TY - GEN ID - 10442/14450 A1 - Koren, M. Y1 - 2014/// T1 - Libraries and entrepreneurship: New chances for adding value, based on experiences in The Netherlands JF - 10ο Διεθνές συνέδριο: Βιβλιοθήκες, καινοτομία και επιχειρηματικότητα - 10th International conference: Libraries, innovation and entrepreneurship PB - Εθνικό Κέντρο Τεκμηρίωσης (ΕΚΤ) SP - 00:34:13EP - UR - https://hdl.handle.net/10442/14450 N2 - The need for public libraries to demonstrate entrepreneurship is obvious in many countries, for various reasons. Be it to demonstrate social and economic value, be it to change its image into a more dynamic one, or, facing the facts: the world is changing, and libraries have to change as well, see chances and grasp opportunities, to better serve people and the communities, and contribute to better development of society. Let’s explore various aspects based on experiences in The Netherlands and elsewhere. 1. What does entrepreneurship entail for libraries? 2: What can libraries do for enterprises? 3. What can enterprises do for libraries? 4. How to encourage entrepreneurial libraries, an example from the association’s programme in the Netherlands. These four approaches will be exemplified by practices from public libraries in the Netherlands. ER -