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Libraries promoting Access to KnowledgeAccess to knowledge (A2K) is essential for the functioning of a healthy and democratic society. Without a well-informed citizenry, enlightened public discussion cannot take place on political, social, environmental or economic issues. Without widespread debate, the broad consensus upon which a healthy democracy is based cannot be achieved.
Kyrgyzstan: promoting professional and personal developmentThe Kyrgyz Republic, known as “the Switzerland of Central Asia" due to the high mountains that cover most of the country, became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991 and is now a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States. In 2007, its gross domestic product (GDP) was ranked at 139 out of 179 countries by the International Monetary Fun
Bulgaria: keeping up with the web-savvy generationLibrarians around the world know one thing for sure: new technologies have had a great impact on the way that libraries work, as well on the types of services that libraries can provide to clients. Traditional job titles have changed beyond recognition. A librarian can be called a metadata specialist, a knowledge manager or a lifelong learning co-o
Advocacy, accountability and transparency: library watchwords in Ghana“Advocacy, accountability and transparency helped to put our library consortium on its feet, and continue to allow us to flourish”, says Helena Asamoah-Hassan, University Librarian at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a founding member of the Consortium of Academic Libraries in Ghana, known as CARLIGH.
The co Moldova: focus on faculty, lessons for librarieseIFL Direct Moldova is a consortium of sixteen major libraries spanning the Republic of Moldova. Independent since 1991, Moldova is one of fifteen countries of the former Soviet Union, and is now part of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). With positive economic growth rates in the early 1990s, Moldova was hit hard by the regional financi
Libraries supporting economic development: access to international journals aids Serbian researchInnovation and technological progress have replaced production and other traditional growth factors in modern day economies contributing as much as 50% to a country’s economic development, according to the European Commission. A 2005 UNESCO report on science, technology and economic development in south-eastern Europe reached a clear conclusion:
Thriving, not just surviving: how the library consortium transformed services in AzerbaijanWith access
to up-to-date material, scholars and researchers in Azerbaijan can produce top quality results. Using resources licensed through the consortium, Fariz Ahmedov, Assistant to the Dean, Khazar University School of Economics and Management, was able to prepare a presentation for t
Librarians spearhead the information superhighway"As our library stocks diminish due to scarce financial resources it is good to know that, for two years now, our academic and research staff have had reliable Internet access through the MALICO VSATs. This has enabled electronic access to the best world literature, keeping our teaching materials and research current. The facility also enables stu
Open Source Software brings a new lease of life to libraries in PalestineA few old computers, some freely available Open Source Software (OSS) and a little knowledge was all that it took to create a high-speed network that pleased staff and astonished students at Yusuf Ahmed Al-Ghanim Library, the Main Library at Birzeit University in Palestine’s West Bank.
Not looking back: the experience of an advantaged user in LesothoPulane Lefoka is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Education, National University of Lesotho which is a small, landlocked kingdom surrounded entirely by South Africa. Ranked by the UN amongst the poorest countries in the world and with one of the highest rates of HIV-Aids infection, academics in Lesotho know the value of education
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