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LINKS

Europe 

EBLIDA 
maintains a web page listing funding opportunities for libraries in Europe including those provided by the European Commission.
Http://www.eblida.org/funding/funding.html

Europa
This website is a guide to funding opportunities of the European Commission.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/info_subv/index_en.htm

The Gates Foundation 
Makes grants to libraries serving economically underprivileged areas.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

EUCLID
This web site has news about funding opportunities for cultural organisations in Europe. EICs (European Information Centres) should be able to help with advice on funding opportunities and sources of information.
http://www.euclid.co.uk/

LIBECON
http://www.libecon.org/default.asp
LibEcon2000 Millennium Study - Library Economics in Europe
http://www.libecon.org/millenniumstudy/default.asp

Denmark
The Centre for Marketable Library Services, Aarhus.
A foundation which helps libraries in Denmark to deal with their new powers to charge for value-added services.
http://www.cby.dk/marketablelibrary.htm

Finland 
An account of public library funding in Finland.
http://www.minedu.fi/minedu/culture/libraries_gateways.html

Germany
The website of Cologne public library, showing list of subscription charges and loan charges.
http://www.stbib-koeln.de/nutzung/mitglied.htm

The website of Bremen public libraries showing their list of charges.
http://www.stadtbibliothek-bremen.de/service/home.php3?service=preise

Spain
The Public Library: new challenges and new strategies in the Information Society:
Seminar organised by the Diputaciò de Barcelona Library Department where the paper La gestión de la biblioteca pública: modelos y vías de financiación (in Spanish) was presented.
http://www.diba.es/cerc/interaccio2002/cat/default.htm

Sweden
The Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs
Awards grants to projects that may be considered of "national interest" and should be able to function as models for others. The projects should be innovative and contain activities that develop new work forms and/or reach new audiences or participating groups. Projects that develop new technology are considered. In order to qualify for a grant the applicants should make their own economic contribution as well as receive support from the municipalities and/or county councils concerned.
http://www.kur.se/

UNITED KINGDOM 
The Bidding Culture and Local Government.
Report by University of Northumbria
http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/faculties/art/information_studies/imri/
rarea/im/pubsec/bidcul/BiddingCultureFinalReport.pdf

The Heritage Lottery Fund provides funds to heritage organisations and projects which may include libraries, museums and archives.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/

The London Library
A self-supporting library in central London, with details of its services and subscription rates. http://webpac.londonlibrary.co.uk/

NOF digitise programme
Uses the proceeds of the National Lottery to fund digitisation projects in the UK.
http://www.nof-digitise.org/

Resource
A page on the website of Resource devoted to grant-making organisations.
http://www.resource.gov.uk/information/funding/00grants.asp

The Wolfson Public Libraries Challenge Fund,
Partly government funded programme which financed public library projects.
http://www.resource.gov.uk/action/dcmswolf/00dcmswo.asp

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