Creating a library of the future: Universidade Nacionál Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL) journey of rebuilding its University Library for the 21st century
| dc.audience | Audience::Asia-Oceania Regional Division | |
| dc.conference.sessionType | Asia and Oceania | |
| dc.congressWLIC | IFLA WLIC 2013 - Singapore | |
| dc.contributor.author | Coghlan, Mary | |
| dc.contributor.author | Robertson, Sabina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-24T08:02:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-24T08:02:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The paper provides an overview of the geography, demographics, history and languages of Timor -. Against this background the paper discusses the themes of: development of the library at the Universidade Nacionál Timór Lorosa'e Timor – Leste (UNTL); the role of Australian academic library consortium in supporting UNTL Library; issues facing UNTL Library in finding “its voice” in developing a strong framework for building resources and services and the role of “Libraries for Timor-Leste”, an Australian non profit organisation that works in partnership with Timorese and Australian groups and organisations to support a range of libraries in Timor-Leste. Included in the paper is an overview of current library services and programs in Timor-Leste. The authors participated in a study tour of Timor-Leste in 2011and visited community, tertiary and special libraries. | en |
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| dc.identifier.relatedurl | http://2013.ifla.org | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/5086 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | Attribution 3.0 Unported | |
| dc.rights.accessRights | open access | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | |
| dc.subject.keyword | Timor-Leste | |
| dc.subject.keyword | developing countries | |
| dc.subject.keyword | academic library services | |
| dc.subject.keyword | public library services | |
| dc.subject.keyword | collection development | |
| dc.title | Creating a library of the future: Universidade Nacionál Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL) journey of rebuilding its University Library for the 21st century | en |
| dc.type | Article | |
| ifla.Unit | Section:Asia-Oceania Regional Division | |
| ifla.oPubId | https://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/126/ |
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