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Download full textBruijnzeels, Rob – 2002
This paper suggests that by 2004, the traditional public libraries will have ceased to exist and new, attractive future libraries will have taken their place. The Libraries 2040 project of the Netherlands is initiating seven different libraries of the future. The Brabant library is the "ultimate library of the future" for the Dutch…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Library Development, Library Facilities
Cheunwattana, Aree; Meksawat, Pimol – 2001
This paper presents the story of an effort in Thailand to reach out to children in high-risk situations by providing them with a library on old train carriages. The Library Train Project was initiated in 1999 by the Railway Police Division within the Royal Police Office. It is aimed at offering education services to homeless children as a way of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Childrens Libraries, Foreign Countries
Willard, Carolyn – 1999
This paper discusses some of the factors that lead to the success of a health information library, including: (1) the mission statement; (2) practical matters such as location, equipment, furniture, and layout; (3) considerations in writing the procedure and policy manual; (4) confidentiality; (5) staff and volunteer training; (6) sources of…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Confidentiality, Credibility, Information Centers
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Eleven papers delivered at the annual meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions for the Division of Management and Technology are presented. Some were presented at a roundtable on audiovisual media, and others are from sessions on library buildings and equipment, information management, and statistics in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Management
Solbakk, Svein Arne – 2002
This paper describes some basic architectural choices for the access to and preservation of digital objects at the National Library of Norway. A digital repository is a core element for the handling of both access to and preservation of the digital objects. Strategies for giving access to the complete holdings include the use of a powerful search…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationMatier, Michael W.; Sidle, C. Clinton – 1992
A 20-year strategic plan for library space has been developed at Cornell University, a private research university which also serves as the land-grant university for the State of New York. Two basic approaches to analyzing space needs were used. The first was the conventional analysis, where collections and user space needs are projected into the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Copyrights, Crowding, Electronic Publishing
