| PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CLUJ NAPOCA |
|
| PROFILE |
The Pilot will be done over 10.000 items over e total of 700.000, and will involve at least 500 permanent visitors over a total of 50.000 registered and 340.000 visitors per year.
The library is based in a new building (see the photo on the web).
Public reading has been part of the Cluj cultural tradition since the Sixths century. The "Octavian Goga" Cluj County Library inherited this tradition and has managed, through the years, to develop its encyclopaedic collections and its user-oriented services, becoming today one of the largest and most important county public libraries in Romania.

|
| 1992 |
the Cluj County library is named Octavian Goga, after the poet.
Library stock starts being computer processed |
| 1997 |
the first Communitarian Information Centre from Romania is founded |
1999
2001 |
Participates in the co-ordination of the National Program for Development and Computer - Assisted Services in Public Libraries.
The high speed Metropolitan Network is put into use, connecting the central premises to all its branches in the town. |
| 2002 |
The new children's section and the Play and Learn corner are opened, and the new library premises are opened.
The first Nato Centre for Public Information in Romania is opened |
| 2003 |
the president of Romania, Ion Iliescu, and the prime minister, Adrian Nastase visit the library |
|
Octavian Goga STATISTICS (2003)
|
LIBRARY STOCK: 710.358 items
| Books (volumes): |
658.989 |
| Manuscripts: |
619 |
| Audio-visual items: |
16.797 |
| CD-ROMs: |
331 |
| Other than books: |
33.621 |
|
ITEMS ACQUIRED: 13.277
| Books and periodicals: |
11.035 |
| Audio-visual items: |
744 |
| CD-ROMs: |
40 |
|
LIBRARY SERVICES:
Stock items for loan:
|
85% |
| Free computer access available on: |
39 pc |
|
USERS AND USER POLICY:
50.125 |
20.122 |
574.784 |
101.333 |
339.481 |
6.085 |
1.352 |
4.532 |
2.662 |
4.532 |
64 |
189 |
26 |
|
LIBRARY STAFF: 88 employees
Librarians:
|
72 |
| Others: |
16 |
|
| PILOT SITES |
|