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An ongoing process of modernization: Libraries and librarianship in Estonia

Lepik, Aira

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Title
An ongoing process of modernization: Libraries and librarianship in Estonia
Author(s)
Lepik, Aira
Issue Date
2014
Keyword(s)
  • Central and Eastern Europe--Libraries
  • Russia--Libraries
  • History of Libraries
  • Post-Communism Development
Abstract
Libraries are a component of our ever-changing social environment. Organizational change in libraries involves many activities, including the development of mission statements, the refinement of goals regarding the role of the library in the knowledge society, the restructuring of organizations, the use of information and communication technologies, the training of librarians, and the management of finances. Estonian libraries are information centers that support research and innovation by providing the access to scholarly and professional information; supporting education, lifelong learning, and cultural development; introducing world culture; ensuring information provision to all social groups; supporting the development of the information society through the implementing new technologies; contributing to the integration of the European information treasury; and helping to gain an international reputation for Estonia.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/89803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2014.0029
Copyright and License Information
Copyright (2014) Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Owning Collections

Library Trends 63 (2) Fall 2014: Libraries in a Postcommunist World: Part 1 PRIMARY
Library Trends 63 (2) Fall 2014: Libraries in a Postcommunist World: Part 1. Edited by Hermina G.B. Anghelescu.