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Lietuvos akademinė e. biblioteka (eLABa)1
LITHUANIAN ACADEMIC E-LIBRARY (eLABa)

Author(s): Antanas Štreimikis, Albertas Žalys, Aleksandras Targamadzė, Stanislovas Žurauskas, Vilius Kučiukas
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla

Summary/Abstract: Quick and comfortable access to scientific literature and information improves higher education, research and communication. Using the internet, World Wide Web, information search tools there is no necessity to go to the library, wait until the book is delivered to you and waste time while searching for the source you need in the catalogue. Every reader would like to read at the time and place most convenient to him. The Lithuanian Academic e-Library (eLABa) is designed for the personnel of Lithuanian research institutions who write publications on research and higher education that are to be submitted, archived, catalogued and presented to the readers and other systems. The aim of eLABa is, by the use of information and communication technologies, to develop favourable conditions to disseminate more rapidly the newest scientific knowledge and learning material, to improve the quality of research and higher education processes, to develop distance and lifelong learning, to promote the activity and achievements of Lithuanian institutions of research and science and higher education, to educate e-Society and develop knowledge economy, to improve the quality of society’s life in general. eLABa is being created developing the Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT) and implementing the projects funded by the European Union Structural Funds.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 40
  • Page Range: 9-24
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Lithuanian