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Denmark
The Royal School of Library and Information Science 
Develops training courses, distance learning programmes and masters targeting librarians.
http://www.db.dk/home_uk.htm

VUCiBIB - Adult education centres in public libraries 
Aims to enhance the educational level in the region of Vesthimmerland in Northern Jutland. 
http://www.hf-vuc.dk/vuc-bib/english/english.htm

Finland
FinELib – the National Electronic Library (The National Library of Finland and Helsinki University Library)
Website offering member organizations, including public libraries, centralized resources to support teaching, learning and research. Example of an excellent partnership between a National Library and an Educational Library aiming to centralize the acquisition and negotiation of user-rights to the use of resources to support teaching, learning and research
http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/finelib/

France
PAGSI
In January 1998, France adopted a general plan to enter the Information Society, called the Programme d' Action Gouvernemental pour la Societe de l' Information (PAGSI). The Libraries were involved in digitising cultural heritage and providing access to new information technologies. 
http://www.internet.gouv.fr

Germany
Bibweb
The German national initiative “Bibweb – the Internet Training for Public Libraries” created a distant Internet learning tool for library staff to acquire and develop Internet competencies.
http://www.bibweb.de/

Lernende Regionen (learning regions)
In this Federally-funded project a network of Lifelong Learning institutions will be established. Public libraries participate in this project as access points to Lifelong Learning.
http://www.bmbf.de/210_3268.html

Medienkompetenzzentren in Bibliotheken (Media competence centres in libraries)
Federal project (2000)) to install Internet access to about 1200 public libraries, mainly smaller ones.
www.bdbibl.de/dbv/medienzentren/medienkomprechts.html

Stuttgart public library
The public library of Stuttgart works together with the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE) in establishing a concept of cooperation between a public library and other extra-curricular institutions.
http://www.die-frankfurt.de/efil/index.htm

A very good perspective on this issue is provided by the website of Stuttgart public library: 
http://www.stuttgart.de/stadtbuecherei/druck/opencontent/index.htm

Hungary
Katona Jozsef County Library in Kecskemet, Hungary http://www.kjmk.hu/ supports not only the official and formal education, but offers valuable services for those interested in studying in the out of school system or for those having intention to learn independently. Contact person: Nehz Gyrgyi gyorgyi@kjmk.hu

Distance learning:
http://www.ektf.hu/tavoktatas
http://www.bme-tk.bme.hu

Ireland
Equalskills 
Aims to allow as many people as possible to experience computers and the Internet, facilitated through a network of local access points, support groups and training organisations. 
http://www.equalskills.com/

Ireland has established a pilot adult guidance service, which focuses on urban and rural areas. This initiative will explore the scope of developing a national web site of learning opportunities, which can be updated an accessed locally. It will provide telephone hotlines as well as IST information points in libraries.

E-learning for older people (Wexford Public Libraries)
A library club for older people: it meets informally once a week and for a structured activity once a month. At other times, members are scheduled for ICT learning in computer use, e-mail and e-information learning in the library. The second phase of the programme is developing mentors within the group. Supported by Age & Opportunity (http://www.olderinireland.ie/)
http://www.wexford.ie/library.htm

Italy

ABSIDE
Extension of CREMISI - see below.
http://www.amitie.it/abside/top1.htm

CREMISI
Aimed to create a network of multimedia halls in twelve National Libraries, focusing on providing training courses either for librarians, workers and citizens. It ended in 2000. An extension of CREMISI, the ABSIDE project has just been approved in the framework of the EQUAL Programme. The project aims to test how new models based on training services offered by libraries, integrating training and accompanying measures, can support activities targeting discrimination and exclusion problems. The project targets both librarians and end-users.
http://www.cremisi.org/

City Council of Rome 
is promoting IST training courses targeting librarians
http://217.59.60.53/asp/MAHome.asp?Opr=Cus

Lithuania
Klaipeda city library 
has developed a systematic digital literacy programme. 
http://www.biblioteka.lt/

Plunge public library
Various projects in co-operation with local authorities, adult education organisations, schools, NGOs etc. for formal and informal training 
http://www.kf.vu.lt/~btmc/zitos/index.html

Utena public library 
Offers computers and Internet connection, databases, electronic resources to the users through the library and its 11 branches as well as digital literacy courses both for school children and for adults. One of the first libraries in Lithuania to become a community information centre
http://www.uvb.lt

Zarasai public library
Language courses as a service to the community free of charge
http://www.is.lt/zarasbiblio

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