Draft for Public Consultation serious mistake to attempt to stake out standardised solutions when developments and trends call for dynamism, creativity and flexibility.” The Measures 1. The knowledge commons in a digital age Norway recognises that “the digital evolution will have a boundary-shattering impact on library services”. There is a parallel white paper on digitisation. The two reports will overlap. Biblioteksøk … the National Library will realise Biblioteksøk, Norwegian union catalogue and user-initiated interlibrary loan … encourage the public libraries to upgrade technological infrastructure to participate in such a service. Purchasing the release of copyrighted material: The National Library will clarify copyright issues so digitised material can be made accessible. Bokhylla.no, the “Bookshelf” of electronic resources can be the model for an extended collective licence for digital material. National licences … assess how the work on national licence is to be pursued further … and … how to pursue work on licensing and consortium agreements; consider Nordic and pan-European collaboration. Digital services: evaluate various models for organising and funding such digital services. 2. Collaboration and division of responsibility Significant weight is given to collaboration – across public libraries, between national government and public library authorities and across different library sectors as well as with related sectors like museums and archives Developing new means of delivery … bolster interlibrary loan collaboration and the logistics system in the library network. Further development of the National Library’s depository library. Guidelines for interlibrary loan collaboration: New, common guidelines for interlibrary loan collaboration have been drafted with consideration given to laying down regulations for interlibrary loan collaboration. Harmonising legislation ... harmonise the legislation for public libraries and university college libraries to enhance collaboration among these libraries. Collaboration and coordination … encourage collaboration and coordination solutions in the library network locally and regionally ... try out various organisation models for creative and flexible experimentation based for example on the host municipality model. Voluntary collaboration agreements … agreements on collaboration on library development between Government and county authorities as a tool for implementing national policy and encouraging county and municipal library plans. Competence development … bolstering and developing the overall competence in the library sector. An overall competence development programme for the entire library sector will be considered. Evaluating library science programmes … consider the need for re-evaluating first degree programmes in library science.
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