new e-content creation and an extension
of the user base for local e-content, making interesting and engaging
multimedia content more widely accessible over the Web and through
new mobile and digital TV-based services.
The CALIMERA Network of policy makers, practitioners and suppliers
covers 42 countries, including all EU Member States, bringing
together local professionals, policy makers and suppliers at all
levels. CALIMERA has also shared knowledge and best practice with
potential research partners in Canada, China, India, USA and elsewhere.
AMERICAN-BULGARIAN Library Exchange
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U. S. State
Department
IRIS (Iowa Resource for International Service)
Colorado Association of Libraries
Union of Librarians and Information Service Officers in Bulgaria
www.ableportal.bg
Other
projects
Bulgarian Libraries – Access Points to Information and
Communication for All
Executing Agency: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria
Project Partners: State Agency for Information Technology and
Communications, Union of Librarians and Information Services Officers,
National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria
Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme
This
Project Document sets forth the programmatic, management and funding
framework for a 12-month process expected to result in the formulation
of a full programme aimed at providing access to computers, the
Internet and training through Bulgaria’s public libraries network.
The strategic objective of the full program (3 to 5 years) would
be to provide easy and equitable access to information, knowledge,
communications and electronic services in public libraries via
free use of the Internet and other information and communication
technologies, so as to enable Bulgarian citizens integrate into
the global information society, improve their quality of life
and enhance civil society development.
It is expected that the full program would cover up to 1,200 public
libraries across the country. The full program is expected to
support financially the technological renovation of libraries
(computers and Internet connectivity), as well as the training
of library staff and the general public. The program is also expected
to introduce computer Internet use by library staff and by visitors.
The
project “Access to electronic information for persons with disabilitties
in Bulgarian libraries” of the Union of Librarians and Information
Services Officers is realized with financial and consulting support
of the British Counsel in Sofia. The project is directed to creating
a model for information service of persons with disabilitties
in Bulgarian libraries, based of the using of new information
technologies, Internet and electronic resources. Realization of
the project will be in the period June 2005 – March 2006 year.
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