Ein wesentliches Ziel des Arbeitskreises „Welt- und globalgeschichtliche Perspektiven im Geschichtsunterricht“ der Konferenz für Geschichtsdidaktik (KGD) ist die Entwicklung globalgeschichtlicher Perspektiven für den kompetenzorientierten Geschichtsunterricht. Insbesondere geht es darum, neuere globalgeschichtliche Ansätze und Konzepte für den Geschichtsunterricht fruchtbar zu machen. Das Thema der diesjährigen Tagung des Arbeitskreises befasst sich mit globalgeschichtlichen Perspektiven auf den Ersten Weltkrieg, die herkömmliche europa- und deutschlandzentrierte Sichtweisen erweitern. Auf diese Weise soll das Verständnis des Ersten Weltkrieges als eines globalgeschichtlichen Ereignisses stärker als bisher ins Blickfeld des Geschichtsunterrichts gerückt werden, da – so auch die aktuelle globalgeschichtlich orientierte Forschung – die deutsche und europäische Dimension ohne globale Kontexte nicht hinreichend verstanden werden kann.

This report provides a brief overview of technological changes that are likely to have an impact on public library services between 2011 and 2020, and which broadly fall under the definition of Library 3.0.

Library 3.0 refers to libraries using technologies such as the semantic web, cloud computing, mobile devices, and re-envisioning our use of established technologies such as federated search, to facilitate user-generated content and collaboration to promote and make library collections accessible. The end result of Library 3.0 is the expansion of the ‚borderless library‘, where collections can be made readily available to library users regardless of their physical location. Library 3.0 is a virtual complement to physical public library spaces, and ideally will work seamlessly within established public library services and collections.

The potential impact of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is discussed, with reference to public libraries, as the authors of this report believe that the NBN is the platform that will enable better delivery of new applications and next generation technologies. The NBN will be of particular importance to regional areas where telecommunications are not as saturated as in city areas.

A summary of recommendations for short and longer term goals for public libraries implementing Library 3.0 has been provided at the beginning of the report, and recommendations for each section are also attached to their relevant topic.

Quelle Text: Ebd., S. 2[c]; © Executive Summary: Anna Belling, Aimee Rhodes, Janine Smith, Susan Thomson and Bernie Thorn @ libraries.vic.gov.au

The end of the Cold War marked a period of change in Australian foreign policy. As the bipolar world order collapsed, an era of marked stability in international power relations came to an end. In the new world order, Australia had yet to define what role it should take in the international sphere.