You can download the program description in Hungarian following the link provided at the end of the article.

Biblionet is a five-year program that will facilitate free access to information for Romanian citizens by fostering the development of a modern public library system in Romania. Biblionet will help libraries better serve their communities through training and technology as a partnership of IREX, the National Association of Public Libraries and Librarians (ANBPR), local and national governments, and libraries through the country. To achieve this goal, Biblionet will concentrate on four core program components:

FACILITATING ACCESS TO INFORMATION:
Establish a network of library public access computer (PAC) facilities: Biblionet will support libraries that are prioritizing public access to information and demonstrate a willingness to share the costs of providing new public computing and Internet facilities. By equipping more than 1,500 libraries across Romania with new computers through a competitive application process, Biblionet will facilitate free access to information throughout Romania.

PREPARING PUBLIC LIBRARIANS:
Provide library service training for librarians.
Biblionet partners will design training materials and create training facilities to help librarians adapt new services and foster innovation in the public library system. Training will help librarians become experts in adapting new technologies to communities needs.

Establish an IT training infrastructure for Romanian librarians.
By establishing up to 41 county library training centers, Biblionet will offer the Romanian public library system a training infrastructure and corresponding courses in technology skills that will help librarians provide better computer and Internet guidance to library patrons.

PROMOTING THE VALUE OF LIBRARIES:
Partner with the National Association of Public Libraries and Librarians (ANBPR). Biblionet will strengthen the ANBPR, helping the professional association build sustainable administrative structures that can respond to the new and changing needs of modern libraries and provide valuable services to librarians throughout the country into the future.

Assist librarians in developing and organizing locally-relevant content that serves all library users. Biblionet will bring together stakeholders in government and local institutions to organize content so that it meets the needs of citizens. Through a needs assessment, IREX and its partners have identified specific information content needs in the areas of education, labor markets, healthcare, economic and rural development, and culture that are not currently being sufficiently addressed.

FOSTERING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT:
Engage with government to adapt policies. To match the investment of new resources into libraries, Biblionet partners will work to promote the increased relevance and importance of libraries to today’s Romanian society and the need for the commitment of resources to match libraries’ new role.