... evaluation progress made in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Moldova, Turkey and Vietnam as part of the last phase of the Global Libraries Initiative. Design/methodology/approach The country reports are presented as a series of case studies, in some cases supplementing those reported earlier in this journal...

... Public libraries Global Libraries initiative International development This paper describes 11 methods and tools which were developed or modified for use in public library evaluation in five of the countries involved in the Global Libraries (GL) initiative. Why are only five of the 16 countries...

...; David Streatfield; Resego Taolo; Tâm Thị Thanh Trần; Yuliya Tkachuk Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on performance measurement and impact assessment progress made in 14 countries as part of the Global Libraries initiative, starting with the early country grants in Mexico and Chile...

.... Originality/value A wide range of improvement examples are provided that can be easily transferred to other countries. Global Libraries Initiative Public libraries Romania Biblionet is a partnership between IREX (see www.irex.org), the Romania Ministry of Culture and National Heritage...

...David Streatfield Purpose This paper has the aim of introducing the Special Issue on Impact Planning and Assessment (IPA) of the Global Libraries Initiative (GL) of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which aims to provuide public access to information through computers in public libraries...

...David Streatfield Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce national reports from the Global Libraries Initiative. Design/methodology/approach The paper takes the form of a brief outline and introduction. Findings There are no findings in this paper. Originality/value The value...

... Global Libraries Initiative Public libraries Library management Readers who would like to find out more about the context in which these issues are discussed are referred to an earlier paper in this sequence (Streatfield, 2012) which traces the emergence of Impact Planning and Assessment (IPA...

.../Final_Executive_Summary_Baseline_Study_19_Aug_2011_EN.pdf Luba Devetakova can be contacted at: l.devetakova@glbulgaria.net © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Global Libraries Initiative Glob@l Libraries Public libraries Bulgaria Glob@l Libraries – Bulgaria (GLB) commenced its planning grant in 2008 and was officially...

...Quynh Truc Phan; Prijosoesilo Tryono; Titi Rosalina Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the initial steps in creating a Global Libraries Initiative program in Vietnam and Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach The paper outlines the requirements and initial steps that have been...

...David Streatfield Purpose This is the first of a cluster of papers which seek to describe the work of impact planning and assessment (IPA) specialists at country level within the Global Libraries Initiative (GL) of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

...Maciej Kochanowicz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the current status of the Global Libraries Initiative program in Poland. Design/methodology/approach This paper lists the preliminary results and conclusions from the early phases of the progam. Findings Among...

...Ugne Lipeikaite; Renata Sadunisvili Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe developments and results of the Global Libraries Initiative – the “Libraries for Innovation” project – implemented by the Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania together with the Ministry of Culture...

...Resego Taolo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe developments and results of the Global Libraries Initiative project in Botswana, popularly known as Sesigo project, which started in 2009. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides an analysis of the results of the assessment...

...Kristine Paberza Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe developments and results of the Global Libraries Initiative project in Latvia, known as the “Father's Third Son” project, which started in 2006. Design/methodology/approach This is an analysis of the results of the assessment...