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Place and role of library in school to be increased
The first deputy of a Minister of Education and Sciences, Mr. Aluda Goglichidze, has met 200 school librarians, to present and discuss new vision of ministry on development of school library services in Georgia.
The vision includes development of school libraries as new centers for literacy development, school conferences and Olympiads, exhibitions, presentation of innovations and projects. Libraries have to support development of creativity in pupils and their self-realization. Infrastructure and collection of libraries, qualification of librarians have to meet with contemporary requirements.
 Two libraries presented their activities. Invited speaker, Irakli Garibashvili, president of a Georgian Library Association, presented project and services for school libraries of association and a National Scientific Library.

 I would like to thank you for marvelous cooperation in 2012 and I strongly believe that New 2013 Year will be exiting one, when we will have more and more possibilities to meet and spend time together.

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Season's greetings and best wishes

for a successful New Year

from all at the UDC Consortium

I want to wish you, your family and colleagues a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Successful New Year 2013.

 I am very much looking forward to working with you in 2013.

With warm regards,

Reinhard

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One more Georgian library stared conversion of catalogues to electronic format. Now Kharagauli municipal library (director Nana Lursmanashvili) installed OpenBiblio ILS and started entry of biblio-records. 

Interesting that instyallation was made distantly by staff of Library Association, while training provied by colleagues- neighbours from Khashuri municipal Library (Dir. Diana Gelashvili).

This new OPAC is here.

Integrated Library System OpenBiblio is an "Open Source" software for management of automated catalogue systems of libraries.

Openness means that it is free (can be freely downloaded from a website), but also makes possible its localization (translation and adaptation to local writing system), adaptation to local bibliographic codes, filing rules or management requirements.
OpenBiblio is used mostly in small and middle size libraries (up to 60000 titles) which makes majority of Georgian libraries, including public, school, college, university, NGO or governmental libraries (e.g. Ministries).

Access to knowledge for sustainable community development: The use of technology offers new opportunities to increase access to knowledge, helping to improve individual livelihoods. Through technology, public libraries are well positioned to extend access to previously under-served communities.

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