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Regional Section Asia and Oceania Newsletter
14:1(June 2002) ISSN 0858-2815
IN THIS ISSUE 5. MISCELLANEOUS 1. IFLA NEWS UNESCO FROM HEADQUARTERS WWW FROM RSCAO AWARD AND FELLOWSHIP FROM FAIFE CAMPAIGN FROM UAP SURVEY FROM UBCIM
2. HAPPENINGS IN THE REGION 1. IFLA NEWS CAMBODIA CHINA FIJI FROM HEADQUARTERS INDIA INDONESIA Transfer of IFLANET site LAO PDR NEPAL We are delighted to announce that the transfer of SINGAPORE our web site IFLANET from our host since 1993, SRI LANKA the National Library of Canada, in Ottawa, to our new host, l'Institut de l'Information Scientifique 3. CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/ et Technique (INIST), in Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy WORKSHOPS in France, has been completed successfully. REPORT FROM THE CONFERENCES UPCOMING IFLA CONFERENCE We would like to take this opportunity to thank IFLA 2002 GLASGOW publicly all our colleagues in the National FUTURE IFLA CONFERENCES Library of Canada, who have developed and EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD maintained IFLANET to the stage it has now reached; an essential and integral part of the 4. ALP NEWS professional activities, communications and 2001 ANNUAL REPORT management of the Federation. We would also ATTACHMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP like to thank them, together with our new colleagues in INIST, for their part in ensuring IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 2 that the transfer was so smooth that you probably information resources and the ideas and creative did not notice the changeover. The domain name works they seek. Libraries and information www.ifla.org remains the same. services make available the richness of human expression and cultural diversity in all media. Our Singapore Mirror Site, hosted by the National Library of Singapore now mirrors the The global Internet enables individuals and main site based in France. communities throughout the world, whether in the smallest and most remote villages or the We shall now be working to establish very soon a largest cities, to have equality of access to mirror site in North America. information for personal development, education, stimulation, cultural enrichment, economic One consequence of the change is that, for nearly activity and informed participation in democracy. a year now, we have had a Web Site Manager All can present their interests, knowledge and here at IFLA HQ, Sophie Felfoldi. She has culture for the world to visit. played a huge part in ensuring the smooth transfer. She will be glad to try to answer any Libraries and information services provide enquiries you may have. You can contact her at essential gateways to the Internet. For some they [email protected] offer convenience, guidance, and assistance, while for others they are the only available access Ross Shimmon points. They provide a mechanism to overcome Secretary General the barriers created by differences in resources, (IFLA HQ, Reference 2, 08 Mar 2002) technology, and training. The IFLA Internet Manifesto Principles of Freedom of Access to Information via the Internet Unhindered access to information is essential to Access to the Internet and all of its resources freedom, equality, global understanding and should be consistent with the United Nations peace. Therefore, the International Federation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Library Associations (IFLA) asserts that: especially Article 19: * Intellectual freedom is the right of every Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and individual both to hold and express opinions and expression; this right includes freedom to hold to seek and receive information; it is the basis of opinions without interference and to seek, receive democracy; and it is at the core of library service. and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. * Freedom of access to information, regardless of medium and frontiers, is a central responsibility The global interconnectedness of the Internet of the library and information profession. provides a medium through which this right may * The provision of unhindered access to the be enjoyed by all. Consequently, access should Internet by libraries and information services neither be subject to any form of ideological, supports communities and individuals to attain political or religious freedom, prosperity and development. * Barriers to the flow of information should be censorship, nor to economic barriers. removed, especially those that promote inequality, poverty, and despair. Libraries and information services also have a responsibility to serve all of the members of their Freedom of Access to Information, the communities, regardless of age, race, nationality, Internet and Libraries and Information religion, culture, political affiliation, physical or Services other disabilities, gender or sexual orientation, or any other status. Libraries and information services are vibrant institutions that connect people with global Libraries and information services should support IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 3 the right of users to seek information of their principles expressed in this Manifesto. choice. This Manifesto was prepared by IFLA/FAIFE. Libraries and information services should respect Approved by the Governing Board of IFLA 27 the privacy of their users and recognize that the March 2002, The Hague, Netherlands. resources they use should remain confidential. Proclaimed by IFLA 1 May 2002. (Sophie Felfoldi, Reference 2, Wed, 1 May 2002) Libraries and information services have a responsibility to facilitate and promote public About IFLA UDT access to quality information and communication. Users should be assisted with IFLA Universal Dataflow and the necessary skills and a suitable environment in Telecommunications Core Activity is closed which to use their chosen information sources Enquiries should be sent directly to IFLA HQ and services freely and confidently. [email protected] (Reference 1, February 27, 2002) In addition to the many valuable resources available on the Internet, some are incorrect, misleading and may be offensive. Librarians About Division VIII should provide the information and resources for library users to learn to use the Internet and electronic information efficiently and effectively. Notes of a Meeting th They should proactively promote and facilitate held on 4 December 2001 at 5.30 P.M. responsible access to quality networked Meeting room A, Koninklijke Bibliotheek information for all their users, including children and young people. Attending: Rashidah Begum (Chair) In common with other core services, access to the Claudia Lux Internet in libraries and information services John Meriton should be without charge. Wu Jianzhong
Implementing the Manifesto The purpose of the meeting was to propose a course of action that will lead to stronger IFLA encourages the international community to integration and interaction between Division VIII support the development of Internet accessibility and all the other Divisions I-VII of IFLA. The worldwide, and especially in developing following were recommended: countries, to thus obtain the global benefits of information for all offered by the Internet. · Beginning early 2002 every Standing Committee of Division I-VII (via the Chairs IFLA encourages national governments to of the Divisions) would be asked to identify a develop a national information infrastructure member of each of its Standing Committee which will deliver Internet access to all the who would be the liaison to Division VIII. nation's population. The liaison should attend at least one of the Regional Sections SC meeting on Sunday and IFLA encourages all governments to support the report back to their Committees during SC II. unhindered flow of Internet accessible information via libraries and information services · These liaison officers will all be put on the and to oppose any attempts to censor or inhibit mailing lists of the 3 Regional Section access. Newsletters and would present progress information reports at their SC I meetings. IFLA urges the library community and decision makers at national and local levels to develop · Every year Division VIII would identify 3 strategies, policies, and plans that implement the strategic areas of interest where it will IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 4
actively work with other Sections. For 2002, Librarianship Programme (ALP) the areas will be development of library 1.2 To select candidates and identify host associations, information technology and institutions for information technology training in continuing professional education and collaboration with ALP workplace training. 1.3 To increase the number of recipients receiving in-service training by 25 per cent · Conference participants from the 3 regional 1.4 To increase the number of recipients sections who attend regional SC meetings receiving IT training by 25 per cent will be asked to identify their areas of interest 1.5 To organise a minimum of 2 workshops on and will be put in touch with the relevant digital libraries sections of Division I-VII during the Conference. Goal 2 To enable and encourage Regional Section · Division VIII will also monitor the members to take part in the work of IFLA, and to implementation of the 2002-2003 Strategic work together with other IFLA Sections and Core Plans of Division I-VII that relate to Division Activities to achieve RSCAO objectives. This VIII to ensure that they are all carried out goal articulates with IFLA Professional Priority successfully. (h) developing library professionals).
· SC’s of Division VIII would also be asked to Actions discuss this matter at their next SC meeting 2.1 To identify relevant IFLA Sections for scheduled for 2002. potential collaborative activities (GB 02-009) 2.2 To develop joint activities with a minimum of 2 Sections FROM RSCAO 2.3 To assign RSCAO members as liaison persons with relevant Sections
Strategic Plan 2002/2003 Goal 3 To assist in strengthening the effectiveness of Mission library associations in the region. This goal articulates with IFLA Professional Priorities (h) To initiate, promote and facilitate the developing library professionals and (j) development of library and information services supporting the infrastructure of within the region library associations.
Goal 1 Actions To provide opportunities for regionally-based 3.1 To facilitate 2 workshops on sharing education and training in library and information experiences in library association development management skills, with emphasis on 3.2 To facilitate networking between 2 existing Information and associations in the region with countries Communication Technology (ICT) planning to develop associations developments. This goal articulates with IFLA Professional Priorities (h) developing library Goal 4 professionals and (k) To promote high quality library and information representing libraries in the technological management (LIM) standards and guidelines marketplace among countries in the region. This goal articulates with Actions IFLA Professional Priorities (h) developing 1.1 To select candidates and identify institutions library professionals and (i) promoting standards, for up to one month's in-service training in guidelines and best practice. collaboration with the Advancement of Actions IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 5
4.1 To encourage awareness of existing LIM and Mr. Steve Knight, Business Development standards Analyst, Digital Initiatives Unit, Electronic 4.2 To facilitate the development of national Services, National Library of New Zealand. level LIM standards and guidelines 4.3To undertake or sponsor the translation of In this workshop, participants will examine why relevant LIM standards and guidelines for a and how Metadata is used in libraries and minimum of 2 countries of the region information services. The workshop will focus 4.4To facilitate a minimum of 1 workshop or on a range of Metadata standards (e.g. the Dublin seminar on public library guidelines Core, the Encoded Archival Description) and it will examine Metadata used for resource Goal 5 discovery, structural Metadata, and preservation To disseminate and communicate information on Metadata. Using examples taken from sites in library and information management relevant to the Asia Oceania region. The participants will be the region. This goal articulates with IFLA able to examine the steps that need to be taken to Professional Priorities (h) developing library ensure that appropriate Metadata standards are professionals and (i) promoting standards, matched to different types of information guidelines and best practice. resources and to different information management contexts. In particular, the Actions workshop will be of interest to organisations that 5.1 To produce the RSAO Newsletter twice per have a mandate to collect, preserve and make year available digital material whether it be received 5.2 To update the RSAO brochure via acquisitions, legal deposit, donation or as a 5.3 To develop and manage an Asia/Oceania product of the library's own digitization projects. listserv I hope to see all of you there. 5.4 To update the RSAO video 5.5 To improve the communication function of Rashidah Begum, Chair, IFLA/RSCAO. the RSAO web site IFLA RSCAO Open Session Invitation to Attend the Glasgow Workshop On 19 August 2002 the IFLA Asia and Oceania Section will be hosting an Open Session, 14.45- I am very pleased to inform you that the IFLA 17.15, on the theme, Information Literacy: Regional Section on Asia Oceania will be Building Skills for Lifelong Learning. This will organising a workshop during IFLA Glasgow consist of papers from Sri Lanka, China and 200 on a topic that is very relevant in this era of Thailand. The Sri Lankan contributions are by expanding digital information. . Pradeepa Wijetunge (University of Colombo), ‘Introducing Information Literacy and Skills to I would like to invite all of you to attend this Undergraduates through Problem-based important workshop. The topic of the Workshop Learning: A Model for Sri Lanka’, and Harrison is: Perera (British Council, Sri Lanka), ‘Developing The Application of Metadata in Library and Services for the Young: Lessons from an Information Services Experimental Workshop on Young Learners’. Date :Thursday 22 August 2002 From Wuhan University, Li Jingxia will speak on Time 12.15 -15.15 ‘The Practice and Development of Community Venue: The Conference Centre (check the Libraries in China: A Case Study of Wuhan Area, program for the room number) China’, and Professor Chutima Sacchanand of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University in The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Dan Thailand will present a paper on ‘Librarians' Role Dorner, Senior Lecturer, School of Information in Teaching Information Literacy to Distance Management, Victoria University of Wellington Students in Higher Education’. IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 6
If you are interested in how information literacy But we have not heard the other side of the story. is being addressed in the Asian region, this is a Use of Internet news sites doubled during the session worth attending, as you will have a week after the attacks. Families and friends used chance to hear of developments in three quite e-mail to check on the safety of their loved ones - different countries. Are their approaches unique? across city and across the world. Website Is there something that information professionals operators responded to the thirst for news by in other countries can learn from these bolstering their servers and increasing the approaches? What do others in the region see as frequency of updates. The result was that people the principal problems in providing appropriate throughout the world used websites and information literacy training for individuals at streaming audio and video feeds to get up to the various levels? Come and listen, discuss and minute information on the events and their network with colleagues from Asia and Oceania, aftermath. and from other regions as well! This demonstrates the force of the ideal of free Questions about the Open Session may be access to information and freedom of expression. addressed to the RSCAO Chair, Ms Rashidah It may be misused but it strengthens the peoples Begum ([email protected]) of the world. The campaign against terrorism is or the Secretary, Professor G E Gorman to be won. A vital strategy is to safeguard the ([email protected]). best access to information. Barriers to the free (Gary Gorman) flow of information should be removed, especially those that promote inequality, poverty and despair.
FROM FAIFE The Chair of the IFLA/FAIFE Committee Mr. Alex Byrne, said: "We should build respect and Terrorism, the Internet and understanding between the diverse cultures of the
Free Access to Information world. We should help construct communities where people of different backgrounds can live The recent terrorist attacks on New York and together as neighbors. Freedom is something for Washington shocked and appalled librarians and which we must fight, not by limiting it but by information professionals around the world. strengthening it." The loss of life and destruction of facilities, including 80 libraries, horrify us. IFLA joins with The commitment to intellectual freedom is a core our library colleagues and the people of the world responsibility for the library and information in mourning the innocent victims and extend our profession worldwide. Libraries have a deepest sympathy and support to the families and responsibility to guarantee and facilitate access to friends of victims, the survivors and others who expressions of knowledge and intellectual have suffered. Calls to restrict the core human activity. To this end, libraries provide access rights to freedom of expression and free access to without fear or favour. That openness is a information are reported in the wake of these safeguard of our freedoms. It cannot be limited tragic events. It has been suggested that some of without endangering those freedoms. the suspected hijackers may have communicated with each other by using Internet services at IFLA proclaims that the libraries and information public libraries. Terrorists are alleged to have profession of the world will respond to these used the World Wide Web to help plan their tragic events by redoubling our efforts to see free outrages. Such implications are being used to access to information and freedom of expression worldwide. justify restrictions on free speech and freedom of Contacts: information and increased surveillance. Mr. Alex Byrne, Chair, IFLA Committee on Free IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 7
Access to Information and Freedom of Head of Co-operation and Partnerships Expression (FAIFE), Sydney, Australia. British Library, 96 Euston Road Tel: +61-2-95143332 London NW1 2DB Fax: +61-2-95143331 United Kingdom E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44-20-74127584 Ms Susanne Seidelin, Director, IFLA FAIFE Fax: +44-20-74127858 Office, Copenhagen, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +45 3258 6066 ext. 532 4637 (Reference 1, February 20, 2002) E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: IFLA Committee on Free Access to IFLA Voucher Scheme Information and Freedom of Expression (Reference 1, October 04, 2001) The IFLA Voucher Scheme makes it easy for you to pay for your international interlibrary requests, FROM UAP by using a voucher instead of real money. How does the Scheme work? The Scheme is based on a reusable plastic voucher which represents a standard payment for Update on IFLA's UAP Core one transaction. Activity Libraries purchase a supply of vouchers from the IFLA Office for UAP and International Following discussions between the British Lending for US$8 each. Library and IFLA since the departure of the One voucher is attached to the request form IFLA UAP Core Activity Director, the British each time the library requests an item from Library has reaffirmed its commitment to another country. supporting the activities of IFLA. The supplying library accepts the voucher as payment for the transaction, and retains it to be Discussions continue on how this support can reused for another transaction at a later date. best be achieved in the light of changes both in Libraries which supply more items than they the British Library and in IFLA, but the UAP request can redeem their excess vouchers with core activity and the Secretariat for the IFLA the Office for UAP and receive a refund of US$8 Copyright & other Legal Matters (CLM) per voucher. Committee will continue to be hosted by the Vouchers have unlimited validity and can be British Library for the foreseeable future. reused any number of times. Supplying libraries are encouraged to accept a Administrative responsibility for the IFLA Office standard payment of one voucher for supplying for UAP within the British Library has moved to one loan or a photocopy of up to 15 pages, but the BL Co-operation and Partnerships are still able to charge less or more than this if Department, under the management of Stella they wish to do so. Pilling. What are the benefits of the Scheme? Sara Gould, UAP Programme Officer, will Apart from the initial purchase and final remain the first point of contact for all redemption of vouchers, the Scheme eliminates communication regarding the work of the UAP all financial elements when paying for programme, the Office for International Lending, international transactions. and the CLM Secretariat. Benefits include: Full contact details for Sara and her colleagues No bank charges for either requesting or Pauline Connolly and Katharine Rennie remain supplying library. available at http://www.ifla.org/VI/2/uap.htm#7 No money lost in international exchange rates. No need for invoices, therefore reduced Geoff Smith administration costs. IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 8
Libraries can retain vouchers for reuse at a Library Document Supply Centre. later date. (Reference1, December 07, 2001) Libraries are encouraged to offer an effective ILL service in order to "earn" vouchers. FROM UBCIM How do you take part? The Scheme was launched in January 1995, and there are now a large number of participating Concise UNIMARC libraries and institutions. A full list is available at http://www.ifla.org/VI/2/p1/partcpnt.htm Authorities Format
Please contact the Office for UAP to let us know The Permanent UNIMARC Committee and the you are interested. We can then give you all the IFLA UBCIM Programme are pleased to information you need to purchase your first announce the posting on the IFLANET of a new supply of vouchers, and an up to date list of all Concise UNIMARC Authorities format at participants. http://www.ifla.org/VI/3/p2001/guideindex.htm How do you purchase the vouchers? This is an abridged version of the UNIMARC Vouchers must be paid for by cheque in US Manual-Authorities Format, 2nd revised and Dollars, and prepayment is required. enlarged edition and reflects the state of the Vouchers cost US$8 each. A half-voucher is format as at 25 January 2001. In response to also available (at US$4 each) to be used as a requests we have added examples to the text "top-up" for larger items. while retaining the minimal description of fields, There is no administration fee. indicators and subfields. Minimum value of your order should be $100. How do you redeem the vouchers? The concise format is intended solely as an If you are a net-lending library, you will probably introduction. It is not a substitute for the full, receive more vouchers than you can re-use. You printed, version . For details, see can send in your excess vouchers for a refund http://www.ifla.org/VI/3/p1996-1/32601.htm equal to the total purchase price of the vouchers. (Marie-France Plassard, Reference 1, Fri, 12 Apr Refunds are paid by cheque in US Dollars. 2002) Further information Further information, including leaflets in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian, are 2. HAPPENINGS IN THE available from the IFLA Office for UAP and International Lending. If you have any questions REGION or comments about the Scheme, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact us by CAMBODIA any of the following means: By post: The IFLA Voucher Scheme In Support of the National IFLA Office for UAP Library of Cambodia c/o The British Library Boston Spa The National Library of Cambodia was Wetherby inaugurated in 1925. When Lon Nol’s Khmer LS23 7BQ Republic collapsed in 1975, it was a prime target United Kingdom for destruction by the Khmer Rouge. However, By fax: +(44)(1937)546478 By telephone: the Library still holds a collection of palm leaf +(44)(1937)546254 By E-mail: manuscripts as part of Cambodiana and a [email protected] collection of about 20,000 volumes of French Please note: The Voucher Scheme is promoted Colonial days. and organised entirely by the IFLA Office for UAP (Universal Availability of Publications), The National Library is currently under the and has no links with the services of the British IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 9
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, and the colleagues of his new position, express the wish assistance from overseas governments, of the Shanghai Library to enhance its organizations, individuals have been supporting communication and if possible, cooperation with it. The National Library of Cambodia the world library community. The Library Foundation (NALICAF) was created in 2000. It welcomes such practice in an attempt to upgrade undertakes the following activities - seek its service, to broaden the staff's horizon, and also private funding to support an electronic library to benefit patrons in a global scale. system - collect books from private parties to expand Dr. Wu also invites you to attend the First the Khmer and other collections of the NLC International Library Forum at Shanghai Library - seek funding to improve the existing structure on 15-18 July 2002. For further information - seek donations to support adequate staffing please contact: - provide staff development support and International Cooperation Division capacity building. (Newsletter / National Library Shanghai Library of Cambodia Foundation, No. 1, December 2001, 1555 Huai Hai Zhong Road p. 3.) : Shanghai 200031, China E-mail: [email protected] On Friday April 5, 2002, a gala evening for fund- Tel: 86 21 6445 5004 raising to publish an illustrated catalog, “Century Fax: 86 21 6445 5006 of Books & Periodicals Project” was presented (Wu Jianzhong) by the Ministry of Fine Arts and Culture in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Cambodia and the National Library of Cambodia Foundation at the garden of the National Library FIJI of Cambodia. Thousands of dollars were donated. When completed, the 1,000 page Regional IT & Preservation catalog will be available with a CD-ROM within a year. Not only will there be a summary of each Awareness Raising Workshop book, there also will be a photo of its cover and for Paraprofessionals in the its table of contents in French and in Khmer. (Cambodia Daily, April 1, 2002, p. 18.) USP Region (Yasuko Kitano) Suva, Fiji, USP, 28 October - 2 November 2001
A Regional IT & Preservation Workshop, funded CHINA by the IFLA Advancement of Librararianship
Programme was hosted by the University of the Wu Jianzhong, New Director South Pacific from 28 October - 1 November 2001. of the Shanghai Library The Workshop was designed to bring trained Dr. Wu Jianzhong, member of the Governing library personnel from the USP region together at Board of IFLA 2001-03, has been appointed the University of the South Pacific Library for a Director of the Shanghai Library. He succeeds four day intense workshop on Information Prof. Ma Yuanliang and takes up his post in Technology with a one-day awareness raising February 2002. Dr. Wu has been Deputy programme on the preservation of library Director of the Library since 1985 and developed materials. long experience in the library service. He is the founder and Secretary General of the Shanghai The Workshop was attended by 19 Information Resources Consortium, which paraprofessional librarians from USP regional consists of 30 research libraries of the city. Dr. Pacific countries of Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tuvalu, Wu wants to, while informing international Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands & Niue. IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 10
government enforcement sections, namely the The objectives of the Workshop were two-fold: Director of Public Prosecution's Office, the Fiji (i) To train and enhance the skills of trained Police Force, Customs & Inland Revenue and the library/information personnel in the use of Ministry for Women & Culture. Other important application of information technology including organisations represented included members of CD-ROM technology and the Internet the Fiji Performing Rights Association and the necessary for the provision of effective and University of the South Pacific. efficient information services. (ii) To create an awareness of the issues relating The University as the largest publisher in the to preservation of library collections. region and user of information with its 5700 ftes comprising approximately 10,000 students The topics covered in the Training Programme studying by distance education has been actively included: computer basics, burying a computer ; involved in various seminars and workshops computer skills (Windows 98 and Word); The relating to copyright developments and Internet, e-mail ; searching and accessing online awareness in Fiji. databases; demonstration of automated integrated library systems (Athena and Bookmark); The Laucala Campus which is the Main Campus searching CD-ROM databases; library tours of the University of the South Pacific is subject to (special, academic and school) ICT's - the Fiji Copyright Act of 2000. The University videoconferencing and audioconferencing; Library and the distance education unit, preservation awareness. University Extension, of the University were tasked with representing the University making All participants held paraprofessional library representation during the design of Draft Fiji qualifications and/or had completed all the Copyright Bill and was represented by Elizabeth Library units in the USP Diploma in Library & C. Reade Fong, Deputy University Librarian Information Studies complemented by library (Customer Services) and RSCAO member and experience. one person from the University Extension.
The Workshop was taught by 4 professional Many countries in the Pacific region are at librarians from the USP Library and divided into various stages in the process of legislating for 4 days of IT hands-on/lecturers and 1 day of copyright and related issues in compliance with preservation awareness. TRIPS and awareness amongst information providers on the effects of such legislation on our An evaluation of the Workshop indicated that the ability to meet the needs of information seekers is Workshop was a success and achieved the goals vital. National workshops are tools for of the Workshop. enhancing awareness. (Elizabeth C. Fong) (Elizabeth C. Reade Fong) WIPO Fiji National Workshop Information Literacy: on the Enforcement and pathways for Fiji and the Collective Management of Pacific' th Copyright & Neighbouring Fiji Library Association, 14 Biennial Convention, Naviti Resort, Coral Coast, Fiji Rights 27-28 October, 2001 Forum Secretariat, Suva , Fiji, 26-28 February 2002. th The Fiji Library Association hosted its 14 The national Workshop was primarily for all Biennial Convention on the theme of Information stakeholders in intellectual property rights in Fiji Literacy. and included representatives from various 63 Librarians & Library Assistants from Fiji and IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 11 the Pacific attended the Conference. A number of Pacific paraprofessionals who were in Fiji to After having served Indian Library Association attend an IT Workshop at the University of the (ILA) as its President for many long years, Ms. South Pacific the following Monday attended the Kalpana Dasgupta has assumed charge as the Convention courtesy of the IFLA ALP. Chief Executive Officer of Indian Library & Information Science Association (ILISA). She The title of the Convention was "Information may be contacted at :- literacy: pathways for Fiji and the Pacific". Chief [email protected] Guest was Ms. Margaret Appleton of the Central Queensland University's, Rockhampton Campus. Regional Engineering College, Ms. Appleton presented the keynote address and conducted a Workshop on the Saturday Silchar afternoon. A panel discussion on the information literacy program currently offered in special, Training Programme on Information academic and public libraries was part of the Management morning's proceedings. In order to create awareness towards library The second day of the Convention was devoted automation and information management, an to library associations. A presentation was made AICTE-ISTE sponsored short term training on behalf of CONSAL (Congress of Southeast programme on “Information Technology Asian Librarians) by Ms. Jayshree Mamtora of Applications in Library and Information the USP Library. Management/Services” was organized in REC, Silchar from 18th - 27th February 2002. About Pacific Library Association representatives 40 participants from Maharastra, Kamataka, namely Ms. Jenny Binihi (Vanuatu Library Andra Pradesh, Panjab, Assam, Manipur, Association), Ms. Carol Talbot (PNG Library Meghalaya, and two participants from Association), Ms. Silia Vaeau (Samoa Library Bangladesh attended this training programme. Association), and Mr. Mohan Lal (Fiji Library During the ten days, the participants were given Association), presented short reports on the lectures and hands-on experience on different activities of their respective associations. Ms. aspects of digital library, library automation, Elizabeth C. Fong, as RSCAO member then virtual library, Internet, barcode technology, web presented a session of the IFLA Guidelines for page design and development, TQM and HRD Library Associations prepared by the IFLA issues. Prof. H.R. Chopra, Dept. of LIS, Panjab Round Table for the Management of Library University, Chandigarh; Dr. Mrs. Renu Arora Associations namely (i) Financial Management from INSDOC, New Delhi; Shri Tasiruddin (ii) /Library Associations Operations and (iii) Ahemd from the National Informatic Centre; Establishment of Library Associations. Copies Guwahati and Narayan Panda from Hyderabad; obtained at IFLA in Boston were distributed to Prof. P.K. Jayswal, Dr. M.K.Sinha, Dr. K all attendees. Hemchandran and Sri Jayanta Bhattacharya from Assam University, Silchar; and Dr. F A Talukdar, The Convention confirmed that information Sri Arup Bhattacharya and Dr. Ratnajeet literacy was a new issue for public, special and Bhattachrya, Sri Kishor Satpathy from REC, school libraries in particular and that there was a Silchar acted as the major resource persons in need for awareness raising and training of library this programme. personnel in the area. (Kishor C Satpathy) (Elizabeth C. Reade Fong) SATKAL
INDIA Satinder Kaur Ramdev Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL) with its headquarters at The New CEO of ILISA the Panjab University, Chandigarh, has been IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 12 created by Mr. Jaginder Singh Ramdev, the first Jakarta municipal government, and teaching Deputy Librarian of the Panjab University in the library courses in which he specialized in name and sweet memory of his wife Mrs. cataloging. He had written articles for library Satinder Kaur. The objective of the Trust is to journals, local and foreign ones as well, and even promote advancement of librarianship by giving up to now his name is still registered as a scholarships, fellowships etc for higher studies contributor to two foreign journals, i.e. Asian and research; to institute awards i.e. Punjab Libraries (Thailand), and LASIE (Australia). Librarian Award, Young Librarian Award and (Rashidah Begum) Women Librarian Award; to organize library competition, quizzes, lectures, seminars, training programmes and workshops etc to provide LAO P.D.R. financial assistance to needy retired librarians / their dependents and to act to sustain and develop Setting up of Laos Library librarianship. Three persons have been selected for SATKAL awards for the year 2001 in Association recognition of their contributions in the field of Librarianship: Dr. P.S.G Kumar, University This year (2002) we have good news from the Librarian, Nagpur University, Nagpur, India was Ministry of Information and Culture - that the awarded the Panjab Librarian Award; Ms. A.K Laos Library Association has been approved Anand, Former University Librarian, Panjab through this Ministry. By the end of this year we University Library, Chandigarh, India was will have a meeting to elect the President and awarded the Women Librarian Award; and Dr. other office bearers. It took 2 years of Jagdish Arora, Dy. Librarian, Indian Institute of preparation by the National Library of Laos. Technology Library, New Delhi, India was During the 2 years we organised many meetings awarded the Young Librarian Award. among librarians and library staff to discuss and (Anjali Gulati) to learn about the library associations. A librarian from the USA was invited to talk to Laos librarians about the American Library INDONESIA Association. New Director General of the Mrs. Kongdeuane Nettavongs Director, National Library of Laos National Library of Indonesia. Ministry of Information and Culture Samsenthai Road Dady Perdana Rachmananta, born in Solo PO Box 122 Vientiane (Central Jawa) on 28 February 1949, graduated Lao P.D.R. from the University of Indonesia's Library School Tel/Fax: 856-21-213029 in 1976. He took his postgraduate study at the Graduate School of Library Studies, University of Hawaii, and received his MLS degree in 1987. NEPAL Before his installation as Director of the National Library on 23 July 2001, he was in charge of the Seminar on Information Center for National Deposit Collection. He became the third director, succeeding Mr. Literacy Hernandono (the first was Ms. Mastini Hardjoprakoso). Information literacy is quite a new term to Nepal perhaps in south Asia also. The librarian of Most of his career has been spent mostly for the Tribhuvan Central Library (TUCL) Kirtipur, National Library since its establishment in 1980, Nepal was able to find some literature on the but prior to that he had undergone library jobs at topics which develop more interest on the topics. a couple of institutions, had been doing Literature on the characteristics of a information photography assignment for two years at the literate person made him more confident about its IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 13 importance, and wanted to disseminate the global system. “Information has changed the concept to wider a audience in Nepal. He global scenario everyone can have access to discussed the idea with Mr. Robert C. Kerr, information provided the technologies and other Director, American Centre in Nepal. facilities [are available]. said Robert C. Kerr, Director of the American Center at the Tribhuvan University Central Library Kirtipur inauguration function. with support from the American Center organized the country’s first national seminar on The explosion of information technologies has information literacy on February 14, 2002. made it possible to share the information Participated in by renowned scholars, senior available in any part of the world. Scholars and government officials, Tribhuvan University students in Nepal are yet to tap its potential, professors, journalists and information and while a large number of people are information documents officers, the seminar discussed major illiterate. issues on :– 1. Nation wide awareness on information “The term information literacy, some times literacy referred to as information competency is 2. Introduction of Information literacy in generally defined as the ability to access, Nepal. evaluate, organize and use information from a variety of sources.” said Dr. Man Prasad Wagle. Information is power. The democratic path that Nepal has embarked upon seeks to empower Despite the importance of information in a people with information, “Minister of State for rapidly changing society education institutions Science and Technology Bhakta Bahadur Balayar are yet to make preparations to meet the new said in his inaugural speech. “The Constitution challenge. “The universities and educational of the Kingdom of Nepal promulgated in 1990 up institutions in the country have to introduce new holds the right of every citizen to be informed. In technologies to provide information.” Said this regard, information literacy, by developing Professor Dr. Hom Nath Bhattarai, member the ability to access, evaluate, organize and use secretary of the University Grants Commission, information from a variety or sources, can make a who chaired the inauguration session. valuable contribution in the empowerment of Mr. K. M. Bhandary Chief Librarian, TUCL people,” he added. explained the information literacy standard and its importance. He called on the government to “In the forthcoming Tenth Plan, provisions are design policies and programmers to ensure that being made to establish 1,500 community-bases the state recognized the importance of IT centers in the different parts of the country in information literacy. He expressed concern over order to provide villagers easy access to the lack of electronic resources in the libraries information on enhancing agricultural which other wise would be of great help to those productivity and for improving overall quality of who frequently visit the library. life.” Mrs. Bina Vaidya, Deputy Librarian of the TU As a large number of people do not have basic Central Library thanked the American Central knowledge about new information opportunities, Library and other participants for their support the technologies and mediums alone are not and encouragement in organizing the seminar. enough. “Frankly speaking, we are still information illiterate and this seminar will help At the seminar, chaired by Dr. Uprety, Dr. me to seek some information to be literate on it," Wagle, Krishna Mani Bhandary, Keshab Poudel said Trailokya Nath Uprety former Vice- and Ram Krishna Timalsena presented four chancellor of Tribhuvan University. “This is an papers, the Role of Information Literacy in age of information, so access to information is Education Development. Information Literacy. one of the basic things of the times.” Media Literacy and Right to information, respectively. The information revolution has transformed the IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 14
Following the presentation of the papers, the participants were divided into four groups. Each SRI LANKA group presented a number of recommendations on developing a plan to increase nation wide Odd Jottings from Sri Lanka awareness on Information Literacy and Introduction of Information Literacy in Nepal. The Sri Lanka Library Association has two (Krishna Bhandary) committees undertaking some interesting work. The International Relations Committee [of which SINGAPORE I am the Convener] is investigating a Resolution passed at the last AGM urging UNESCO to establish and encourage recognition for a New Library Associations Universal Library Day. Sri Lanka's National Publication UNESCO Commission is soon to consider the SLLA's proposal and, if adopting it, will urge neighbouring countries' National Commissions to An excellent primer has just been prepared by provide support to UNESCO. The SLLA will InfoProducts, National Library Board also be asking LA's in those countries to urge on (Singapore) on "Library Associations." The their National Commissions such support. IFLA primer was written by Narayanan Rakunathan has considered the proposal and it will be further and provides an overview of the roles and discussed in the Glasgow Conference during the functions of library associations, a brief history meeting with National Association members. and development of them, and their future. Of The SLLA is also examining the possibilities of particular use is the extensive bibliography with establishing a SAARC Regional Library links to many full text articles. The primer is Association and letters of enquiry have gone to available at the Congress of Southeast Asian the LA's in the SAARC countries and to the Librarians (CONSAL) Website, National Libraries in Bhutan and the Maldives
Queen of England and when the former Library gave the keynote address Seizing the moment: Association and Institute of Information issues and opportunities towards the creation of Scientists of the UK have merged to create the an information society. Delegates from most of new Chartered Institute of Library and the countries represented in Rabat, presented Information Professionals - CILIP. country reports. They are remarkable accounts of the dedicated effort by many librarians in Africa Some thoughts occurred whilst drafting the above to develop public and school library services in so I have jotted them down. Whilst IFLA, at the difficult and sometimes appalling situations. centre, and the Regional Sections and the Lack of resources, profound social problems and, RTMLA are committed to assisting the in some countries, continuing military conflict development of Library Associations and despite are some of the factors which African and Arab some very effective ones in the RSCAO's region librarians are working to overcome to provide there are gaps where none exist [Bhutan and their communities with public and school Maldives come immediately to mind and libraries. probably the 'new' countries of the former Soviet Union] and where the RSCAO should For ease of communication a part of the concentrate some of its attentions. In others the discussions were held in Anglophone and L A s are weak, for instance in Cambodia where Francophone groups. A summary of these a number of monks [studying in Lanka] are very discussions and the resolutions and interested to rebuild libraries damaged during the recommendations of each group have been Pol Pot period. Laos too would benefit. Also reproduced here in English and French. there exists one of the most successful regional library bodies outside Europe and North America This meeting was held at the Ecole des Sciences in CONSAL. Formal links to work together with de l'Information (ESI), Rabat, Morocco. It was the RSCAO do not exist. Perhaps the RSCAO the third in a series of conferences organised with should work more closely with such a successful the IFLA regional sections. Earlier "versions" body to build strengths on its strength. were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1997) and Just some odd thoughts and jottings! in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil (1998). (Russell Bowden) This IFLA sponsored conference could be 3. CONFERENCES/ organised thanks to financial support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Cultural Organization (UNESCO, the US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), The REPORT FROM THE Swedish International Development Cooperation CONFERENCES Agency SIDA), The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Finnish Library Association.
Public and School Libraries Proceedings of the PanAfrican PanArab Conference on Public and School Libraries / Debated in Rabat, Morocco Compiled and edited by IFLA Headquarters under the auspices of the IFLA Africa Section, Representatives from 23 African and Arab the Public Libraries Section and the School countries attended a conference in Rabat, Libraries and Resource Centres Section. The Morocco, to promote the IFLA/UNESCO Hague, IFLA Headquarters, 2002. - 205p. 30 cm. manifestos on Public Libraries and on School - (IFLA Professional Reports : 71) ISBN 90- Libraries and the new IFLA/UNESCO 70916-85-1 Public Library Guidelines. Delegates were also This publication can be ordered from IFLA consulted on the content of the School Library Headquarters. Guidelines, which are in draft. Kay Raseroka, (Reference 1, February 26, 2002) elected to become IFLA's President 2003-2005, IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 16
The 7th Conference on diverse and dynamic nature of interlending and document supply activities worldwide. Everyone Interlending & Document involved in ILL is also encouraged to watch for Supply an announcement of the 8th Conference in the series which is already being planned for October held in Ljubljana, 1-5 October 2001 2003. The 7th International Conference on Interlending The proceedings, which include full abstracts, & Document Supply brought together index and speakers' photos (edited by Pauline participants from 16 countries to discuss new Connolly developments and common concerns surrounding ISBN 0953856305), can be ordered from: IFLA the Conference's theme, "providing access Offices for UAP and International Lending through co-operation". c/o The British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby West Yorkshire, UK. Co-operation is sometimes called partnership, strategic alliance, or simply sharing, but whatever we call it, it remains fundamental to interlibrary loan, document delivery and co-operative access UPCOMING IFLA to electronic resources. The Conference explored many of the varied strands of resource-sharing, CONFERENCE from end- user access and consortial resource sharing, to the role of the ISO ILL Protocol IFLA 2002 GLASGOW standard and a description of some of the many document delivery projects currently underway. 68th IFLA Council and General A session on monographs explored the challenges that e-books bring to the ILL Conference department, and looked at Web-based Libraries for Life: Democracy, Diversity, alternatives to traditional book lending. Reports Delivery on national systems were offered from Russia, August 18th - 24th 2002, Glasgow, Portugal, Hungary and the host nation, Slovenia, Scotland while the results of the major Australian ILL Benchmarking Study were also presented for the IFLA 2002 first time to an international audience. Meetings programme goes live! Visit www.ifla.org
The published proceedings include a transcript of Preliminary Programme that excellent recorded debate which makes (Excerpt) interesting and stimulating reading, together with 28 of the presented papers. Those librarians who Friday 16 August participated in the Conference enjoyed a week of 14.00-18.00 stimulating professional presentations and CB I Regional Activities (Div VIII) discussion, not to mention wonderful social Registration opens (afternoon) events and beautiful October weather. Those who did not attend are invited to read the Saturday 17 August published proceedings, which underline the 08.30-11.20 IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 17
11.30-14.20 Mosson 14.30-17.20 Tuesday 20 August (SC I & EC, 45 sessions in 3 periods) 12.00-14.00 17.30-18.30 114a. Poster Sessions Caucus Cultural Evening: Officers Reception (Invitation only) Royal Concert Hall with the generous Sunday 18 August sponsorship of John Wiley & Sons publishers. 08.30-11.20 Wednesday 21 August 74. SC I Africa 11.15-13.45 75. SC I Asia and Oceania 134. Regional Activities (Division VIII) - SI 76. SC I Latin America and the Caribbean Cultural Divide: Impact on Information Society 16.00-18.00 Democracia y literatura - Democracy and 86. Council I - SI Literature Opening of the Exhibition ADOLFO RODRIGUEZ GALLARDO Evening: (Biblioteca Central Universidad Nacional Exhibition Opening Party Autonóma de Mexico, Mexico D.F, Mexico) Monday 19 August The information-starved - is there any hope of 09.30-11.10 reaching the super information highway? 87. Opening Session - SI DENISE NICHOLSON (University of Keynote speaker: SEAMUS HEANEY Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa) 14.45-17.15 Library's role in bridging the digital divide: the 98. Asia and Oceania case of community libraries in Shanghai Information Literacy: Building Skills for JIANZHONG WU (Shanghai Library, Shanghai, Lifelong China) Learning 12.00-14.00 Introducing information literacy and skills to 134a. Poster Sessions undergraduates through problem-based learning: Thursday 22 August a model for Sri Lanka 08.30-12.00 PRADEEPA WIJETUNGE (University of 148. Management of Library Associations with Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka) Asia and Oceania Workshop Librarians' role in teaching information literacy Current Issues and Activities of Library to Associations in Developing Countries distance students in higher education The experience of practical activities of national CHUTIMA SACHANAND (Sukhothai and other professional library associations in Thammathirat Open University, Thailand) Russia The Practice and Development of Community VLADIMIR ZAITSEV (Russian Library Libraries in China: A Case Study of Wuhan Area, Association, St Petersburg, Russian Federation) China Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians, LI JINGXIA (Wuhan Library, Wuhan, China) CONSAL as a model for regional library Developing Services Developing Services for the cooperation and development Young: Lessons from an Experimental Workshop R. RAMACHANDRAN (Congress of Southeast on Young Learners Asian Librarians, Singapore, Singapore) HARRISON PERERA (The British Council, Association 'Information Consortium of Colombo, Sri Lanka) Kazakhstan Libraries' - a possibility of 101. IFLA Anniversary Plenary Session I - SI consolidation of information resources within The Dutch Tea Party or IFLA in the Seventies the country HERMAN LIEBAERS (Honorary President of KAMA URMURZINA (Information Consortium IFLA, Brussels, Belgium) of Kazakhstan Libraries, Kazakstan) Evening: Role and importance of national and state level Reception at the Glasgow Science Centre by associations in library development invitation of the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Alex C.R. KARISIDDAPPA (The Indian Library IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 18
Association, India) Dates: 14 - 15 August 12.15-15.45 Contact: Jan Laney, [email protected] 159. Asia and Oceania The Application of Metadata in Library and Gateways to the Changing Information Services DAN DORNER (Victoria University of Landscape of Art Information Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand) IFLA Section on Art Libraries with the Art STEVE KNIGHT (National Library of New Libraries Zealand, New Zealand) Society UK/Ireland (ARLIS UK/Ireland) Evening: University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK Edinburgh National Museums of Scotland Dates: 15 - 18 August 2002 Reception For more information visit: http://arlis.org.uk Military Tattoo performance Or contact: Sonia French, Friday 23 August [email protected] 10.15-12.15 187. SC II Asia and Oceania 5th World Conference on 188. SC II Africa 194. SC II Latin America and the Caribbean Continuing Professional 12.30-14.30 Education for the Library and 217. CB II Regional Activities (Div VIII) 14.00-15.15 Information Professions 219. Closing Session - SI Theme: Continuing Professional Education for 15.30-16.30 the 220. Council II - SI "Information Society" (Reference 1, May 02, 2002) Continuing Professional Education (RT) Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Dates: 14 - 16 August 2002 SATELLITE MEETINGS Contact: Ian Johnson, [email protected] For further information: The Robert Gordon The following Satellite Meetings have been University - http://www.rgu.ac.uk approved by the Professional Committee: Informing Government: Using Market Research to Government Library and Improve Customer Information Services in the Satisfaction Information Age IFLA Section on Management and Marketing IFLA Section on Government Libraries Glasgow, UK London, UK Dates: 15 - 16 August 2002 Dates: 14 - 15 August 2002 For more information visit: Contact: Suzanne Burge, http://dis.shef.ac.uk/sheila/ifla/ [email protected] Contact: Sheila Webber, Tel: +44-20-72174102 [email protected] For more information visit: http://www.la- 18th Conference of hq.org.uk/groups/glg/ifla/index.htm Parliamentary Librarians Statistics in Practice – IFLA Section on Library and Research Services Measuring & Managing for IFLA Section on Statistics with LISU - Library Parliaments and House of Commons, London, UK Information Science Unit IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 19
Burleigh Court, Loughborough, Leicestershire, Invitation UK Dates: 13 - 15 August 2002 The German National Organising Committee and Contact: Claire Creaser, [email protected] the German library community take great Tel: +44-1509-222179 pleasure in inviting you to the 69th IFLA General For more information visit: Conference and Council which will take place in Berlin, the new capital of Germany, from 1-9 http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dis/lisu/ifla2 August 2003. The German National Organising .html Committee (NOC) and the German library (Reference 1, April 15, 2002) community take great pleasure in inviting you to the 69th IFLA General Conference and Council which will take place in Berlin, the new capital of FUTURE IFLA Germany, from 1-9 August 2003. We are very honoured that Germany's Federal President CONFERENCES Johannes Rau has agreed to be Patron for the IFLA 2003 conference. The 69th IFLA Council and General Conference The 69th IFLA General Conference and Council Berlin, Germany, 1-9 August 2003 will take place in Berlin which is a dynamic example of the process of merging different systems and societies. As capital of the now Theme: "Access Point Library Media - unified Germany and as a symbol of European Information - Culture" integration, Berlin offers a unique opportunity to Subthemes intensify contacts with colleagues from all over - Transforming media management the world. - Knowledge of media in all dimensions - New culture of digital media: the result of the We sincerely believe that Berlin will offer you a change and ever-changing results stimulating and interesting scientific and social - Developing, training, expanding media meeting. competencies Dr. Georg Ruppelt - Media migration and conservation President of IFLA 2003 National Organising - Knowledge Management Committee - Strengthening information content (Reference 1, April 18, 2002) - Building strategic alliances with various user communities 2004: 70th IFLA Council and General - Serving special information needs Conference - Information world for future generations Buenos Aires, Argentina - Free access to information at point of use - Licensing issues and other legal aspects 2005: 71st IFLA Council and General - New structures for libraries in global Conference information provision Oslo, Norway - Guaranteeing human culture and values During the 66th IFLA General Conference in - Expanding libraries as cultural institutions Jerusalem, 13-18 August 2000, the IFLA - Networking "Cultural partnerships" Executive Board announced that the 71st IFLA - Social responsibilities of libraries in bridging General Conference and Council, in 2005, will be cultural gaps held in Oslo, Norway. The conference dates are: - Library buildings as community cultural centers 14th of August until Friday 19th of August 2005 - The role of libraries in changing cultural environments For information regarding the conference please (Extracted from Reference 1, October 5, 2001) contact: Norwegian Library Association IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 20
Malerhaugveien 20, N-0661 Oslo, Norway Tel: (0086-10) 88545111 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (0086-10) 88545110 Telephone: + 47 22688550 E-mail: [email protected] Telefax: + 47 22672368 http://www.nlc.gov.cn/dloc/ (Reference 1, February 25, 2002) or Shen Xiaojuan 2006: 72nd IFLA Council and General Room 129 East,National Library of China Conference 33 Zhongguancun Rd.S ,Beijing100081 Seoul, Korea. Beijing, China Tel:86-10-88545206,88545049
EVENTS AROUND THE July 15-18, 2002, Shanghai, China WORLD The First International Library Forum July 1-3, 2002, Penang, Malaysia Shanghai Library, 15-18 July 2002. For further information please contact:
International Cooperation Division Asian Library Conference on Collection Shanghai Library Development (ALCCD) 1555 Huai Hai Zhong Road July 1 – 3, 2002 Shanghai 200031, China Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Resort E-mail: [email protected] Penang, Malaysia Tel: 86 21 6445 5004 Fax: 86 21 6445 5006 Co-organized by: Asia Library News and Librarian Association of Malaysia (PPM) August 16-18, 2002, Turku, Supported by: CONSAL Finland Online registration /information www.aliva.org 4th Nordic Mobile Library Festival The 4th Nordic Mobile Library Festival will be Contact: held in Turku, Finland,16-18 August 2002. Asia Library News, InfoMedia Asia Limited Check programme, registration form and general GPO BOX 701, Bangkok 10501, Thailand Tel: information on the web site: 66-2-7220548 Fax: 66-2-7220549 E-mail: http://www.kaapeli.fi/~fla/nmlfenglish.htm [email protected] The Finnish Library Association and the National July 8-12, 2002,Beijing,China Organzing Committee wish to welcome participants of the IFLA Conference (Glasgow, Digital Library -- IT opportunities and 18-24 August, 2002) to the Nordic Mobile Challenges in the New Millennium Library Festival in Finland (16-18 August 2002). http://www.nlc.gov.cn/dloc/ Contact: Contact: Ms. Sinikka Sipilae, Secretary General Mr. Qi Xin, Mr. Gu Xiaoguang, Ms. Li Finnish Library Association Xiaoming, Ms. Ping Lee Vuorikatu 22 A 18, Office of China Digital Library Project 00100 Helsinki, Finland National Library of China, Room E121 t. +358-9-6221 399, 33 Zhongguancun Nandajie GSM +358-40-7151 041 Beijing 100081, China IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 21 fax +358-9-6221 466 October 14-18, 2002, Bukhara, September 24-27, 2002, Brunei Uzbekistan
Conference on New Information Internet and Libraries - Information Technologies Resources in Science, Culture, Education, and Business Theme: Information resources integration: an agenda for change An international conference for Central Asia - 24-27 September 2002 2002 Universiti Brunei Darussalam Organised by Universiti Brunei Darussalam October 14-18, 2002 Bukhara Library A half-day post conference workshop on ' Organizers: State Committee of Science and Effective Online Library Services” will be held Technology of the Republic of Uzbekistan, on Friday 27 September 2002. Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Higher Contact: and Secondary Specialized Education, Ministry The Conference Secretariat of Public Education, Uzbekistan Library Universiti Brunei Darussalam Library Association, Open Society Institute Assistance Bandar Seri Begawan BE 1410 Foundation-Uzbekistan, Tashkent State Institute Brunei Darusalam of Law, Khokimiyat (Municipality ) Library Tel: 673-2-249001Ext 1257/1258 Association of the Bukhara region. Fax: 673-2-249504 Main Sponsor: Open Society Institute E-mail: [email protected] Assistance Foundation-Uzbekistan. Web site: http://www.ubd.edu.bn Main Venue: City of Bukhara , Uzbekistan, September 30 - October 4, 2002, Port Elizabeth Languages of conference: Uzbek, English, and Russian
Library and Information Association of More information: South Africa (LIASA) http://ula.uzsci.net Fifth Annual Conference 30 September to 4 October 2002 Contact: Munira Sultanova Feather Market Centre, Port Elizabeth Phone.: (99871) 139 43 46 Fax: (99871) 139 43 46 Theme : E-mail: [email protected] The revitalization of libraries for the 21st century Dr. Marat Rakhmatullaev, Contact: Executive Director of Uzbekistan Library Hester van der Walt Association Development and Marketing Head Office Phone.: (99871)1523933,1523915,1523698 National Library of South Africa Fax: (99871)1206854 Tel +27 12 803 0280/083 320 7153 (messages E-mail: [email protected] will be relayed) Fax +27 12 325 5984 Cell: 072 423 8897 (sms only) October, 17-23, 2002, Amsterdam, Private Bag X990 Netherlands 0001 Pretoria, South Africa http://www.nlsa.ac.za SEPIA Workshop on Management of IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 22
Photographic Collections [email protected] The workshop will be held from 17-23 October at November 11-12, 2002, Chicago, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in Amsterdam. IL., USA
For more information see: The VRD 4th Annual Digital Reference http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia Conference Charting the Course of Reference: Toward a Organisation Preferred Future National Photographic Conservation Studios, Rotterdam, the Netherlands November 11-12, 2002 European Commission on Preservation and Chicago, IL Access, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Contact: For more information contact the ECPA: Marilyn Schick P.O. Box 19121, 1000 GC Amsterdam, The Conference & Event Specialist Netherlands Virtual Reference Desk - www.vrd.org tel.: ++31 20 5510839 ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & fax: ++31 20 6204941 Technology e-mail: [email protected] Syracuse University, 621 Skytop Road - Suite 160 November 6-9, 2002, Karlovy Syracuse, New York 13244 - 5290 800 464 9107 - Fax: 315 443 5448 Vary, Czech Republic November 17-20, 2002, ICCC / IFIP 6th International Conference on Wellington, NZ Electronic Publishing at Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic New Zealand Library Conference The LIANZA Conference 2002 ELPUB2002 - "Technology Interactions" Winds of Change: Libraries in the 21st Century - http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/elpub02/ Ka purea e nga hau a Tawhirimatea
Hosted by the Institute for Print and Media Wellington Conference Centre Technology of Chemnitz Technical University, 111 Wakefield Street Germany and by the Department for Computer Wellington Science and Engineering, University of West New Zealand Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic 17 - 20 November 2002
November 06 - 09th, 2002 Website: http://www.confer.co.nz/lianza2002/
Host: Chemnitz Technical University, Germany Programme Committee Contact: Geraldine Howell General Chair: Arved Hubler Programme Convenor e-mail: [email protected] LIANZA Conference 2002 [email protected] Program Chair: João Álvaro Carvalho e-mail: [email protected] Fiona Rigby LIANZA Conference 2002 Promotion Contact: [email protected] IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 23
November 18, 2002, Weno Island, 42 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639815 Fax: +65 6793 0997 Chuuk E-mail: [email protected] Web site: PIALA 2002 in Chuuk http://www.cais.ntu.edu.sg:8000/icadl2002/
The Chuuk Association of Libraries and PIALA May 4-8, 2003, Brunei Darussalam announced the 12th annual PIALA Conference to be held on Weno Island, Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia, during the CONSAL XII - 2003 week of November 18, 2002, with the theme "Libraries, Museums, and Archives : The The Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians Coconut Tree of (CONSAL) XII will be held on 4 - 8 May 2003. Life." Check the PIALA Theme: Information Resources Empowerment: Listserv and the PIALA WWW page Enhancing Knowledge Heritage
Venue: Grand Hyatt Singapore 2001 ANNUAL REPORT (http://singapore.hyatt.com/). By Gunilla Natvig, Administrative Officer LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION IN ASIA (LISEA) Background POST ICADL WORKSHOP (14 December The mission of the Advancement of 2002, 2.00 to 5.30 P.M.) Librarianship Programme (ALP) is to further the library profession, library institutions and library Further details about the conference including and information services in the developing updates to the latest information are posted on the countries of Africa, Asia and Oceania, and Latin conference web site. Other America and the Caribbean. enquiries/correspondence should be directed to following: Within the special ALP areas, the Medium-Term ICADL 2002 Secretariat Programme (MTP) goals are to assist in Conference Management Centre/CCE continuing education and training; to support the Nanyang Technological University development of library associations; to promote Administration Annex Building #04-06 the establishment and development of library and IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 24 information services to the general public, delegates came from Morocco, Algeria, Ivory including the promotion of literacy; and to Cost, Guinea, Mauritania, Cape Verde, Togo, promote the introduction of new technology into Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger and Senegal. Sida library services. The scope of ALP is wide. funded the workshop. A final report from the Cooperation with relevant IFLA professional workshop has been received. bodies and with regional and international organisations is therefore essential for the African/Arab Conference on Public and School implementation of the programme. Librarianship (p.147). The conference took place in Rabat, Morocco, September 19-21. The objec- ALP achieves its goals through a carefully tives were to provide a plan of action for public planned programme of different activities in library development for the future; to standardise close cooperation with IFLA´s Regional Offices, and formulate guidelines and to strengthen IFLA´s Regional Division and its three sections, cooperation and networking amongst public and other partners. This cooperation includes libraries in the region. There were 43 activities such as fund- raising, scholarships and participants from 23 African countries. The attachment programmes, conferences, seminars meeting has been described in IFLA Journal and workshops, pilot projects, publications and 27(2001) 5/6 by Kay Raseroka. Part of the databases. seminar was funded by Finnida and Sida. The proceedings of the seminar will be published by Staff and Finance IFLA. IFLA, Uppsala University and 17 Nordic library associations and institutions fund the 1st Latin American meeting on local information International Focal Point (IFP) for ALP at services as a tool for community participation Uppsala University Library. Danida pays for one (p.339) 18-21 September in Medellín, Colombia. half-time position and for translations and More than 200 people from different countries in publications. Sida funds are also used for the Latin America discussed library services related secretariat. To this should be added contributions to local needs. There were exhibitions, in kind from Uppsala University Library. presentations, round tables and working groups. The proceedings have been published on a CD- The ALP IFP was staffed by: Birgitta Sandell, ROM. Sida contributed to the workshop. Director of the Programme, Gunilla Natvig, Administrative Officer (half-time), and Karin Training workshop on information technology Lindblom, Administrative Assistant (40%). and preservation awareness raising (p.256). This workshop took place in Fiji, 29 October to 2 Professional Activities November. The workshop brought personnel The sponsors in 2001 were Sida, Danida, from the Oceania region together at the Finnida, the Finnish Library Association, the University of the South Pacific Library for a four Swedish Library Association and Norad. In day intensive workshop on information addition, those responsible for projects in the technology and one-day awareness raising regions contributed with their own resources and programme on the preservation of library raised considerable funds from external sources. materials. There were 19 participants from Fiji, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, ALP Meetings and Seminars Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Training seminar on the conception of web-sites Sida funded the workshop. and searching on Internet (p. 143). The workshop was organised by Mamadou Ndoye, International conference for library and Director of Bibliothèque de l'Université Gaston information science educators in the Asia Pacific Berger and took place in Dakar, Senegal, 9-14 region (p. 250). The conference was held on 11- July. The objectives of the workshop were to 12 June, in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia and it brought train professionals to create web sites in order to together 50 LIS educators from all over the Asia make an easy access to documents in libraries Pacific Region. 22 papers were presented from and to encourage interlibrary exchange. The 12 12 countries: Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 25
Australia, Taiwan, Pakistan, Iran, Indonesia, the people who had been selected to present papers at Philippines, Thailand, Kuwait, India and Nepal. the Conference in the Open Sessions of the A majority of the papers focused on the issues of Regional Sections. Ramli Abdul Samad, competencies and core curriculum from a wide University Sains Malaysia presented his paper range of perspectives - competencies required in "Integration of Central Asian libraries into the various types of information services today, IT- international library society". George Shibanda, related competencies, and competencies for Moi University Library, Kenya presented his multi- disciplinary programmes integrating paper "Skill and competencies for digital traditional library science with knowledge information management in Africa". Birgitta management, information management and Sandell and Gunilla Natvig participated in the information systems. A small number of papers Boston Conference and took part in the Regional looked at LIS specialisations, distance learning, Standing Committee meetings. Web-based instruction, and the grading of student assignments. Sida contributed to the workshop. IFLA Regional Standing Committee Meetings The annual meeting of the Regional Standing IFLA's General Conference in Boston Committees in their own regions are most Danida Travel Grants important for the development of ALP. Birgitta In 1998 Danida allocated a yearly sum of DKK Sandell participated in the Africa Section 900 000, for the setting up of a Conference meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. Gunilla Travel grant to enable librarians from developing Natvig participated in the meeting of the Section countries to attend the IFLA General Con- for Asia and Oceania in Penang, Malaysia and in ferences. To start with, the grant runs for a three- the Latin American and the Caribbean Section year period and the IFLA Boston Con- ference meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2001 was the third conference to which the grant could be applied. The sponsorship covered Scholarships and Attachments registration, travel, accommodation and a daily allowance. 30 candidates were selected for In Service Training, Attachments, for Middle support. Unfortunately, there were problems for or Senior Staff many of the candidates to obtain visas and in the Four persons were selected for attachments in end five grantees had not been granted a visa. 2001 at institutions in the region: Ms Swe Swe Myint, Myanmar; Ms Mary Ann Ingua, In addition to the general conference, six of the Philippines, MD Mozibur Rahman Sarker, Dani- da grantees were selected and invited to Bangladesh and Tong Qingsong, China. Host attend satel- lite conferences, five to the pre- institutions were: National Library of Malaysia, conference in Quebec, Canada, august 14-16, Hong Kong University Libraries and the Hong "Education and research for marketing and Kong University of Science and Technology quality management in libraries". One person Library. This project is funded by the Swedish was selected to attend the pre-conference in and Finnish Library Associations. The Chester, Vermont "Continuing professional candidates were selected by the Advisory and educa- tion". Two grantees were denied a visa to Appraisal Committee of the Regional Standing Canada even though they had already received a Committee for Asia and Oceania. visa to the USA. For one it was possible to change the date of the ticket but for the other one The Bart Nwafor Staff Development Programme there were no seats left for a later arrival to in Africa started in 1997 with funding from Boston. Fortunate- ly, the organisers accepted a Norad. The Regional Office for Africa is late registration and he could attend the pre- responsible for the programme and ALP IFP conference "Future places: reinventing libraries holds and disburses the funds and gives a in the digital age" at Boston Northeastern statement of accounts to Norad. Selected for university, 15-17 August. 2001 were: Blessing Ngozi Okeagu, Nigeria, Assane Faye, Senegal, Paul Ssemwanga, Uganda, Speakers Grants Ms Mary Mwelwa, Zambia, Hikwa Mkuleko, With money from Sida ALP supported two Zimbabwe, Duncan Mboma, Malawi. IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 26
Library/National Library of Sweden and the Other Ongoing Projects National Library and public libraries in In cooperation with the IFLA Africa Regional Guatemala". Section and IFLA´s Regional Office for Africa, ALP participated at the Zimbabwe International PUBLICATIONS Book Fair, in Harare, 4-7 August. Ms Carole Rioga, University of Zimbabwe Library, was ALP Project Report Series (ISSN 1023-8212) responsible for the stand and the exhibition. The The following issues were published in 2001: stand was paid for by money from Sida. Journal Reunión reginal: Manifiesto de la UNESCO of librarianship and information science in sobre las bibliotecas públicas. Memorias del Africa/Revue de bibliothéconomie et science de seminario en Bahía, Brazil, 24-27 marzo 1998. l'information en Afrique (p. 24). The first issue Bahia, 2000. 248 pp. ISBN 85-85798-09-2 of the journal was published in 2001, and the JICPA survey of preservation resources in Africa, next two issues are planned for in 2002. The 1999/Enquête du JICPA sur les ressources en project is funded by Sida. préservation an Afrique, 1999. Compiled by Peter Ralph Coates. Uppsala The development of self-training package for University Library, 2001.ISBN 91-85092-60-6 information retrieval using distance education (Reference 1, April 23, 2002) approach (p. 246). The project has started this year and will be carried out in Thailand. It is funded by Sida. ATTACHMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP Establishment of libraries in prisons and other correctional institutions (p 349). It is a large project that is also supported by the State of Rio Announcement of Successful de Janeiro government. With funds from Sida Candidates ALP is supporting two workshops and the Attachments: preparation of a manual. The project will serve 1. Mrs. Sabitri Baral, Nepal as a model for other countries. 2. Ms. Iris Marigolo P. Operario, Philippines 3. Ms. Porntip Somrit, Thailand New readers (p 341). This is a pilot project 4. Miss. Naw Della Po, Myanmar carried out in Rio de Janeiro. A tutor manual has Scholarships: been produced and in order to test the method 1. Ms. Jing'an Feng, China two courses have been held. Participants were 2. Mrs. Pradnya Yogesh, India people over 18 years from the "favelas" with poor The coordinator will contact the candidates literacy skills. Sida supported part of the project. individually about the place and time schedule.
Minor Field Studies (MFS) Daruna Somboonkun, Program Coordinator Sida has a cooperation programme with Swedish IFLA/ALP Scholarships and Attachments universities, Minor Field Studies (MFS), and the 23/2 Wudthakard 39, Wudthakard Rd. ALP secretariat is administering this programme Jomthong, Bangkok 10150, Thailand within the library field. The programme aims at Tel/Fax: 66 (0) 2 4767736 giving Swedish students the opportunity to carry E-mail: [email protected] out a two months study in a developing country. In 2001 one student studied library activities in Mali. Two students carried out a study on 5. MISCELLANEOUS "Reading promotion for the whole population in Penang, Malaysia?". Host institution was Penang UNESCO Public Library Corporation. Another two students studied "Information about AIDS in Botswana". Formal Relationship with Two students were in Guatemala and carried out IFLA a study called "Collaboration between the Royal IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 27
continually evolving through interaction with The Executive Board of UNESCO, at its meeting other traditions, in relation to and in dialogue on 1st October 2001, decided to renew 'formal with the Other. associate relations' status for IFLA for the period 2002-2007. The celebration of World Book and Copyright Formal associate relations is the highest level of Day in 2002 is an opportunity to consider the relationship accorded to non-governmental major contribution of books to the cultural organisations by UNESCO. heritage and thereby spark new initiatives from (Reference 1, November 19, 2001) the fertile interaction between the pages - be it in printed or in electronic form - and the cultural World Book and Copyright wealth of humanity, both tangible and intangible. Day 23 April 2002 By safeguarding and adding to the cultural Message by the Director-General heritage of humanity, we maintain a synergy UNESCO whose finest support comes from books.
Books are a fundamental means of access to Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General, UNESCO knowledge of values, wisdom, aesthetic sense (Sophie Felfoldi, Reference 2, Mon, 22 Apr and human imagination. As vectors of creation, 2002) infor- mation and education, they allow every culture to print their essential features and to see the identity of others. As a window on the WWW diversity of cul- tures and a bridge between civilizations, beyond time and space, books are a Subject Index to Literature on source of dialogue, a means of exchange and a Electronic Sources of Information source of development. http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/SUBJIN_A.HTM
For all of these reasons, UNESCO has celebrated Introduction, which includes sample search and World Book and Copyright Day since 1996, on instructions how to use the Subject Index and the the 23rd of April, with the participation of Bibliography, is located at: millions of people representing a hundred countries. Devoted to the promotion of reading http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/SUB_INT.HTM and writing, in addition to copyright, which is closely associated, the occasion aims to bring out Library Link the various aspects of books, be they creative, For information about management seminars and industrial, standard-setting, political, national and training opportunities, and the lists of international. The celebration of the United conferences, exhibitions and meetings Nations' Year for Cultural Heritage in 2002 is a particularly appropriate event. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/lirarylink/news/event.htm
UNESCO has indicated two major themes to celebrate the year: "Heritage and Dialogue" and CILIP "Heritage and Development." Books and copyright exemplify these themes. As a protector The Chartered Institute of Library and of memory and a vector for creativity, a book is Information Professionals was formed in April both a receptacle for words and a mechanism for 2002 following the unification of the Institute of the exchange of ideas, an incomparable instru- Information Scientists and the Library ment and a reproducible object, an echo-chamber Association. of feeling and a source of revenue, an original Website: www.cilip.org.uk work and a mirror of the social climate. Books represent a heritage that is specifically rooted in Georg Morgenstierne distinct cultural traditions and which is IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 28
http://www.angelfire.com/al4/tla The language and culture of South Asia Database for pictures, moving images and audio AWARD AND FELLOWSHIP by the National Library of Norway http://www.nb.no/baser/morgenstierne/eglish/index.html Exemplary Service Awards for Librarians Against War Digital Reference
The emergency declaration written by Mark The Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) is pleased to Rosenzweig announce that three digital reference services have been recognized for excellence in Internet- http://libr.org/peace/ based information provision. The VRD Annual Exemplary Service Awards recognize Dublin Core Metadata URL outstanding digital reference and AskA services for their contributions to the field of online Q&A, The newly approved Dublin Core Metadata and for the provision of high-quality information. Element Set (Z39.85-2001) can be found at: The 2001 Virtual Reference Desk Exemplary Services are: http://www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/ * QandAcafe, a service of the Golden Gateway SCECSAL Web Site Library Network (CA) is on the LIASA homepage (www.liasa.org.za) * Ask a Librarian, a service of the Houston (TX) NISO unveils new web site Public Library http://www.niso.org * InfoPoint Digital Reference Service, a service of the University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities Virtual Job Fair (VJF) Each service will receive a VRD Exemplary Available from April through September 2002. Service award at the Virtual Reference Desk's 2001 Annual Conference, "Setting Standards and www.collegecentral.com/uilisjobfair Making It Real," on November 12, 2001 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, FL. In addition, a CONSAL VRD Director's Award will be given to KnowItNow, a live reference service provided by The Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians the Cleveland Public Library and members of the (CONSAL) web site CLEVNET consortium. http://www.consal.org/resource/brief/ For more information on the "Setting Standards and Making It Real" conference, please see our Thai Library Association Web Site conference pages at http://www.vrd.org/conferences/VRD2001/ http://tla.tiac.or.th/ VRD is a project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology and the U.S. Department of Education. Tanzania Library Association (VRD Conference, Reference 2, Fri, 19 Oct Web Site 2001) IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 29
Wedgeworth International The theme of the paper is: “Knowledge, Fellowship in Library Connections and Communities: the developing Leadership world perspective.” July 31, 2002 is the deadline for submission of Thanks to a generous gift from Robert and full papers. Chung- Kyun Wedgeworth, the Mortenson ContactYunfei Du ([email protected]) for Center for International Library Programs at the more information. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce a new, fellowship opportunity, the Wedgeworth International CAMPAIGN Fellowship in Library Leadership.
Fellowship Objectives Don't Tax Knowledge
Aimed at current and future library managers VAT on Books Campaign outside the United States of America, the Fellowship's main goal is to develop leaders who Purchase price is a critical consideration for most are prepared to move their institutions forward in people, particularly those people on lower innovative ways that make information more incomes. Books, in this context, become a accessible to users. The Fellowship consists of a luxury. This is tragic, especially in a country like six-week stay at the Mortenson Center and South Africa with a 60% illiteracy rate. The modest support to initiate a project at home that author and journalist Terry Bell, a former teacher, will make a significant difference in the Fellow's curriculum developer and editor, is acutely aware own library community. One library professional of the relationship between purchase price and will be selected for this Fellowship. literacy. This awareness gave rise to Bell’s idea of spearheading a public petition in South Africa The first Wedgeworth Fellow, for Summer 2002, to remove VAT from books, in the interests of will be selected from one of the following making books more affordable and so countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, encouraging literacy. He has formed the Namibia, Swaziland, or Zimbabwe, with other Campaign Against Reader Exploitation (CARE) parts of the world represented in future years. For more detail: and called the campaign “Don’t Tax http:// www.library.uiuc.edu/mortenson . Knowledge”. (Extracted from Sophie Felfoldi, Reference 2, Fri, 30 Nov 2001) World Book Day will be celebrated on 23 April 2002. The World Book Day Committee endorses this campaign and would like to encourage all 2002 International Paper stakeholders in the book chain, to assist in Contest on International promoting this petition for public support. Digital Libraries and An electronic copy of the VAT petition can be Information Science & requested from: [email protected]. A copy of the petition can also be faxed to you on Technology request. Enquiries: Lianda Martin +27 21 424 6320 or The American Society for Information Science & Bev May +27 21 467 1542 and Terry Bell, Technology (ASIST), International Information [email protected] Issues Special Interest Group, is pleased to (Hester van derWalt, Reference 2, Tue, 19 Mar announce its third competition for papers to be 2002 and Wed, 20 Mar 2002) submitted for the 2002 Annual Meeting, November 18-21 2002, Philadelphia, PA. IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 30
Mexico, Japan Join Campaign during the 67th IFLA General Council and Conference in Boston. It is based on ALA's @ for the World's Libraries your library initiative, a five-year public awareness effort about the value of libraries and The Mexican Association of Librarians librarians in the 21st century. (AMBAC) and the Japan Library Association have signed on to The Campaign for the World's Like the U.S. program, the goals of the world Libraries, a partnership between the American campaign are to raise awareness about the variety Library Association (ALA) and the International of programs and services offered at libraries Federation of Library Associations and worldwide; to increase use of libraries at schools, Institutions (IFLA). at colleges and universities, in government, at work, and in daily community life; to increase As part of its involvement in the world campaign, funding for libraries; to involve librarians as The Mexican Association of Librarians has asked stakeholders on public policy issues, such as ALA to provide advocacy training in Spanish for closing the digital divide; and to encourage its upcoming annual meeting, June 5-7 in librarianship as a profession. Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. The theme of the conference is "Democratization of Information For more information on The Campaign for the Access." The training will be coordinated by the World's Libraries, visit the IFLA Web site at ALA International Relations Committee and the www.ifla.org/@yourlibrary. For more ALA Public Awareness Committee. information on the U.S. program, see www.ala.org/@yourlibrary. Mexico and Japan join Turkey, Iceland and Italy Contact: as international partners, as well as several Deborah Davis, ALA, 312-280-2148 Canadian library associations including the Josche Neven, IFLA, +31-70-3140884 Canadian Library Association, Library (Josche Neven, Reference 2, Thu, 07 Mar 2002) Association of Alberta, Ontario Library Associ- ation and Saskatchewan Library Association. All of these organizations have signed international trademark agreements to use the @ your library SURVEY brand in their native countries. Australia,
Denmark, Israel and Korea have recently Invitation to take part in a expressed interest in the campaign as well. Survey about Promoting
The Mexican Association of Librarians will use Reading the translation that ALA developed with REFORMA (National Association to Promote IFLA's Section on Reading is interested in Library and Information Services to Latinos and finding out how public libraries promote reading the Spanish- Speaking) - en tu biblioteca - to as a leisure activity in their communities. The unify its communications efforts while Japan has Section has put together a short survey, which developed its own translation. has been mounted on the Web at http://www.cie.uce.ac.uk/cirt/projects/readingsurvey.htm
All of the international versions of @ your library As a representative of the Section, I have been created to date can be found on the campaign involved in the design of the survey. I encourage Web site at www.ala.org/@yourlibrary under you all to go to the Website and do the survey. Download Logos. These include Arabic, It's a mix of checking boxes and descriptive Chinese, English, French, German, Icelandic, comments. Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese. Please feel free to send this e-mail message to colleagues. The more input we get from around The world campaign was unveiled last August IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 31 the world, the more meaningful our results will WELLINGTON 6015, New Zealand be. Phone: *(64)(4)4635782 Fax: *(64)(4)4635184 If you have any questions about the survey, feel E-mail: [email protected] free to contact me at either (Secretary of IFLA Section: ASIA/OC / Chair of [email protected] or IFLA Section LISJ) [email protected] Ms. Hilda T. Nassar Thanks for your input! Director Medical Librarian Saab Medical Library, American University of Thomas Quigley, Vancouver Public Library Beirut (Thomas Quigley, Mon, 11 Mar 2002) P.O. Box 11-0236/36 1107-2020 BEIRUT, Lebanon Phone: *(961)(1)350000 ext. 5900 Fax: *(961)(1)744464 Your free E-mail: [email protected] subscription to [email protected] IFLA RSAO Newsletter (Information Coordinator of IFLA Section: ASIA/OC / Standing Committee Member of is sponsored by IFLA Section: BIOL) IFLA ALP Programme
References: 1. Extracted from IFLANET Printer: (http://www.ifla.org) Printing House of Thammasat University 2. Extracted from [email protected] (or [email protected] before Asia and Oceania Section Wednesday 20 February 2002) Officers 2001-2003
Ms. Rashidah Begum bt. Fazal Mohamed 355Q Lengkok Pemancar, 11700 PENANG Malaysia Phone: *(60)(4)6572730 (home) Division on Regional Activities Fax: *(60)(4)6571526 (office) E-mail: [email protected] Asia and Oceania Section (Chair / Fin. Off. Div. VIII / Chair / Treasurer of Looking Forward IFLA Section: ASIA/OC) at the Beginning of the Dr. Gary Gorman 21st Century Professor Message from the Chair School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington P.O. Box 600 In August 2001, the new Committee started its 2 year term. The Committee which has representatives from China, Fiji, India, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand will work on an agenda to initiate, promote and facilitate the development of the library and information services and the library and information IFLA RSAO Newsletter 14: 1 (June 2002): 32 profession within the Asia Oceania region . librarians to receive the Advancement of Librarianship(ALP) IT and attachment Current trends where information is being scholarships for the year 2002. I am very pleased recognised as a major driver in national that we have so many Librarians from the region development, make today an exciting and eager to be part of the activities of IFLA and the challenging time for all of us in the library and Committee. information profession . Information environments today go far beyond traditional My Committee looks forward to your sustained library settings. Librarians who have been trained interest and active involvement in our agenda for in the disciplines of creation, organisation, the years ahead. Let us continue to work to management, retrieval, access, evaluation and create a society that is able to use information dissemination of information and knowledge are effectively. Through this process we will be increasingly making users the heart of these fulfilling a very important objective - enhancing activities. This predominant focus on users is the lives of the people who use our collections one perspectives that makes our profession and services and in the process contributing to distinct from others professions that claim a role the prosperity of the nations in this part of the in information systems. The infusion of world. information and communications technology in all areas of our work means we also have to keep (Rashidah Begum, Chair, IFLA RSCAO ) ourselves on the forefront of these technologies as they become available. This Newsletter is published twice a year in June and December by the IFLA ROAO and the IFLA The Committee started working on its plan of RSCAO. It is a major communication tool for action during IFLA 2001 in Boston. The IFLA members in the region. planning process continued during the Mid- Contact: Conference meeting which was held in China in Pensri Guaysuwan, Regional Manager, early March 2002. The plan of action that has IFLA ROAO, 118 Charansanitwong 63 been developed by the Committee is based on Bangkok 10700, Thailand. the opportunities that these trends offer and will Tel: (662) 4242760, Fax: (662) 8817033 focus on human resource development, sharing E-mail: [email protected], of information, experiences and increased [email protected] collaboration with other IFLA entities, strengthening the role of professional associations, and improving the communication process within the region.
The Committee at its March meeting also looked at applications for the Danida Grant to attend the IFLA Conference 2002 in Glasgow. The response from librarians was overwhelming as DANIDA received about 200 applications from 27 countries in Asia Oceania. We looked at applications from Bangladesh (7), China (14), F.S. of Micronesia (2), Fiji (2), India (40), Indonesia (8), Iran (6), Israel (1), Korea (1), Kurgyz Republic (1), Lebanon (5), Malaysia (17), Mongolia (5), Nepal (11), New Caledonia (1), Pakistan 11), Papua New Guinea (4), Philippines (22), Samoa (1), Solomon Islands (1), Sri Lanka (24), Syria (1), Thailand (10), Turkey (1), Vietnam (3), United Arab Emirates (1), and Vanuatu(1). The Committee also selected