Country: Serbia

Partner organization which has initiated a good practice: Goethe Institut Belgrad

Organization -s which implemented a good practice if different of organization initiated a good practice: Belgrade City Library

Contact information: selman.trtovac@belgrad.goethe.org

Format of dissemination: virtual

Theme of the projects: C. Use of ICT in learning

Implementation of good practice

Based on longterm mutual cooperation between Belgrade City Library and Goethe Instutut Belgrad a new service was launched in spring 2014. "E-library" is a digital library offered by Goethe-Institut. This service allows customers of the library to borrow digital media, such as e-books, e-audio and e-newspapers. Returning borrowed file is not necessary. Upon expiry of the loan period, the file can not be opened. Available on click 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The service is completely free of charge.

Impact

Direct impact:

The main impact of this program is a spreading of information that there are a valuable free resources in the filed of German language training now available online 24/7. This is also very important for Belgrade City Library patrons having in mind that less than 0,1% of total BCL physical collections are in German language.

Indirect impact:

Foreign language courses is very important part of life long learning process in Serbia. There are some formal links established in the file of employment between German and Serbian official bodies. Helping a broad public to get the access to resources in German, free of charge, 24/7, online Belgrade City Library promotes LLP.

Visual Material

http://bgb.rs/

http://www.goethe.de/ins/cs/bel/kul/bib/onl/srindex.htm