eifl - public library innovation programme (plip), monika elbert
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Monika Elbert, EIFL Senior Policy Advisor gives presentation on Public Library Innovation Programme (PLIP). The General Assembly (GA) is EIFL’s annual knowledge sharing and networking event for library professionals in developing and transition countries. Each year EIFL brings together national coordinators from over 40 countries to debate the latest developments in electronic content delivery, to discover emerging issues of significance to libraries, and to share achievements from library consortia over the last year.TRANSCRIPT
Public Library Innovation
Programme, Monika Elbert
EIFL General Assembly, November 2014
Public Library
Innovation Programme
Advancing community
development
www.eifl.net/plip
Perceptions of public
libraries…
EIFL-PLIP context
• Technology offers public libraries new
opportunities to increase access to knowledge,
helping to improve standards of living and
transform lives.
• Yet, in most countries where the need is greatest,
public libraries are under-resourced.
• EIFL-PLIP supports public libraries to use
technology creatively to develop innovative
services to meet the needs of their communities
Development areas
• Agriculture
• Digital Inclusion
• Education
• Employment
• Health
• Women and Girls
• Health
• Education
EIFL-PLIP since 2009
• 49 projects in 27 countries in Asia, Africa,
Europe and Latin America
• 12,000+ hard to reach people benefited from
EIFL-PLIP services, 9,000+ acquired ICT’s skills
• PLIP libraries attracted more than 1,2 million
USD additional funds for community
development
2014 global achievements
• Global call for proposals focused on the
future generation: children and youth:
10 winners were selected from 273
applications
• Innovation Awards 7 (Public Libraries
Contributing to Education): 63
applications received, winners will be
announced in December, 2014
2014 national achievements
• Comprehensive training initiatives
launched in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda
• National level, includes representatives
from ALL public libraries that have
computers and the Internet
• 4 training modules
2015 national plans
• Implement training initiatives in Ghana,
Kenya, Uganda
• Launch programmes in Ethiopia and
most probably Tanzania (following the
perception study)
• Organize awareness raising meetings in
the Balkans: Macedonia, Serbia,
Croatia
2015 global plans
• Continuation of
Innovation Awards
• Fundraising to
expand activities to
more countries
How can you
be involved?
• Sharing information about calls
• Disseminating impact results
• Integrating public libraries in
consortium access to e-resources
• Joining forces with public
librarians in advocacy efforts
• Cooperating in various projects
• What else? Remember: public
libraries are a place for YOUR
students.
EIFL-PLIP team
Monika, Rosora
Rima, Rome
Jean, London
Edvaldas, Vilnius
Ugnė, Santiago
Ramunė, Vilnius
PLIP Representatives at GA
• Svetlana Spruza – Latvia
Valmiera Public Library’s ‘Read and get followers’
• Kristian Benic – Croatia
Rijeka City Library’s 3D Printing Incubator for
Children and Youth
• Przemyslaw Hawel – Poland
Piekari Slaskie Public Library’s Programming of
Curiosity
• Mary Kinyanjui – Kenya
Kibera Public Library’s ICT for Youth Development
project
