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The PULMAN Network of Excellence

The PULMAN Network of Excellence. Rob Davies MDR PULMAN Project Manager. Four Objectives. S trengthen performance, help achieve potential of public libraries: new cultural, educational and social roles in eEurope

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The PULMAN Network of Excellence

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  1. The PULMAN Network of Excellence Rob Davies MDR PULMAN Project Manager

  2. Four Objectives • Strengthen performance, help achieve potential of public libraries: new cultural, educational and social roles in eEurope • Exchange knowledge, experience, good practice:encourage Centres of Excellence for digital services • Spread strategic initiatives across Europe: sensitise national authorities and practitioners • Develop cross-sectoral agendas for local services: starting from a public libraries standpoint

  3. Network • 36 country co-ordinators • EU member states • associated and candidate states • neighbouring countries (PULMAN-XT) - ends August • 18 Partners • 9 Virtual Advisory Board members • 170,000 policy makers and practitioners • 190 milion registered users of public libraries

  4. The PULMAN Guidelines • 2 Editions • Currently in 22 languages • 3 sections • social policy, management , technical • 20 topics • 100,000 words • 650 links to good practice across Europe

  5. Reports and analysis • 38 country reports for benchmarking • organisation, policies, use of ICT, innovative projects etc • 22 merged PULMAN-NAPLE reports • Trends and forecasts • PULMANExpress • Final Project Report • Research needs

  6. 36 National workshops • 3 Themes • launch Guidelines • Public library strategies • Public libraries, museums, archives co-operation • 2500 practitoners and policy makers

  7. Training • 70 managers on training attachments • 237 distance learning courses • 40 members of pilot mentoring network

  8. One Websitewww.pulmanweb.org

  9. One Policy Conference • 170 delegates • 40 countries • 12 case studies • One Manifesto • 10-point Action Plan • Benchmarking progress

  10. Bringing together the movers…. ….and the shakers

  11. Community Memory - local services agenda (1) • Broader local services partnerships to deliver e-Europe • libraries, museums and archives at local/regional level • education sector/children • voluntary sector/NGOs/ community information and advice • economic sector (eg cultural tourism) • Friendly on-line services to meet user needs • accessible - ‘Heritage for All’ approach • help unlock, disclose, make accessible local digital content • help individuals and organisations create content • sense of localisation/personal engagement vs globalisation • link up present and past

  12. Community Memory - local services agenda (2) • Socio-economic and technical environment • understanding or mapping communities and their needs • public/private partnership • role of software/telecoms/integrators: real web services? • Policy agenda for local services • level playing field within CH sector eg local archives • benchmarking, co-ordination of policy: measure impact • enlargement and international co-operation eg building on PULMAN-XT, CULTIVATE-Russia

  13. Technical agenda • Highly-automated content creation and digitisation • Personalisation of content creation and access • Multimedia content creation/delivery • help local institutions exploit broadband • Seamless interactive access to local resources • wider cross-sectoral interoperability, local/ national • Usability • Interfaces • Access through non-computer channels, mobile, dtv • Use of emerging semantic web technologies • resource creation, discovery, retrieval, preservation

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