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Best Practices and Guidelines

• Book Donations for Development
  This handbook builds on the work of UNESCO, CODE and the International Book Bank. It provides both policy and practical information for donors and recipients of book donation projects. It is intended as an educational and training tool. It sets book donations within the context of the book chain and the importance of enhancing the book industry in every UN member state, with special attention to those in the developing world.

        URL: http://codecan.org/english/donations.html

• American Library Association - International Library Development Training Materials
  The American Library Association's International Sustainable Library Development Interest Group, provides resources for training materials and links to international library development projects. The projects are organized geographically.

        URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/irrt/irrtcommittees/isld/isld.htm

• How to Set Up Community Libraries for Children (OSU Children's Library Fund - under "Approach" scroll down to pdf file halfway down page)
  The OSU Children's Library Fund works to facilitate a 'culture of literacy' in many communities in Africa by building libraries filled with relevant and culturally appropriate books. Their document "How to set up Community Libraries for Children" describes not only collection development, but also the importance of programming, games and storytelling in a children's library.

        URL: http://www.osuchildrenslibraryfund.ca

• UNESCO Libraries Portal
  UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Libraries Portal provides access to websites of worldwide library institutions. It serves to promote international co-operation for librarians and library users.

        URL: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=6513&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

• Networklearning
  This is a repository of free resources for use by NGO’s “working in development or humanitarian fields” to help them build skills and link them to other sources with useful resources.

        URL: http://www.networklearning.org/