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Libraries Powering Development: How Public Libraries Contribute Towards Reaching the Millenium Development Goals
Beyond Access; IREX (2012), 20 pp.
"Public and community libraries are sustainable local institutions that can stimulate grassroots development. The 21st century library is no longer just about books or solely a place for kids. Libraries around the world can and have become powerful partners to help deliver services that enable commu
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Public libraries on TikTok: Emerging platform vernaculars of communication and distribution
Information, Communication & Society (2025), 20 pp.
"Libraries have long embedded social media platforms into their work practices, TikTok being a comparatively new addition. After its international launch, TikTok quickly became a popular platform, especially a space for ‘book talk’, called BookTok. The literature on libraries and TikTok is spars
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Orte für die Menschen: Afrikanische Büchereien im Wandel
BiblioTheke: Zeitschrift für katholische Bücherei- und Medienarbeit, issue 4 (2023), pp. 33-35
"Book Bunk, eine Non-Profit-Organisation mit Sitz in Nairobi in Kenia, hat es sich vor fünf Jahren zur Aufgabe gemacht, Büchereien in Nairobi weiterzuentwickeln. Die Idee entstand aus einer Zusammenarbeit mit der McMillan Memorial Library – Nairobis ältester Bibliothek." (Seite 33)
Neglected to Indispensable: Lessons from Beyond Access for Global Public Library Reform and Development
Public Library Quarterly, volume 41, issue 3 (2022), pp. 273-293
"Beyond Access was the first major global attempt to connect the international development and public library worlds. Taking the form of a series of projects in a dozen countries meant to help catalyze library development around national goals, the program operated from 2011 to 2018. Starting from a
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5 Lessons Learned from Investing in Libraries for National Development
www.ictworks.org (2021)
"Beyond Access was the first major global attempt to connect the international development and public library worlds. Taking the form of a series of projects in a dozen countries meant to help catalyze library development around national goals, the program operated from 2011 to 2018. Starting from a
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El desarrollo de las bibliotecas en Bolivia
Ciencia y Cultura (La Paz), volume 20, issue 36 (2016), pp. 47-80
"Breve estudio sobre el desarrollo de las bibliotecas públicas en Bolivia. Primero se revisan la serie de leyes que el Estado ha ido promulgando para fomentar su desarrollo, y consecuentemente, la política cultural del país, incluyendo a los libros como parte del patrimonio cultural. Luego se ana
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Public Libraries: Their New Role. Workshop Documentation
Culture and Education Policy Department B: Structural and Cohesion Policies European Parliament (2016), 138 pp.
"This briefing paper provides a short analysis of the impact that public libraries can have on the intellectual and cultural development of citizens with a particular focus on their vital role in providing an open public space for learning, culture and social communication. Following on from the ana
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Bücher für alle: Die UNESCO und die weltweite Förderung des Buches 1946-1982
Berlin; Boston, Mass.: De Gruyter (2013), xv, 608 pp.
"Bücher für alle verfügbar und zugänglich zu machen, war oberste Zielsetzung der Buchförderungsprogramme der UNESCO. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Maßnahmen, die die UNESCO weltweit zur Verbesserung der Produktions- und Distributionsstrukturen des Buches durchführte, und geht Fragen n
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Perceptions of Public Libraries in Africa
EIFL; TNS RMS East Africa (2011), 101 pp.
"The report presents key findings of the research in six countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Findings were that most people believe public libraries have the potential to contribute to community development in important areas such as health, employment and agriculture.
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Censo de bibliotecas públicas: Recomendaciones de diseño y aplicación e instrumento modelo
Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (2011), 72 pp.
"Con la intención de que los sistemas de bibliotecas públicas de la región iberoamericana cuenten con instrumentos para diagnosticar, reflexionar y actuar sobre la transformación de su realidad, el Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) presenta este d
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Public Libraries in Africa: A Report and Annotated Bibliography
Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2000), vi, 199 pp.
"The synthesis of literature quoted in the bibliography and the country reports portrays the public library movement in Africa as being very weak, with numerous problems regarding financial constraints, lack of human resources, outdated materials and poor use. The only sector of the African populati
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Les bibliothèques à la portée du peuple (Tunisie)
Interstages (Bruxelles), issue 25 (1965), pp. 13-17
"Communiqué de Agence Tunis Afrique Presse. Historique des bibliothèques en Tunisie — Le rôle des bibliothèques dans l'éducation des adultes — Le peuple accède de plus en plus au monde du livre par le biais des bibliothèques." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass med
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A Tropical Library Service: The Story of Ghana's Libraries
London: André Deutsch (1964), 174 pp.
"Comprehensive study of the establishment and development of a public library in Ghana from 1928 to 1963 — The author studies the effects of the tropical climate on the organisation and maintenance of a library, measures for protection against termites and the problems of ventilation." (Jean-Marie
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Libraries in Adult and Fundamental Education. The Report of the Malmö Seminar [Edition in Hindi]
Delhi: Indian Adult Education Association (1957), 136 pp.
"This book is the work of all the students and organisers who participated in the Malmö (Sweden) study session — It deals with: the techniques of organising and running a study session, the libraries and their adult education programmes, the audio-visual methods and techniques, the library servic
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Des bibliothèques publiques pour l'Asie: Stage d'étude de Delhi
Paris: UNESCO (1957), 188 pp.
"Il s'agit du résultat d'un stage d'étude de l'Unesco — On y évoque les problèmes pratiques, et on propose des plans d'action en matière de bibliothèques — Une partie de cette étude est consacrée aux services organisés dans les bibliothèques à l'intention des enfants." (Jean-Marie Van
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Public Libraries for Asia: The Delhi Seminar
Paris: UNESCO (1956), 165 pp.
"This work is the result of a Unesco study session — The practical problems of the subject are discussed and plans of action proposed as regards public libraries — Part of this study is devoted to the services for children provided within the libraries." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh
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Le rôle des bibliothèques publiques dans l'éducation des adultes et dans l'éducation de base : Compte rendu du stage d'études de Malmoe
Paris: UNESCO (1951), viii, 201 + (10) pp.
"L'ouvrage est le fruit des réflexions de tous ceux, stagiaires et animateurs, qui ont pris part au stage d'études de Malmoe (Suède) — Y sont évoqués: les techniques d'organisation et de fonctionnement d'un stage d'étude, les bibliothèques et leurs programmes d'éducation des adultes, les m
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Función de las Bibliotecas en la Educación de Adultos y en la Educación Fundamental Informe sobre el Seminario de Malmö
Paris: UNESCO (1951), viii, 195 pp.
"Este libro es obra de los estudiantes y organizadores que participaron en un seminario en Malmö (Suecia). Trata de: las técnicas de organización y realización de una sesión de estudio, las bibliotecas y sus programas de educación de adultos, los métodos y técnicas audiovisuales, los servici
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Libraries in Adult and Fundamental Education. The Report of the Malmö Seminar
Paris: UNESCO (1951), 179 pp.
"This book is the work of all the students and organisers who participated in the Malmö (Sweden) study session — It deals with: the techniques of organising and running a study session, the libraries and their adult education programmes, the audio-visual methods and techniques, the library servic
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Adult Education Activities for Public Libraries
Paris: UNESCO (1950), 102 pp.
"The Danish public libraries: their organisation and function, their contribution to the education of adults and of adolescents — The public libraries in the United Kingdom: powers, programme, cultural activities, adult services and adult education, innovations — The public libraries of the Unit
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