New issue of the magazine “In the World of Books”
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Published on 2012-05-15
The new issue of the magazine “In the World of Books” presents:
- The major actions of the Reading Promotion Programme (2006–2011) and conclusions from the results of its sociological survey (Vita Mozūraitė, Aldona Augustaitienė. The National Reading Promotion Programme: Conclusions and Considerations);
- A questionnaire survey carried out recently that aimed to identify the most frequent ethical problems (in Lithuanian libraries) and determine the factors that may have impact on their solution: previous working experience, etc. (Ligita Mikulėnienė. A Survey into Dilemmas of Professional Ethics Within Lithuanian Libraries);
- Article on Social Networks as a content that the organization creates. It was the underlying topic during the third conference “Social Media World Forum 2012” that was held in London. (Matas Pelakauskas. Social Networks: a Trendy Necessity);
- The collection of articles by Silvija Vėlavičienė, long-standing head of the Lituanica Department of the National Library (1941–2011), who devoted much of her effort to the development of the Lituanica collection. (Remigijus Misiūnas. Silvija’s Last Farewell);
- The new book by the Canada-born Lithuanian Julija Šukys, telling about Ona Šimaitė (1894–1970), the famous humanist and Righteous Among the Nations, who worked at Vilnius University during the World War II (Epistolophilia: writing the life of Ona Šimaitė) (Laura Molytė. She Knew the Key to Humanity);
- Manuscripts of the region’s public and cultural figures, collected by The Department of Regional Studies and Publishing at the Anykščiai Public Library (Audronė Berezauskienė. Manuscripts at the Anykščiai Public Library);
- The Dynasty of the Musicians Jurgises Karnavičiuses, who fostered the Lithuanian culture (Asta Bielinskienė. The Dynasty of the Musicians Jurgises Karnavičiuses);
Cover of this issue is illustrated by drawings on asphalt of young readers (in Panevėžys SVB Smėlynė library) (photo by L.Dubauskienė )
The issue is on purchase in the Publishing Department (Sirvydo St. 4, 01101 Vilnius, tel. + 370 5 263 9111, fax. +370 5 263 9111, e-mail leidiniu.platinimas(at)lnb.lt).