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LIST OF ACTIVITIES WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN ASIA AND OCEANIA

4 Five scholarships a year for three years for professionals to attend a 3-months training course in information technology and computerized library services

Responsible ALP Core Programme Director The IFLA Regional Manager (at AIT, the Director) Adv group: AAC Period 1992-1994

Money sent SEK 125.804 Jun 92. SEK 87.673 Jan 93. SEK 98.675 Jul 93. SEK 150.805 Jul 94.

Funders SIDA, IFLA

Reports From AIT Sep. 93 (for 92), 94 (for 8th,9th and 10th Course). From Ms Sousada Jun. 93, Ms Malee Siengthai and Haseeb Ahmad Piracha, Apr. 94, M. G. Kibria Jul. 94, Dong Xiaoying Aug. 94, U Viputtikul Oct. 94. From AIT March 95 (for 11th Course). Reports published in Newsletter RSCAO. Fin report to SIDA Oct 95.

Comments Scholarships 1992 to Ms. Xiaoying Dong, China, Ms P. Sousada, , Mohammed Golam Kibria, Bangladesh and Ms. K. Sereva, Papua New Guinea. Spring 93 awarded to Ms Malee Siengthai, Thailand and Haseeb Ahmad Piracha, Pakistan. Fall 93 awarded to Ms K. Perera, Sri Lanka and Feng Anming, China. Fall 94 to Mohan Lal, Fiji, Abdul Wahab, Bangladesh and Ms U. Viputtikul, Thailand and Nguyen Vinh Ha, Vietnam.

4 a Scholarships in information technology

Responsible G Natvig, ALP Administrative Officer Daruna Somboonkun and the Reg Adv group: AAC (1995: IFLA Regional Manager) Period 1995-97

Money sent SEK 88.371 May 95. SEK 47.354 May 96. SEK 83.204 Aug 96. SEK 39.880 Sep 96 to INSDOC. SEK 13.549 for Salahuddin, Myo Aung and the coord. Oct 96. SEK 103.179 Jun 97 for Ali and Gapas. SEK 1.575 for Sthapit. SEK 22.903 Nov 97 to INSDOC.

Funders SIDA Oct 94: SEK 100.000/year for 3 years FINNIDA (97-99)

Reports Reports are published in Newsletter RSCAO. Report to SIDA Oct 95 and Oct 96. From AIT Nov 95 (course Jun-Aug), Dec 96 (course Jul-Sep). Report from INSDOC Oct 97. Report from AIT Feb 98 (course Jul-Sep).

Comments Scholarships 1995: Ms C Narmandah, Mongolia, M. Singh Rana, India, He Hin, Cambodia. Contract signed with INSDOC for 1996 and 1997: Two trainees will get one month’s education plus two months’ in-house training at the institute. Scholarships 1996: M Salahuddin, Bangladesh and U Myo Ayng, Myanmar (INSDOC). Chen Rui, China and Ms N Sahni, India (AIT). Scholarships 1997: Muhammed Ali, Indonesia, Ms E S Gapas, Philippines (AIT). D M Sthapit, Nepal, H K Ahmad, Pakistan (INSDOC). Mr Ahmad did not take up his scholarship.

1 4b Scholarships in information technology

Responsible G Natvig, ALP Administrative Officer Daruna Somboonkun and the Reg Adv group: AAC (1995: IFLA Regional Manager) Period 1998-2000

Money sent SEK 111.435 Jun 98 AIT, Kulachan and Saikia. SEK 3.547 Rahman, SEK 3.547 Paul Sep 98, SEK 48.790 Dec 98 INSDOC. SEK 54.681 Dec 99 INSDOC. 1.664 Shrestha. SEK 211.176 Jun 00 AIT. 3.349 Trung Tam Thong. 11.605 Mandshir. 6.665 Jingbo.

Funders Sida (SEK 100.000/year) FINNIDA + FLA (97-99) (50.000 SEK/year)

Reports Reports from AIT and from M. Saikia and T. Kulachan March 99. Report from INSDOC May 00. Report from B Shrestha (INSDOC) Oct 00. Report from AIT Jan 01.

Comments Scholarships 1998: Ms Thanapun Kulachan, Thailand; M. Saikia, India (AIT). Anisur Rahman, Bangladesh; Subir Kumar Paul, Bangladesh (INSDOC). 1999 to: Ms Oyuntulga Mandshir, Mongolia; Ms Nguuyen Hong Hanh, Vietnam (AIT). Than Tun aung, Myanmar; Balaram Shrestha, Nepal (INSDOC). Scholarships 2000: Ms Zhang Jingbo,China, Ms Maliwan Noibuatip, Thailand (AIT)

40 In-service training, attachments for middle or senior staff in Asia and the Pacific

Responsible The ALP Programme Director The Attachment Coordinators (A K Anand and Pongpan Thamtamala) Adv. group: AAC Period 1991-1994

Money sent Money sent to former Coord. on 4 occasions + USD 525 July 93. SEK 4.000 to Ms Pongpan Aug. 93. To Ms Pongpan SEK 8.250 + SEK 1,399 Mar 94 and SEK 4.500 Sep 95. SEK 7.666 for Ms Bouaphachand Sep 93. SEK 23.383 for Uereti Oct 93. SEK 15.509 for Mr Liu Xiu-yan Feb. 94. Wanee SEK 4.818 and Hubertus-Rhein USD 2,021 Aug 94. Sam Chan Fai USD 1,758 Oct 94. Pudji Muljono USD 1.678 Nov 94. Funders 2 attachments annually 92-94 by Finnish Libr. Ass. + FINNIDA and 2-3 annually 93-96 by 3 Swedish Libr. Ass. + SIDA

Reports Apr 93 Jagat Jit Singh, Aug 93 D. Meles, Jan 94 P.Bouaphachanh, Mar 94 T. Uereti, Apr 94 Liu Xiu-yan. Nov 93 Fin. report from P. Thamtamala. Nov 94 Wanee. Jan 95 Muljono. Reports published in Newsletter RSCAO. Financial report to Finnish Libr Ass. and BIFO May 95.

Comments Selected 92: D Meles, PNG and Jagat Jit Singh, India. Selected 93: Ms P Bouaphachanh, Laos and T Uereti, Kiribati, Ms W Ek-U-Ru, Thailand and Liu Xiu-Yan, China. Selected 94: W Huberts-Rhein, Salomon Islands, P. Muljono, Indonesia, Sam Chan Fai, Macao and Ms Z Dahlim, Malaysia.

2 40 a In-service training, attachments for middle or senior staff in Asia and the Pacific

Responsible G Natvig, ALP Administrative Officer Daruna Somboonkun and the Reg Adv group: AAC

Period 1995-1997

Money sent SEK 15.680 Ms Kishore Dec 95, SEK 20.822 P Ariya Jan 96. SEK 24.160 Ms Calanag Mar 96. SEK 16.940 A Putra Jul 96. SEK 13.523 Daw Swe Than Sep 96. SEK 15.156 Jai Pal Singh, SEK 1.303 S K Rout Oct 96. SEK 29.410 Rout and Adhikari Nov 96. SEK 14.876 Ms P Meksawat Feb 97. SEK 2.769 + SEK 6.810 Duc. SEK 4.315 Ruslan Che Pee. SEK 4.882 Coordinator Apr 98. SEK 9,172 + 5,640 Amarasiri Jun 98. Funders 2 attachments annually 92-96 by Finnish Libr. Ass. + FINNIDA and 2-3 annually 93-96 by 3 Swedish Libr. Ass. + SIDA

Reports From P Ariya and Ms R Kishore Apr 96 and from L Calanag Jul 96. From S K Rout, Daw Swe Than and Adhikari Jan 97, Jai Pal Singh Jul 98 and M Talagi May 99. Reports to FINNIDA May 96 and Sida Oct 96 and June 97 and to Libr. Ass:s June 97. Article in BSM by G Natvig.

Comments Selected 1995: Ms L Gomez Calanag, Philippines, P Ariya, Laos, Jai Pal Singh, India and Ms R Kishore, India. Selected 1996: S Kumar Rout, India, A. Putra, Indonesia, Ms Swe Swe Than, Myanmar, I P Adhikari, Nepal and P Meksawat, Thailand. Selected 1997: Ms M Palemia Talagi, Fidji, R Che Pee, Malaysia, G.D. Amarasiri, Sri Lanka, Nguyen Hoang, Vietnam. Reserve: He Jian Wei, China

40b In-service training, attachments for middle or senior staff in Asia and the Pacific

Responsible G Natvig, ALP Administrative Officer Daruna Somboonkun and the Reg Adv group: AAC

Period 1998-2000

Money sent SEK 17.990 + 4.568 Mostafa and Saeed, Aug 98. SEK 3.378 Ping Liu, Sep 98. SEK 6.908 Mostafa/Saeed + coord. SEK 1292 Ping Liu Oct 98. SEK 20.066 M Talagi. SEK 4.417 Jun + 18.094 Pujar Sep 99. SEK 4.441 + 9.128 + 2,771 Ms Mereani Sep. SEK 6.909 + 19.559 Chen Oct. 5.360 + 10.942 Ms Setijawati May 00. SEK 5.755 + 6.424 Nov 00+23.037 Nasiruddin/Bhusarradi + 4.580 Coord. Jan 01. 12.517 May. Funders 3 Swedish Libr. Ass. + Finnida and FLA

Reports From Ping Liu, Apr 99, Pujar Nov 99, M Vakasisikakala Jan 00, Chen Ye Feb 00, Endang Sep 00, S Bhusaraddi Aug 01

Comments Selected 1998: Muhammad Saeed, Pakistan; Md Golam Mostafa, Bangladesh; Mrs Ping Liu, China; Shamprasad M. Pujar, India. Selected 1999: Chen Ye, China; Ms Endang Sri Setijawati, Indonesia; Kim Myong Ho, North Korea; Ms Mereani Vakasisikakala, Fiji. Selected 2000: Md Nasiruddin, Bangladesh, Mr S. Bhusaraddi, India, Ms M Warus, PNG

42 A regional project to develop a training package for the public library personnel in Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Responsible Kasama Varavarn, Department of Non-Formal Education, Thailand

Period 1991-1993

Money sent USD 8.000 sent from IFLA HQ 91. USD 9.000 authorised Apr 92. USD 24.235 Nov 92.

Funders IFLA, SIDA

Reports Phase 1 - report of workshop Jan. 92. Phase 2 May 92. Budget report Phases A & B: 26 Oct. 92. Training package (6 vol:s) in Thai May 93. Final report May 93. Book in Thai informing about the princess’ libraries. Article published in Newsletter, RSCAO, Dec 94 and in IFLA Journal, 21 (1995),1.

Comments English version of training package published as IFLA ALP Project report No 11.

3 52 Thai-Lao project on books for young people

Responsible Ms. Somboon Singkamanan, Thai Section of IBBY

Period 1991-1994

Money sent USD 4.500 May 92, USD 16.100 Jul 92, USD 660 Sep 92, USD 4.400 Mar 93.

Funders SIDA

Reports Report on phase 1, Writing and Illustrating Workshop, received. Half way report received Oct 92. Article in Child Asia No 10, 1993. Report on phase IV, National Reading Animation Workshop, received April 96.

Comments The first four titles have been translated into Thai (May 94). Noma award 1992 for one of the titles. Follow-up seminar May 2-6, 94 in Bangkok.

59 Advancement of librarianship: A workshop to identify and assess needs in South East Asia and to formulate project proposals

Responsible Thammasat University Libraries team, under the direction of Mrs. Prapaiphan Jaruthavee

Period 10-12 May 1993

Money sent SEK 9.608 Nov. 92, SEK 40.532 Apr. 93

Funders Thammasat University Library, SIDA

Reports Summary report Jul 93. Proceedings published by Thammasat Univ Aug 93. Financial report Jan 94.

Comments Will become a model project. Continued by No 219.

202 ATSB - Arabization of selected IFLA publications

Responsible Dr Abdel-Motey, Department of Library and Information S cience, College of Basic Education, Kuwait and Birgitta Sandell, ALP Programme Officer

Period 1995-

Money sent

Funders Danida Jun 96 (for 1996-2000)

Reports

Comments First two documents translated by Dr Abdel-Motey and published as IFLA ALP Project Report No 2 and 6. The translations are a contribution in kind from Dr Abdel-Motey and others. The third, translated by Dr Al-Khalifah, is Project Report No 9.

215 Establishing a database on Vietnamese union catalogue of foreign scientific and technical periodicals

Responsible Vu Van Son, Director

Period

Money sent SEK 67.530 Jan 95 and SEK 23.238 Jul 96.

Funders SIDA

Reports Annual report 1995 received Nov 95. Fin. report to SIDA Oct 95 and Oct 96. Report published in Newsletter RSAO Dec 95. Fin. report from Mr Vu Jul 96. Fin. report to Sida Oct 96. Final report received Jan 97. Article in INASP Newsletter, May 97.

Comments

4 218 Seminar on management of library associations

Responsible Mr Le Kinh Tai, Secr. Gen., Vietnam Unesco Commission Mr Russel Bowden, IFLA First Vice President

Period 3-5 April 1995

Money sent SEK 26.265 Jan 95

Funders SIDA

Reports Report from Russel Bowden Sep 95. Report to SIDA Oct 95.

Comments Russel Bowden conducted the seminar.

219 A workshop to identify and assess needs of library development in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam and to formulate project proposals

Responsible RSO A&O Manager and ALP Programme Director

Period 2-4 June 1994

Money sent SEK 87.410

Funders IDRC Singapore, SIDA-Hanoi

Reports Proceedings in ALP Project Report No 1, Jan 95. Report by D. Simmons in Newsletter RSCAO and IFLA Journal No 4, 1995. Financial report to IDRC Jul 94.

Comments

220 The national bibliography of Lao PDR (1975-1990)

Responsible Mrs Kongdeuane Nettavongs Director of of Lao PDR

Period 1995-1997

Money sent SEK 87.350 Feb. 95. SEK 58.428 May 96.

Funders SIDA

Reports Report from The National Library of Laos Nov 95. Final report on the 1st and 2nd operation Jun 96, in IFLA Newsletter RSAO Dec 96. Fin. report to Sida Oct 96.

Comments Awaiting the bibliography, which will take time.

225 Networking of provincial and district libraries with mobile services extending to the rural areas

Responsible Mr Do Huu Du, Acting Director of the Library Department, Vietnam

Period One year

Money sent SEK 122.225 Feb 98

Funders Danida

Reports Medium term report received June 98, and final report June 99.

Comments A training seminar with 40 participants took place 20-23 May 1998.

226 Thai-Lao Hmong project on books for young people

Responsible Ms Somboon Singkamanan, The Thai Section of International Board on Books for Young People and Tip Weniger

Period

Money sent SEK 27.101 Jun 97. SEK 87.094 Nov 97.

Funders Sida

Reports Five books received Aug 98.

Comments

5 229 Union catalogue of Mongolian ancient materials in China 1996-1998

Responsible Ms Sun Beixin, Deputy Director National Library of China

Period 1998-2000

Money sent SEK 155.625 Dec 97

Funders Sida

Reports Final report received April 2001

Comments The Catalogue will be published.

235 A workshop to train library association leaders in Micronesia in library advocacy and policy development

Responsible Arlene Cohen, University of Guam

Period Nov 4-6, 1997

Money sent SEK 118.038 Sep 97. SEK 5.989 was returned.

Funders Sida

Reports Final report received Nov 97. Article in IFLA Journal 24 (1998) 2.

Comments

238 Regional Conference on public libraries: Planning for future needs

Responsible Miriam Abdul Kadir, National Librarian

Period 10-12 Nov 1997

Money sent SEK 136.495

Funders Sida

Reports Report of expenditure and Plan of Action recvd Feb 98. Article in IFLA Journal 24 (1998) 1.

Comments The proceedings has been published as report no 15 in the IFLA ALP report series.

239 IFLA/UBCIM Regional Seminar on Bibliographical Control

Responsible Mariam Abdul Kadir, Director General National Library of Malaysia

Period 9-12 March, 1998

Money sent SEK 76.343 Feb 98

Funders Danida

Reports Financial statement Apr 98. Articles in IFLA Journal 24 (1998) 5/6 by M-F Plassard, and in ICBC Vol 27 No 3. Proceedings received.

Comments

240 Networking for effective library and information services

Responsible Russell Bowden, RSCAO

Period 17-23 October 1999

Money sent SEK 141.613 March 1999.

Funders Sida

Reports Article in ASTINFO, vol. 15, No. 1. IFLA RSAO Newsletter 12:2. On IFLANET Nov -99. Financial report received March 01. Final report received Jan 02.

Comments SEK 20.348 paid back by the Sri Lanka Library Association Oct 01.

6 241 Seminar on the management of library associations

Responsible Amelia McKenzie, Chair IFLA RSCAO

Period 26 August 1999

Money sent SEK 124.287 May 99.

Funders Sida

Reports Narrative report received Jul 00. Financial report received March 01.

Comments SEK 31.457 returned March 01.

246 The development of self-training package for information retrieval using distance education approach

Responsible Prof. Chutima Sacchanand and Prof. Vipa Jaroenpuntaruk Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand

Period 2001-2003

Money sent SEK 160.093 Jun 01.

Funders Sida

Reports Progress report received Nov 02. The Self-training package on CD-ROM + printed material received Dec 04.

Comments Project period extended, since web was included as a main media.

248 Networks for library development

Responsible Ms Hilda T. Nassar, Lebanon Member IFLA RSCAO

Period 6-8 March, 2000

Money sent SEK 128.320

Funders Sida

Reports A narrative report received Aug 00. Article in RFLA RSAO Newsletter 12:1 (June 2000): 6. Financial report received March 01. Lebanese Library Association Bulletin received March 6, 2001.

Comments

250 International conference for library and information science educators in the Asia Pacific region

Responsible Dr. Ahmad Bakeri Abu Bakar International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Head, Department of Library and Information Science Period 11-12 June 2001

Money sent SEK 154.585

Funders Sida 2001

Reports

Comments

7 256 Training workshop on Information Tecnology & Preservation Awareness Raising for Library & Information Paraprofessionals in the South Pacific Region

Responsible Esther Williams, Chief Librarian The University of the South Pacific, Fiji

Period 29 October - 2 November 2001

Money sent SEK 143.727 May 01

Funders Sida 2001

Reports Final report received Mar 2002

Comments

261 Scholarships in information technology

Responsible Daruna Somboonkun and the Reg Adv group: AAC G Natvig, ALP Administrative Officer

Period 2001-2003

Money sent SEK 191.554 July 02. SEK 8.321 paid back March 03. SEK 155,797 July 03.

Funders Sida (SEK 120.000/year 2001-2002, SEK 155.000/year 2003-2003)

Reports Report received from Victoria Univ. of Wellington Feb 03. Ms Shattaya Clayhan Dec 03. Report from Victoria Univ. of Wellington Feb 04.

Comments Selected 2001: Ms Ohn Mar Oo, Myanmar, B.R. Gadagin, India, Ms S.C. Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka. Selected 2002: Ms Jing’an Feng, China; Ms Pradnya Yogesh, India; Ms Wynn Lei Lei Than, Myanmar. Ms Ohn Mar Oo, Myanmar was replaced by Ms Jutharat Nokkaew, Thailand. The training took place 11 Nov-6 Dec, 2002 in New Zealand. Selected 2003: Ms S Chowdhury, Bangladesh; Ms S Clayhan, Thailand; Ms Thongvanh Panhgnathong, Laos; Ms Khanthamaly Yangnouvong, Laos. The training took place 15 Nov-12 Dec, 2003 in New Zealand.

262 In-service training, attachments for middle staff in Asia and the Pacific

Responsible Daruna Somboonkun and the Reg Adv group: AAC G Natvig, ALP Administrative Officer

Period 2001-2003

Money sent SEK 18.955 Myint. 2002: SEK 19.817 Ingua, SEK 13.911 Baral, SEK 11.179 Pornthip, SEK 4028 + 9.512 Della Po. SEK 8.616 Coordinator May 03. SEK 4.395+8.845 Operario Sep 03.

Funders Swedish Library Association

Reports Swe Swe Myint Dec 01. Mary Ann Ingua May 02. Sabitri Baral Jan 03. Della Po Apr 03. I.M.Operario Dec 03.

Comments Selected 2001: Ms Swe Swe Myint, Myanmar, Ms Mary Ann Ingua, Philippines. Selected 2002: Ms Sabitri Baral, Nepal; Ms Iris Marigolo Operario, Philippines; Ms Pornthip Somrit, Thailand; Ms Naw Della Po, Myanmar. Selected 2003: L Zhan, China; Ms Bouakhaay, Laos; Ms K Ibrahim, Malaysia.

263 Workshop on LIS Curriculum in the Arab countries

Responsible Dr Imad Bachir, The Lebanese University Bir Hassan

Period 24-26 June, 2002

Money sent SEK 10.666 May 01 + SEK 157.128. 210 USD repaid Aug 04.

Funders Sida 2002

Reports Narrative report received Sep 02. Financial report received Feb 04.

Comments

8 264 Mekong Regional Network for LIS Training

Responsible Dr. Sujin Butdisuwan, Mahawarakham University, Thailand

Period 2002-2003

Money sent SEK 159.160

Funders Sida 2002

Reports Interim Report received Oct 02. Report on 2nd workshop in IFLA RSCO Newsletter 16:1 (June 2004).

Comments

265 Information Management Curriculum Development in Vietnam

Responsible Dr Ta Ba Hung, NACESTID, Vietnam

Period December 2004.

Money sent SEK 135,128 Aug 03.

Funders Sida 2003

Reports

Comments

268 Sub-regional seminar on public library services in the ASEAN/Asia region: Changes and challenges of public library services to bridge the digital divide

Responsible Mr Ong Chai Lin, Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam, Malaysia

Period 21-24 June, 2003

Money sent SEK 127.910 Apr + 4.636 Jun 03. SEK 12.640 repaid March 04.

Funders Sida 2003

Reports 2004-01-27

Comments

271 International Symposium on the Research and Utilization of Chinese Local Chronicles

Responsible Chen Li, Deputy Director of National Library of China

Period October 2004

Money sent SEK 115.140 May 04. Repayment SEK 6.905 June 07.

Funders Sida 2004

Reports

Comments

275 Empowering library associations for effective management in Asia

Responsible Krishna Mani Bhandary, Librarian Nepal Library Association and Tribhuvan University Central Library

Period October 2004

Money sent SEK 137.357 June 04.

Funders Sida 2004

Reports Interim report received Oct 04. Final report received Feb 05.

Comments

9 276 Information skills for learning: South Asia workshop

Responsible Ms Praddeepa Wijetunga, Director, National Institute of Library & Information Sciences and Prof. Russell Bowden, NILIS Board of Management

Period 1-5 November 2004

Money sent SEK 137.208 June 04 + 52.609 Sep 04.

Funders Sida

Reports Proceedings and Financial report Dec 04.

Comments

277 Setting up and managing a small school library: A Pacific regional training workshop

Responsible Elizabeth C. Reade Fong, The Library, University of the South Pacific

Period April 2005

Money sent SEK 122.506 Jan 2005

Funders Sida 2004

Reports Final report received November 2005.

Comments

280 Building learning communities through libraries

Responsible Ms. Lourdes T. David, Director of the Rizal Library

Period 2005-2006

Money sent SEK 104.568 Jan 2005

Funders Sida 2005

Reports Final report received Sep 08.

Comments

284 Scholarships in information literacy

Responsible Daruna Somboonkun and the Reg Adv group: AAC

Period 2004-2005

Money sent SEK 155.632 May 04. SEK 200.120 May 05.

Funders Sida SEK 155.000 2004. SEK 200.000 2005.

Reports Report received on the 2004 course. Financial report on the 2005 course received Jan 2006

Comments Selected 2004: Ms Manglal-Lan, Philippines, Ms P Gamage, Sri Lanka,Le Thuy Duong, Vietnam, Ms Luna Shree Upadhyay, Nepal. Selected 2005: Boniface Supa, Solomon Islands, Ms Enkhtungalag Dorjjantsan, Mongolia, Mohammed Abu Khaled Chowdhury, Bangladesh, Ms Jahan Ara Begum, Bangladesh, Ms Wah Wah Win Myint, Myanmar. The two last mentioned did not attend the course.

10 285 In-service training, attachments for middle staff in Asia and the Pacific

Responsible Daruna Somboonkun and the Reg Adv group: AAC

Period 2004-2005

Money sent SEK 6. 935 Aug 04, Alahakoon. SEK 14.214 Sep 04, Bouakhay. SEK 4.988+14.719 Nov, Ibrahim. SEK 19.175 Dec 04 A Karim. SEK 12.268 Khin Zar Feb 05. SEK 9.376 Coord. Feb 05.

Funders Swedish Library Association

Reports Reports received from Bouakhay and Alahakoon Nov 04 and from Khin Zar Win March 05. From Roshni Deo Feb 06.

Comments Selected 2004: Ms Khin Zar Win, Myanmar, Ms C N K Alahakoon, Sri Lanka, Ms Afsheen Karim, Pakistan. Selected 2005: Ms Roshni Geeta Deo, Fiji, Ms Tutik Sriyati, Indonesia, Zawawi Tiyunin, Malaysia

286 Establishment of Regional Federation of South Asia Library Associations (REFSALA)

Responsible Nepal Library Association and Professor Russell Bowden

Period September 2005

Money sent SEK 49.985 June 05.

Funders Sida

Reports Report received Feb 06.

Comments Leftover of 6.058USD from project 276 twas used for this project.

287 ‘Empowering 8’ workshop - applying the problem-solving model for schools in South and South East Asia

Responsible Dr. Jagtar Singh, Head Department of Library and information Science, Punjabi University, India

Period 3-7 Oct. 2005

Money sent SEK 168.582 Sep 01. SEK 23.211 repaid Feb 07. SEK 61.903 repaid April 07.

Funders Sida 2005, Unesco

Reports Report received Nov 05.

Comments Since the funding from Unesco was delayed ALP made an installment in September of 22.000 USD to ensure that the workshop could be carried out. USD 3.000 repaid in Jan 07 and additional 9.000 in April 07.

288 A workshop to train library association leaders in the Pacific Islands in library advocacy and policy development

Responsible Arlene Cohen, Ass. Professor of Library Science, University of Guam

Period 13-17 November 2006

Money sent SEK 161.059 sent Apr 06.

Funders Sida 2006

Reports Final report March 07.

Comments

11 290 Information Literacy Workshop on the preparation of information literacy modules for primary and secondary schools in Malaysia and Southeast Asia

Responsible Prof. Norma Abu Seman and Mohd Sharif Mohd Saad, University of Technology MARA

Period June 2006

Money sent SEK 137.120 Apr 06 and 3.644 May 06.

Funders Sida 2006

Reports August 2006

Comments

293 Conference on Building the Digital Collection

Responsible Dr. Hasna Askhita, National Library of Syria and Hilda Nassar, Saab Medical Library, Beirut

Period Feb 23-24, 2005

Money sent SEK 42.788 Feb 2005

Funders Sida

Reports

Comments Articles of the conference can be found on: www.scs.org.sy/iflaen.html

296 Modelling Information Literacy: Developing a contextually-based training programme for a less developed country in Laos

Responsible Mr Chansy Phuangsouketh, National University of Laos

Period June 2008

Money sent 148.283 SEK April 07 + 8.464 SEK March 09

Funders Sida 2007

Reports Article received July 08 and Final report Dec 08.

Comments

297 Education for Information Literacy: Developing and Implementing a Contextually-Based Training Programme

Responsible Ms Yim Mory, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia

Period June 2008

Money sent 122.185 SEK April 07 + 7.495 SEK March 09.

Funders Sida 2007

Reports Final report received Nov 2008

Comments

299 International workshop on Information Literacy

Responsible Muhd Hossam Haider Chowdhury and Mohd Abu Khaled Chowdhury, Bangladesh

Period Postponed to June 09.

Money sent SEK 159.920 Oct 08.

Funders Sida 2008

Reports Final report received July 09.

Comments

12 606 International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management

Responsible Mr Krishna Mani Bhandary, Chief Librarian Tribhuvan University Central Library, Nepal

Period 24-29 March 2008

Money sent SEK 128.630

Funders Sida 2007

Reports Final report received Oct 2008

Comments

609 Workshop on Information Literacy

Responsible Hanna Latuputty

Period 7-11 July 2008

Money sent Sek 104.800 March 2008

Funders Sida 2008

Reports Final report received Sept 2008

Comments

610 A workshop to train library association leaders and professionals in library advocacy and policy development

Responsible Piyadasa Ranasinghe, President of Sri Lanka Library Association

Period February 12-13, 2009

Money sent SEK 158.693 SEK 09.

Funders Sida 09

Reports Final report received July 2009.

Comments

612 Training workshop in library skills for Palestinian teachers in the West Bank and Gaza

Responsible Dr Ghassan Abdullah, Center for Applied Research in Education (CARE), Israel

Period 2009

Money sent SEK 203.151 Jan 09.

Funders Sida 2009

Reports Progress report March 09. Final report July 2009.

Comments

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