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Formal Project Description

Contract Title	Biblio.For.Meda


Lead Partner	IAL Nazionale, Italy


Agreement n°	2003 I/03/B/F/PP-154193
Partners	Future Worlds Center (CNTI),Department of Information Science (UK),Oktfordvil (HU) Edaforum (IT), CERTAM (IT), Riga Technical University (LY),Foundatia Marco Polo (RO)
Countries of the action	Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Romania, the UK.
Cost of Action	€178,235.00
Grant	€133,500.00


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Website	http://www.BiblioForMeda.net
About Project	Biblio.For.Meda

Overall objective(s)

The aim of the project is to compare and analyse best practice in the public library systems of the participating countries in order to develop an organisational and training model, which will promote the role of the librarian in the facilitation of lifelong Learning.

Expected Results

Gathered documentary evidence of the role of public libraries in lifelong learning;
Undertook a survey of libraries showing best practice in the development of lifelong learning services;
Identified different organisational approaches, training methods, strategies and practices in the participating countries;
Analysed the organisational and training needs that need to be addressed if libraries are to play a key role in lifelong learning;
Developed training and organisational models which could transform public libraries into key agents of the lifelong learning agenda.