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Romanian libraries
In light of my visit to the Romanian National Library in Bucharest last summer, I was fascinated when I ran across an article on the history and development of Romanian libraries, and whether the state of Romanian libraries is an indication of Romania's readiness to join the EU. The basic conclusion of the article: they're in sad shape. An excerpt:
"The vast majority of large Romanian libraries are closed stacks.
Only a very limited number of libraries have an online catalog (more
on this issue in the section “Infrastructure”). Reference services as
they are known in the northern European countries and on the North
American continent are almost nonexistent. A very limited number
of county libraries have Internet connections. They allow user access
to the Internet for a fee or free of charge. Very few of these
libraries offer mediated searches to their clients. One of the reasons
is that the librarians are not trained on how to search the Internet
efficiently and how to evaluate effectively the information available
on the World Wide Web."
Anghelescu, Hermina G.B. "European Integration: Are Romanian Libraries Ready?" Libraries & Culture, Vol. 40, No. 3, Summer 2005.
In light of my visit to the Romanian National Library in Bucharest last summer, I was fascinated when I ran across an article on the history and development of Romanian libraries, and whether the state of Romanian libraries is an indication of Romania's readiness to join the EU. The basic conclusion of the article: they're in sad shape. An excerpt:
"The vast majority of large Romanian libraries are closed stacks.
Only a very limited number of libraries have an online catalog (more
on this issue in the section “Infrastructure”). Reference services as
they are known in the northern European countries and on the North
American continent are almost nonexistent. A very limited number
of county libraries have Internet connections. They allow user access
to the Internet for a fee or free of charge. Very few of these
libraries offer mediated searches to their clients. One of the reasons
is that the librarians are not trained on how to search the Internet
efficiently and how to evaluate effectively the information available
on the World Wide Web."
Anghelescu, Hermina G.B. "European Integration: Are Romanian Libraries Ready?" Libraries & Culture, Vol. 40, No. 3, Summer 2005.
