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May 8, 2013

The Results of the Round Table dedicated to the World Book and Copyright Day

March 28, 2013

The agenda of the report and election meeting of the KLIC Association

March 26, 2013

The Report and Election Meeting of the KLIC Association will be held on March 29, 2013.

December 17, 2012

Kyrgyzstan Library and Information Consortium - 10 years

July 2, 2012

On June 28, 2012 IREX Kyrgyzstan held a round table discussion about the role of information in community development, broadening access to government and public information for the public.

June 28, 2012

Representatives of IREX, the organization which administers the Beyond Access project, visited Kyrgyzstan on June 25-30, 2012. .

June 15, 2012

The 13th International Conference "Issyk-Kul 2012. Libraries and Democratization of Society"

June 15, 2012

A workshop for electronic resources librarians took place in the Scientific Library of Razzakov Kyrgyz Technical University on June 14, 2012

April 17, 2012

On April 23, 2012 the Library and Information Consortium and the Association of Electronic Libraries of Kyrgyzstan in partnership with Kyrgyzpatent conduct roundtable "Libraries and Copyright", dedicated to World Book and Copyright Day

Febrary 28, 2012

“Open Access in Kyrgyzstan: The Contribution of Libraries” Round Table

New project of the Kyrgyz Libraries Information Consortium

Kyrgyz Libraries Information Consortium has won a grant of EIFL-Public Library Innovation Programme for the "Public libraries in TB promotion - a new initiative to reverse the trend of tuberculosis in Kyrgyzstan" project (http://www.eifl.net/our-current-grantees/).

Terms: November 1, 2011 -October 31, 2012.

Tuberculosis is a global health concern. In Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan has all the ingredients favoring the rapid spread of the disease; the current trend necessitates scaling up of prevention activities. Medical interventions alone cannot contain transmission of tuberculosis; civil societies and community-based organizations play an indispensable role in the prevention of the disease. With this notion the Kyrgyzstan Libraries Information Consortium (KLIC), a representative body of libraries in the country, proposes a project with the objective to raise awareness, address stigma and advocate social support for communities vulnerable to tuberculosis.

The project is because of the above dire needs and is geared to control the alarming spread of tuberculosis in Kyrgyzstan, a common goal for all participating in the national tuberculosis programme. Public libraries, having facilities to disseminate information and being a link with communities through their users, are in a good position to take up such role.

Participating libraries:

- Republic Library for Children and Youth,
- Chyi Oblast Library,
- Novo-Pokrovka Library (rural).

These libraries have been selected to promote tuberculosis among target groups distinct to each catchment area.

Target groups: library users, school teachers and pupils, community members, local authorities and political leaders, academics and media.

The above target groups will be involved in the project by participating in workshops, presentations, discussions, joint meetings and campaing activities..

Participating libraries will work closely with local authorities, community organizations and media to raise awareness in communities.

A short story about new service is available at http://www.eifl.net/kyrgyz-libraries-information-consortium-kyrgyzstan