Country: Lithuania

Partner organization which has initiated a good practice: Social Innovation Fund

Organization -s which implemented a good practice if different of organization initiated a good practice: Kaunas municipal Vincas Kudirka public library

Contact information: Savanoriu pr. 1, LT-44255 Kaunas
L.Mecajeva@LPF.Lt

Format of dissemination: virtual

Theme of the projects: A. Gender equality and diversity

Implementation of good practice

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Impact

The book „Comparative analysis of gender equality structures“ (edited by Indrė Mackevičiūtė, Liuda Mecajeva, Laima Vengalė, Saulė Vidrinskaitė) developed during the project "Wo-Men" - Gender Equality Creates democracy was placed in Kaunas municipal Vincas Kudirka public library, also has ISBN number (10-digit). ISBN is not so important for readers but it helps librarian to find book in LIBIS (Lithuanian integral information system of Libraries). We can search books by ISBN – it let us know how many libraries in Lithuania have such books as we do, or are we the only one having unique book.