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Netherlands
NBLC
Kennisnet is a Ministry of Education project to create a digital Internet for education institutions and libraries. 20 local libraries participate.
http://ob.kennisnet.nl

NBLC - Netherlands Association of Public libraries has set up some pilots on web-learning related to digital literacy courses for librarians and citizens.
http://www.nblc.nl/

Public Library Venlo
Website providing a digital working tool to support students developing a new task demanded by literature classes. Example of the role of public libraries as consultants and digital tool-developers
http://www.leesdossier.nl/

Norway
Hordaland county library
The project NELL (Network for Lifelong Learning) confirms that public libraries are a central arena for Lifelong Learning. The users were both individuals and enterprises. The aims were to enable adults to follow a course of further education at different levels in a variety of fields as near to their place of residence as possible and to create regional networks.
http://www.hordaland.folkebibl.no/NELL

Hordaland County library, Bergen College
Project of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Development of pedagogic workshops for self-study and additionally training the participants (mainly librarians) to guide adults in their actual study situation or planning. The participants obtain credits.
http://www.hordaland.folkebibl.no/verkstad/index.htm 

Sandnes public library
A newly started project – an information centre in the library with a special service helping users in defining their qualifications. http://www.sandnes.kommune.no/bibliotek/index.html

Trondheim Public Library 
Offers courses on how to use new technologies.
http://www.tfb.no

Poland
Public Provincial Library in Olsztyn
Computer Training Sessions Organized Out of the Town - a local project in the Warmia i Mazury area supported by OSI, Budapest. Library users, staff, teachers and representatives of local self-government participated in training meetings.
http://www.osi.hu/

Portugal
Some Portuguese Public Libraries will be certification centres for the ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence), that is, a personal certificate that attests personal computer skills and qualifies people to work in all EU countries. At the moment there are already 39 certification centres in Portugal, but until now there were no Public Libraries included. The Portuguese Institute for the Book and Libraries established a first group of ten libraries that will act as certification centres.
http://www.iplb.pt/

Romania
The British Council
Web site of IST courses targeting librarians.
http://www.britcoun.org/romania/infoexch/romcurs.htm

Slovenia
Oton Zupancic Public Library
In the context of Lifelong Learning, the library offers a reading exchange centre, learning exchange, centre for independent learning, employment information service and debate centre.
http://www.lj-oz.sik.si

Learning Exchange Slovenia
http://siae.acs.si/projects/013/

Spain
Regional Central Library of La Rioja
A useful page for e-learning on Internet training.
http://biblioteca.larioja.org/frame10.htm

e-learning for school librarians in Andalusia.
http://dpmalaga.cec.junta-andalucia.es/Bibliotecas/Formacion.asp

Sweden
Library of Helsingborg 
The information brokers – information and education to small enterprises through the library. http://biblioteket.helsingborg.se/index.asp

United Kingdom
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
Libraries and Lifelong Learning – a strategy 2002-4. Focuses on the needs of the learner, the skills of library staff, and partnership and access issues,
http://www.la-hq.org.uk/directory/prof_issues/lls.html

Framework for the future: libraries, learning and information in the next decade. DCMS, 2003.
A long-term strategic vision for the UK public library service concentrating on libraries' roles in developing reading and learning, digital skills and services, community cohesion and civic values
http://www.culture.gov.uk/heritage/pl_framework.html

Netskills
Netskills provides courses on networked information to library staff (among others) at every level from a basic introduction to the Web to more advanced courses such as authoring in HTML
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/ 

Norfolk Lifelong Learning Group 
Development of a corporate group among libraries, museums, adult education, new services and municipals to identify priority areas for the development of Lifelong Learning. 
http://www.lic.gov.uk/publications/policyreports/empower/index.html

Sunderland
Established six Electronic Village Halls and Learning Centres offering various free IT services, including internet access, word processing and access to lifelong learning facilities on the internet. http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/public/editable/themes/
lifelong-learning/electronic-village-halls1.asp

Learning Impact Research Project (LIRP)
Research commissioned by Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries to develop a scheme for finding evidence of the outcomes and impact of
learning in museums, archives.
http://www.resource.gov.uk/documents/lirpanalysis.pdf

University for Industry (UfI)
UfI, a public-private partnership, delivers its services through learndirect . learndirect courses can be followed wherever there is access to a computer. Many people study at home, but many prefer to study at a learndirect centre where they can get help and advice. Many of these centres are in public libraries. One such centre is in Chelmsford Library.
http://www.ufiltd.co.uk/
http://www.learndirect.co.uk/personal/centres/

Scotland 
All schools and libraries will be connected by 2002 and all teachers and pupils will have an email address. It is also planned to provide Internet access for all sectors of Lifelong Learning.

South Ayrshire Cyber Project
Committed to equalising access to IT for members of the public.
http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/libraries/cybercentre/cybercen.htm

Sunderland 
Established six Electronic Village Halls and Learning Centres offering various free IT services, including internet access, word processing and access to lifelong learning facilities on the internet.
http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/public/editable/
themes/lifelong-learning/electronic-village-halls1.asp

Ufi – University of Industry
A network of around 700 IST learning centres in England aims at improving access to IST and IST-based learning for adults in disadvantaged communities. During 2002 all libraries will be linked to a countrywide, life-long learning network.
http://www.learndirect.co.uk/

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