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SETBulletin Vol. 10, No. 2 July 2009 ISSN 1450-0647 IFLA Section on Education & Training In this Issue: Message from the Editor Message from the Editor p. 1 Dear colleagues, We are looking forward to seeing you in Milan, SET Spotlight Italy, for the World Library and Information Letter from the Chair p. 2 Congress. To prepare your visit in Italy I like to Contact the Section p. 2 draw your attention to Fabian Venuto’s article on “LIS Education in Italy” (p. 6). Who’s Who: SET SC Member Profiles p. 3 Beside the report on the BOBCATSSS SET News p. 4 2009 Symposium in Porto, Portugal (pp. 22 ff.) you will find two very interesting conference LIS Education & Training Worldwide contributions: “What am I? A journey into an LIS Education & Training in Italy p. 6 Information Science professional’s head” by What am I? A journey into an Information our young colleague Sofia Carvalho Neto, Science professional’s head p. 13 Coimbra, Portugal. Last but not least please play attention to our IFLA LIS Student Paper Award (p. 5, 15). The Award 2009 is sponsored by IFLA HQ and the German company ekz.bibliotheksservice GmbH. We are still looking for new sponsors for the award 2010! Please help us to find one or more sponsors! Any other suggestions for the next issue? Please feel free to contact the editor, Petra Hauke IFLA SET proudly presents IFLA LIS Student Paper Award 2009 Sponsored by IFLA & See you in Milan! World Library and Information Congress 23-27 August 2009 www.ifla.org/VII/s23/student-paper-award- IFLA News p. 16 2009-en.pdf LIS News worldwide p. 18 The winner 2009 will be presented at the Who’s Who: LIS’ New Generation p. 19 sponsor ekz.bibliotheksservice’s exhibition stand at the Milan Conference. A cocktail Conference Reports p. 20 reception will be offered 25 August, 11.30 h Conference Calendar p. 23 IFLA President Claudia Lux will hand over the New Books & Articles p. 23 Award certificate. Impressum The SET-Bulletin is published twice a year in January and July. Please share your ideas and comments by sending your contributions or suggestions to the editor Petra Hauke, Berlin School for Library and Information Science (BSLIS) at Humboldt Universität, Dorotheenstraße 26, D-10099 Berlin, Germany, Fax: ++49 30 74070216, E-Mail: [email protected]. Latest Revision: 1st July 2009 – Copyright © International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, www.ifla.org, SET- Bulletin online: www.ifla.org/en/set IFLA SET Bulletin | Volume 10 | Issue No 2 | July 2009 | pp. 1 SET Spotlight: Letter from the Chair Section on Education & Training Spotlight Section’s 22 August Standing Committee meeting. Directions will also be posted at the conference. The Education and Training open session is scheduled on Thursday 27 August, 8:30-10.30, discussing the impact of convergence in education “The role of library and cultural institutions professionals in cultural heritage: education for the convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (LAM)”. Anna Maria Tammaro Contact the Section Letter from the Chair www.ifla.org/en/set Dear colleagues and friends, Chair As we prepare for our meetings in Milan in Anna Maria Tammaro August 2009, I am pleased to report on the Dept. Cultural Heritage, Section Library results of the election for membership on the Science Education and Training Standing Committee. University of Parma There were 15 candidates for the 12 vacant Via Montebeni, 9, I-50014 Fiesole (FI), Italy positions on the Standing Committee. 12 Tel. * (39)(055)697585 candidates received sufficient votes to be Fax: * (39)(0521)902365 elected. Please find the current members of E-Mail: [email protected] the Standing Committee elected for 2009-2013 Secretary/Treasurer/Bulletin Editor on pp. 5ff. in this Bulletin issue. Petra Hauke Many thanks to those members of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Standing Committee who will be completing Berlin School of Library and Information their terms at the end of the conference in Science (BSLIS) Milan for their valuable contributions to the Dorotheenstraße 26, D-10099 Berlin, Germany Education and Training Section and to the Tel. * (49)(30)7415003 Standing Committee. We look forward to their Fax * (49)(30)74070216 continued contributions during the Milan E-Mail: [email protected] meetings and we hope they will continue as Information Coordinator personal members of the Section and Gillian Hallam contribute to Education and Training activities Associate Professor, Queensland University of in the future. Technology (QUT) During the first meeting on Saturday 22 GPO Box 2434, 4001 Brisbane, Australia August 2009, from 8:30 to 10:20 in Milan the Tel. * (61)(7) 31382177 SET Standing Committee will have to elect Fax * (61)(7)31381214 new Officers (Chair, Secretary, Information E-mail: [email protected] Coordinator) for the term 2009-2011. The second Section meeting is scheduled on Wednesday 26th August 2009, from 14:30 to Also of interest to many in our Section is the E- 16:00. Learning Special Interest Group and the LIS education in developing countries Special Milan programs related to Education and Interest Group. On Thursday, 27 August, the Training Section E-Learning SIG will meet, from 13:15-14.45, on We hope many of you can attend the programs the topic of “Lifelong e-learning and libraries” – our Section is participating in at the Milan This will be a discussion around the themes of Conference. The Education and Training libraries supporting learning. Gillian Hallam is Section is hosting a session on Monday, 24 the convenor. The location will be in the final August, 9:00-18:00 off site at Milan University, program. on “Recognition of qualifications and quality of On Tuesday, 25 August, the LIS education LIS education: the Bologna process challenges in developing countries SIG will meet at 11:45- in a changing world”. Instructions for locating 12:45, for discussing “Preparing future the off-site session will be provided at the IFLA SET Bulletin | Volume 10 | Issue No 2 | July 2009 | pp. 2 SET Spotlight: Who’s Who: SET SC Member Profiles librarians in developing countries: a vision for SET Bulletin LIS education in the 21st century”. As always, many thanks to Petra Hauke, our dedicated editor of the SET (Section on LIS Student Award Education and Training) Bulletin. Her work This SET project is sponsored by IFLA and make these communications possible. EKZ Services for libraries. The first process for I hope to see all of you in Milan in August the selection of best student paper submitted of 2009. to the IFLA Conference has been completed and the LIS Award Committee has decided to Submitted June 30, 2009. award the paper of Agnese Perrone with the title “Electronic book collections development in Italy: a case study”. Who’s Who: SET SC Member Profiles “The Journal of Appropriate Librarianship and Henri Sène Information work in southern Africa”, e.g.: Professor, Ecole des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et • Bibliothèques en mutation et circulation de Documentalistes (EBAD) The l’information. International Lending and Library School, Cheikh Anta Document Supply. Janvier 2002. Diop University of Dakar • Legislation for library and information BP 5108 Dakar- Fann, Sénégal Tél: (221) 33 825 76 60 services in French speaking Africa E-Mail: revisited. The International Information [email protected] and Library review No 36, 2004, pp. 367- [email protected] 380. • National library associations in French- Professional and international activities speaking Africa: challenges and concerns. • Director of the Dakar Library School, Innovation: Journal of appropriate 1981-1987 librarianship and information work in southern Africa No 31 décembre 2005. • University librarian, University of Dakar, 1987-2006 • Vice-President of the French-speaking -------------------------- Association of University librarians, 1987- 1989 Shunsaku Tamura • Regional Manager of IFLA Regional Office Professor, School of for Africa, 1988-2006 Library and Information • Member of the IFLA Africa Section (ex- Science, Keio University officio) 1988-2006 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan • President of the Standing Conference of tel&fax: +81-3-5427- African University Libraries-Western Area 1222, E-mail: (SCAULWA), 2004-2006 [email protected] • Corresponding member of the IFLA SET, Home page (in 2007. Japanese): www.slis.keio.ac.jp/~t amaran/index-j.html Publications Since 1976, I have published about 30 articles Personal profile and conference papers, mainly on the topics Activities in Japan on: history of books in Senegal, and on Legislation for Library and Information services • Member, Board of Trustees, Japan in Africa. Society of Library and Information Science Articles published in professional and • Member, Steering Committee, Mita international periodicals like “Libri”, “Bulletin de Society for Library and Information l’ABF”, “Revue tunisienne de communication”; Science “La Documentation Française”; “International • Chairman, Advisory Board, Niigata Lending and Document Supply”; “The Prefectural Library International Information and Library Review”; IFLA SET Bulletin | Volume 10 | Issue No 2 | July 2009 | pp. 3 SET Spotlight: Who’s Who: SET SC Member Profiles International Activities and Presentations LIS school profile: (Other Than SET Standing Committee School of Library and Information Science, Member) Keio University, Japan, • Member, Editorial Board, Information www.slis.keio.ac.jp/index_e.html Research • Tamura, S. et al. (2006) Information Brief outline of the school sharing between different groups: a The School of Library and Information Science qualitative study of information service to was opened in the spring of 1951 as a first business in Japanese public libraries. formal college-level school for librarianship in ISIC2006, Sydney, Australia. Japan. It was assisted by the American Library • Tamura, S. et al. (2008) Satisfaction and Association and staffed by well qualified perception of usefulness among users of American instructors at the time of business information services in Japan.