Behind this title a dramatic story is hidden: A new medium causes economical and political turmoils and threatens to become increasingly a target of mercy of the different interests of power.

Do we need libraries as public places when hybrid, virtual libraries or the digital library pro-vide open access to everyone in the world?

Digitalisieren - Internationale Projekte in Bibliotheken und Archiven / Digitalization - International Projects in Libraries and Archives

Libraries as places of lifelong learning are in Europe not taken yet sufficiently into the responsibility of information politics

Media security in libraries is important in order to protect collections, but on the other hand to grant an open access for all users at any time.

This small bilingual guide shall assist you when you have to present your own library, institution or organisation to guests from abroad.