The 4th National Library Week, 28 April - 13 May 2005. (www.gela.org.ge/nlw/ )News, Strategy, Activities
The 4th National Library Week, 28 April - 13 May 2005. (www.gela.org.ge/nlw/ )
Georgian Library Association is one of the founders of Georgian Adult Education
Association, January 2005.
Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sports initiates project "New
Georgian books for public libraries", in cooperation with Georgian
Publishers and Booksellers Associacion and Georgian Library Association.
December 2004 - February 2005.
Multilateral Seminar on Libraries Strategies in South Caucasus Organized by the
Council of Europe / STAGE
project in co-operation of the Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and
Sports of Georgia. Tbilisi 18-20 November 2004 (Appeal
to the Parliaments and Governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia -
in English and Russian)
A group of librarians from Azerbaijan and Georgia visited Lithuanian Research
Libraries Consortium (link
to LMBA). November 2004.
Establishing new partnership links : I. Garibashvili, President of GeLA,
visited Sweden and Finland. August - September 2004.
Georgian Library Association supports expedition Vittfarne from Sweden
(following the expedition of Ingvar in 1040 traced by rune stones and
"Georgian Chronicles") and organizes meetings with participants of
expedition in public libraries, June - August 2004.
Libraries of French
Cultural Center, German Media
and Information Center of Goethe Institute, British
Council Georgia joined to establish a "working practice network"
for Georgian librarians. July 2004.
Tbilisi Book Festival. June 2004.
2 new "American Corners" opened in regional libraries. May 2004.
The third Georgian National
Library Week takes place on 23-30 Apr 2004.
"Buch und Bibliothek" February 2, 2004 issue publishes an article (Engl)
by I. Garibashvili on the state and activities in Georgian libraries. (Pdf.
version of the article).
Georgian Library
Association became a National member of IFLA,
December 2003
The assessment/contest between school libraries was initiated by Georgian
Library Association, Book Lovers' Association and The Ministry of Education.
Winners were awarded with special prizes,
December 2003
First Regional Adult Education Fair in Georgia, October 17 – 19, 2003
Georgian librarians attended 70-th anniversary of Children Library by Khnko-Aper.
September 2003, Yerevan, Armenia
Five librarians from Georgia attended IFLA General Conference, August 2003
Workshop "Professional education for librarians in Georgia",
University of Arts and Culture, June 2003
Tbilisi 5th International Book Fair demonstrated significant growth of
the industry and public interest (June 2003)
Workshop "Libraries and Human Rights", Public Defender's Office, June
2003
Presentation of information technology projects and products in Georgian
libraries. Public libraries in Massachusetts, USA - meeting with colleagues from
USA. June 2003
Ms. Corine Jolivet (France) present "New trends in public and university
libraries in France", June 2003
Ms. Audrone Glosiene (Lithuania), GeLA and Association of Information Specialist
organize workshop "Changes in Management of Public Libraries", June
2003
Ms. Tuula Haavisto (Finland) organized workshop "Copyright and licensing
for electronic materials", May 2003
French library&information center - Mediatheque opens in Gurdjaani public
library (May 2003)
Group of 7 librarians from Lithuania visit public libraries in Georgian regions
(May 2003) (Open Society - Georgia Foundation, East-East Program)
The British Council presents a new office and a library for English
teaching/learning in Tbilisi (April 2003).
IREX_IATP
opens a new "Internet Access and Training Center" in Khashuri (April
2003).
Web
version of the journal "Sakartvelos
BiblioTeka (Georgian Library)" (April 2003), IREX_IATP Small grants
program.
The Second "National Library Week" celebrated
on 19-30 April 2003 in more then 250 libraries of more then 20 cities and villages of Georgia.
Main organizers: GeLA, AIS, Ministry of Culture, supported by Open Society -
Georgia Foundation.
T. Czepurnyi (TIB, Hannover), Goethe Institute,
Young Scientists' Development Centre, Blackwell Science, Springer make a presentation "Access
to electronic scientific materials" , INTAS, and project eIFL Direct,
April 2003
Ms. Vita Mosuraite (Lithuania), GeLA and Association of Information Specialist
organize workshop "School libraries - changing role", April 2003
New
Children Library - Media Center established by French Cultural Center, April 2003
Presentation
of the new library of the Tbilisi State Medical University, April 2003
Open
Society - Georgia Foundation submits grants for development of community
services for 3 public libraries in Tbilisi and 8 libraries in Georgian regions,
March - April 2003
Group of 10 Georgian librarians visit libraries in USA (Georgia & Washington
DC) supported by Project Harmony and US State Department, February 2003
Group of 16 Georgian librarians visit libraries in USA (Massachusetts
& New York City), January 2003
Conference "University libraries - their role in the process of
education", December 2002
Goethe Institute and National Parliamentary Library of Georgia open W. von
Humboldt library, December 2002
Group of 15 librarians and culture administrators visit public libraries in
Lithuania (November 2002)
Ms. Lioba Betten (Germany) and Goethe Institute
make a presentation "Libraries for Childeren" (October 2002)
Mr. Irakli Garibashvili, president of GeLA, participates in IFLA 2002 in Glasgow
(Fellowship from The British Council)
Georgian
national book depositories suffer from frequent electricity break-offs and mold
growth (July – August 2002)
Tbilisi International Book Fair has more visitors and publications then
ever (June 2002)
Dr. A. Fleming (Germany) and Goethe Institute make a presentation "Libraries in
the period of transition in Germany" (May 2002)
Earthquake in Tbilisi (April 2002) damaged several libraries and Book
Chamber. Schools were closed for vacations earlier for safety reasons.
Professor Engelbert
Plassmann .
The First "National Library Week" was celebrated on 22-27 April
2002 in more then
50 libraries of more then 20 cities and villages of Georgia
Georgian Ministry of Culture presents figures for 2001 –
2003 financial
plans. Libraries are on the lowest positions as usual (January 2002)
2004-2005 Year Strategy
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Development
of public libraries (Policies, performance standards and assessment, legislation,
introduction of sample mission statement for libraries)
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Rising
the role of libraries in the process of education
(school libraries, school – public libraries cooperation, higher education
libraries)
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Implementation
of information technologies in libraries
(eIFL, bibliographic databases, integrated library system, web site of
association, standards)
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Association
building
(public relations, creation of Board of Trustees, improvement of communications with regions, foreign
partnership projects, establishment "young friends of libraries",
General Meeting of Asscoation)
2001
– 2003 Activities
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Journal
"Sakartvelos Biblioteka"
– The First Georgian Journal in Library and Information Domain. Publication of
the first issues was generously supported by Open Society Georgia Foundation and
Democracy Development Commission
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Public
library statistics
– Georgian regions (Supported by IREX IATP)
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Tbilisi
Public Libraries
– More statistics on Tbilisi libraries
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Project
"Georgian Bibliographic Databases on the Web"
(OSI Supported)
Additional draft PDF files: A, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k
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Project
"Electronic Information For Libraries – eIFL Direct"
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Meetings,
roundtables, workshops for Georgian libraries on different aspects of
librarianship