Chapter 1. Introduction

Authors

  • Mirela Roncevic

Abstract

Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 56, no. 7), “One Country One Library,” introduces the One Country One Library (OCOL) concept, its vision being to create an open digital library accessible to all people inside the geographic borders of participating countries without restrictions or proof of identity. It also introduces the business model for those wishing to support this idea. The chapter explains why Croatia was chosen as the ideal location to test the OCOL idea and how the project took off in a country where an open multilingual digital library of books and other reading materials would be both welcome and needed.

Author Biography

Mirela Roncevic

Mirela Roncevic is a writer, journalist, editor, content developer, and publishing and library consultant. Over the course of her publishing and library career—print and digital, trade and academic publishing—she has worked with a range of publishers and libraries and partnered with global companies creating new opportunities for publishers, authors, readers, educators, researchers, and librarians. She has also contributed articles, reports, features, reviews, and stories to a range of publications and has served as managing editor of several book series. Mirela is the author of several books and reports on e-books and digital content published by ALA, and her doctoral research explores the impact on DRM, open access, open educational resources, and open digital libraries.

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Published

2020-10-05

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 7 (2020): October

Section

Chapters