Spotlight RSS 1.0 export from the folder 'Spotlight'. http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/exportrss Libraries promoting Access to Knowledge Access 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,... http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/libraries-promoting 2008-09-03 andrius Andrius Krisciunas en Spotlight Kyrgyzstan: promoting professional and personal development The 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... http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/2008_06_22_kyrgyzstan-promoting 2008-07-01 andrius Andrius Krisciunas en Spotlight zg-Kyrgyzstan Bulgaria: keeping up with the web-savvy generation Librarians 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.... http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/2008_05_09_bulgaria-keeping-up-with 2008-05-09 andrius Andrius Krisciunas en Spotlight zg-Bulgaria 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... http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/2008_02_27_advocacy-accountability 2008-02-27 andrius Andrius Krisciunas en Spotlight zg-Ghana Moldova: focus on faculty, lessons for libraries eIFL 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... http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/2008_01_10_moldova-focus-on-faculty 2008-01-10 andrius Andrius Krisciunas en Spotlight zg-Moldova Libraries supporting economic development: access to international journals aids Serbian research Innovation 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,... http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/2007_09_10_libraries-supporting 2007-09-10 andrius Andrius Krisciunas en Spotlight zg-Serbia Thriving, not just surviving: how the library consortium transformed services in Azerbaijan With access to up-to-date material, scholars and researchers in Azerbaijan can produce top quality results. Using resources licensed... http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/2007_07_30_thriving-not-just 2007-07-30 andrius Andrius Krisciunas en Spotlight zg-Azerbaijan 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... http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/2007_06_18_librarians-spearhead 2007-06-18 andrius Andrius Krisciunas en Spotlight zg-Malawi Open Source Software brings a new lease of life to libraries in Palestine A 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... http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/2007_02_14_open-source-software 2007-05-05 andrius Andrius Krisciunas en Spotlight zg-Palestine Not looking back: the experience of an advantaged user in Lesotho Pulane 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... http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/spotlight/2007_02_14_not-looking-back 2007-02-14 andrius Andrius Krisciunas en Spotlight zg-Lesotho