Approach to the Institution of Library in International Studies on Information Policy: European Union Lisbon Strategy and the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society

Abstract

In this study, it is taken as a goal to evaluate the approach to the Institution of Library in European Union Lisbon Strategy (EU LS) and the United Nations’ World Summit on the information society (WSIS) studies. Within this scope, firstly the conceptual frame of the issue was drawn up and then the basic strategy documen, in relation to the subject and later on, “the EU LS Lisbon Strategy “ documents, together with UN DBTZ “Declaration of Principles”, “Action Plan “, “Tunis Commitment”, “Tunis Agenda for the Information Society” and “UN DBTZ Targets: A Mid-Term Review “ were examined.

It was found out that in EU LS studies the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure was associated with the institution of library.and iIt wasfurthermore figured out in WSIS studies that the institution of library was seen among the eff ective tools of Information Society, governments, international organizations, private sector and civil society. Conclusively, it was suggested that the institution of library should be taken into account in national e-strategies and development policies -within the scope of information policies.