TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to describe developments and results of the Global Libraries Initiative – the “Libraries for Innovation” project – implemented by the Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania together with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.Design/methodology/approach– This is an analysis of the results of the assessment of the impact of the “Libraries for Innovation” project so far among the public libraries of Lithuania.Findings– The findings describe a wide range of improvements to existing services, including: strengthening the capacities of public libraries; provision of opportunities for Lithuanian residents to use the internet; and the opening up of new possibilities for communication and information technologies.Originality/value– The paper provides a wide range of improvement examples that can be easily transferred to other similar countries. VL - 13 IS - 1 SN - 1467-8047 DO - 10.1108/14678041211228715 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14678041211228715 AU - Lipeikaite Ugne AU - Sadunisvili Renata PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - Lithuania T2 - Performance Measurement and Metrics PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 53 EP - 57 Y2 - 2024/04/16 ER -