.... Design/methodology/approach The research project is based on case studies of new “cutting‐edge” public libraries in Europe and North America. These case studies have been conducted through analysis of documents, observation and qualitative interviews with key informants. Findings The article finds...

.... However, research related to race, racial classifications and hierarchies, and diversity in other parts of North America, Australia, Europe, and Africa are considered to a limited extent as well. While there has been a limited body of original research related to diversity in library and information...

... an overview of issues and trends in internationalization of higher education (HE) in general and illustrates how the concept of and approaches to internationalization have affected library and information science (LIS) educational settings and programs primarily in Europe and the USA. Design/methodology...

.../implications This study was limited to six ODL universities in Europe; the university managers' views and attitudes elsewhere will need further research. Practical implications The long‐term sustainable IRC development requires support of senior managers. It is important that university senior managers...

..., University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK. She can be contacted at: m.e.burke@salford.ac.uk Information exchange Literature Europe SOCRATES ...

... of SwissInfoDesk, the VRD of the Swiss National Library, launched in 2003. Design/methodology/approach After a short introduction on differences between virtual reference desks in North America and in Europe, the main approach is a focus on how SwissInfoDesk is built and developed, considering users' interests...

...Rob Davies Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how CALIMERA set out to help ordinary citizens right across Europe to join e‐Europe through the digital services provided by their local cultural institutions and to extend the European research area by sharing knowledge and exchanging...

... of libraries in Slovenia (the documents are only in Slovenian). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Libraries United Kingdom Lithuania Slovenia Europe Performance measurement (quality) The evaluation of library services is a topic, and an activity, of importance in all countries...

... of communication among people throughout the world are vital for the success of the profession. This paper examines and analyzes the inclusion of international issues in LIS education in Europe, the USA, and Canada. The data gathered via a questionnaire survey of 60 LIS programs in Europe, the USA and Canada...

... some traditional materials such as print textbooks, with only Drexel and Dalhousie (representing just over 10 percent) offering all study materials online. Libararies Digital libraries Library facilities Surveys North America Europe In 1999, Spink and Cool (1999) examined how schools...

..., co‐ordinated curricular structures, “joint ventures”, joint degrees, equivalence of qualifications, etc., is meagre. Some progress can be noted, but visible effects of intensified links between LIS schools in Europe are not conspicuous. Overall, transparency in the European LIS education seems...

...Margo de Groot; Teresa Hackett This article provides information about the Public Libraries Mobilising Advanced Networks (PULMAN) project, funded under the European Commission Information Society Technologies programme. As the project is carried out in the framework of the e‐Europe action plan...