World Library and Information Congress 85Th IFLA General Conference and Assembly 24-30 August 2019 Athens, Greece

World Library and Information Congress 85th IFLA General Conference and Assembly 24-30 August 2019 Athens, Greece

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Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Congress Programme 08:30 – 10:30 Skalkotas

Session 154 Libraries: Create Spaces - Inspire Dialogue - Empower Community - Asia and Oceania

Chair: Premila Gamage, Colombo, Sri Lanka Chair: Nor Edzan Che Nasir, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chair: Cendrella Habre, Beirut, Lebanon

The open session of Regional Section for Asia and Oceania plans to contribute to this year’s WLIC theme of “Libraries: Dialogue for Change”, by exploring how libraries have empowered their communities by way of creating trusted space and stimulating dialogue.

It aims to demonstrate how all types of librarians/libraries in Asia and Oceania have brought people together in vibrant community hubs, generated dialogue/conversation and helped their communities to figure out/resolve the complexities of life as well as the society they live in.

The session includes a keynote, 5 full-paper presentations and 4 Lightning Talks.

1. Keynote: Library leaders: creating, inspiring, empowering our future leaders Allison Dobbie, Former General Manager of Auckland Libraries, New Zealand

2. Serving the Refugees at Kedah Public Library, Malaysia Norshahila Hashim, Library Services and Information Sector, Kedah Public Library, Malaysia Mohamad Rehan Baharom, Corporate Unit, Kedah Public Library, Malaysia Shahizan Affandi Zakaria, Kedah Public Library, Malaysia

3. B@LSH Project: Creating Ubiquitous Reading Environment for Children in Rural China Zizhou Wang, Dept. of Information Management, Peking University, Beijing, China Xiaofang Zhang, Dept. of Information Management, Peking University, Beijing, China Ge Zhang, Dept. of Information Management, Peking University, Beijing, China Lu Qiu, Tianxiaxi Advisory Centre for Education, Beijing, China Jing Dai, National Library of China, Beijing, China

4. Facing global challenges: libraries as community hubs for the empowerment of the most vulnerable populations Jérémy Lachal, Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (Libraries Without Borders), Montreuil, France Muy Cheng Peich, Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (Libraries Without Borders), Montreuil, France

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6. National Library of Iran as a platform for community dialogue: an analysis of an experience Fariborz Khosravi, National Library and Archives of Iran, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of Saeedeh Akbari-Daryan, National Library and Archives of Iran, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

7. Rendering Change: Design Is for (the Good of) Everyone (Lightning Talk) Nicole Yeo, National Library Board of Singapore, Singapore

8. New learning space as a cradle for organizational transformation and community building (Lightning Talk) Esther Woo, University of Hong Kong, China, China

9. Does Professional Registration Encourage non-Māori Librarians in Aotearoa New Zealand to Engage with Indigenous Knowledge? (Lightning Talk) Kathryn Oxborrow, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

10. Mapping the digital competencies of LIS professionals for employment: Perceptions and reflections (Lightning Talk) Nosheen Warraich, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Amara Malik, University of Panjab, Lahore, Pakistan

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