library services to no. 3 Summer newsletter 2003 multicultural populations Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations presents: poster::highlights Multicultural Libraries in German Speaking Countries: sessions Status and Prospects 5-6::august 9.00 – 12.00 : : Welcome, Jane Dreisig,Chair, IFLA Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations, and Benedikte Kragh-Schwarz, Moderator ◗ The Public Library as a centre of informational and cultural :: The Change of Multicultural Library Services from 1977 to 2002, illustrated by the Berlin support of national minorities Example/ Wandel der Ziele bei der multikulturellen Bibliotheksarbeit für ethnische in a multicultural society. Minderheiten am Beispiel Berlins ◗ Tarik Seden, Dipl.-Bibl., Zentral und Landesbibliothek Berlin, Head, General Interest Public libraries in the Internet and Multilingual Collections Age: Indian scenario. ◗ Library services in a :: The Munich City Library in Intercultural Process challenging environment. Margareta Lindner, Munich City Library, Turkish Media Section Hagen Meyer-Kröger, Bogenhausen Branch Library ◗ Strengthening information content/New structures for :: Art and Events without Bounds and Borders: Arabellapark Art Forum, an Initiative of the libraries in global information Munich City Library and the Open University provision. Sabine Kinder, Munich Central Library / Public Relations and Events ◗ Connecting content to life: problem based learning. 13.15 Tour I transportation: Meet at the Internationales Congress Centrum (ICC) and travel by Underground to ZLB/AGB, train stop U 2: Hallesches Tor. ◗ Partnering for delivery of information to the developing 14.00 – 15.00 countries. Visit to: Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin/Haus Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek ZLB/ ◗ AGB. Introduction by Christine-D. Sauer, Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin, The presentation of libraries Deputy General Director and Tarik Seden in the future. ◗ New initiatives in indigenous 15.00 Tour II transportation: Take the Underground to Wilhelm-Liebknecht-/Namik- library services. Kemal-Bibliothek. train stop U 2 and U 1: Kottbusser Tor in Berlin-Kreuzberg ◗ The Learning Resource Centre 15.30 – 17.00 as catalyst for change. Visit to: Wilhelm-Liebknecht-/Namik-Kemal-Bibliothek in Kreuzberg. Introduction by Birgit Braun, Dipl. Bibl., and Rainer Blassmann, Dipl.Bibl. ◗ Walking libraries: the impact of non-motorized mobile libraries :: All presentations in English, apart from Mr. Tarik Seden, who speaks in German. in Kenya. A written translation of his presentation will be available in English. :: Cost of transportation for Tours I and II must be paid by participants. ◗ Educating for the information literate citizen: the role of faculty and librarians. Workshop:: 7 August 2003:: 8.30 - 17.30 Morning sessions at Internationales Congress Centrum / International Conference Centre (ICC) 3 August 69th IFLA Sunday ■ 08.30-10.30 programme World Library Latin America and the Caribbean Access to Cultural Infor- & Information mation in the Libraries of 5 August Congress Latin America and the 4 August Tuesday ■ 16.00-18.00 Caribbean Monday ■ 13.45-15.45 Libraries Serving the General Public ◗ Improving access to Latin Libraries as vital partners in Africa American and Caribbean cultural the social and cultural Libraries and cultural information; the LAPTOC project / fabric of modern society LAPTOC: un nuevo proyecto para values in the changing ampliar el acceso en revistas de information world: ◗ América Latina y El Caribe Berliner Öffentliche ◗ Centroamérica Library Project: a African perspective Bibliotheken, - garantieren sie long term library development Vielfalt? Berlin Public Libraries: ◗ ◗ Information technology guaranteeing diversity? Las bibliotecas públicas en el ◗ espacio cibernético: la formación de revolution, libraries and cultural Danish strategies in public values: issues, impacts and library services to ethnic minorities una red virtual ◗ ◗ Certificación de calidad para la inevitable challenges for Africa Valuing difference: the British biblioteca pública ◗ Providing library services in Council experience of connecting ◗ Panorama sobre los servicios the digital era: opportunities and cultures / Apprécier la différence - bibliotecarios en las comunidades threats for libraries in Africa l’expérience du British Council dans indígenas: el caso de Perú. ◗ Digitisation of Africa’s la mise en relation des cultures ◗ Panorama actual de la documentary heritage: aid or enseñanza bibliotecológica exploration? universitaria en la Argentina 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 Tuesday ■ 16.00-18.00 Sunday ■ 08.30-10.30 Reference Work 5 August Reprofessionalisation of 67. Marketing Library Tuesday ■ 08.30-10.30 reference work: interaction Services to Academic in the physical and the Communities School Libraries and Resource Centres virtual library School librarians, social ◗ ◗ The International Information responsibility and Digital reference in Germany - Literacy Certificate: a challenge for partnerships an overview and experiences on the the new millennium? need for qualifications ◗ User surveys and focus groups: Digital Reference in Deutschland / ◗ School libraries and social gathering and using data from Überblick und spezifischer responsibility: support for special academic communities Kompetenzbedarf groups and issues - the case of ◗ Designing and delivering homosexuality information services to postgraduate ◗ Sunday ■ 10.45-12.45 Internet as friend and foe, help students: experiences of one and hindrance librarian at the University of ◗ Ésumé: rôle des bibliothécaires Libraries for Children and Young Adults Melbourne scolaires au Sénégal From donkeys to digital ◗ Cooperation across cultures in public and scientific libraries: the libraries cooperation in Net Librarian / BiblioteksVagten: a Danish “Ask the ◗ Children’s libraries in developing BERLIN librarian” service countries ◗ International children’s digital library newsletter library services to multicultural populations no. 3 Summer 2003 6 August Wednesday ■ 13.45-17.45 ■ Chair’s Message Wednesday 13.45-15.45 Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) and the Libraries Mobile Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section Mobile Libraries and Workshop Changing Cultural Children’s Libraries Dear Section and Environments Ensuring Access to Committee members: Information and Creating a ◗ The endless possibilities of the Mobile Library Culture of Understanding in We have had a productive year since the IFLA conference ◗ Establishing new mobile a World of Violence and in Glasgow, and I want to thank you for your hard work libraries: Slovenia Conflicts and interest in the Section. Our strategic plan was ◗ Establishing new mobile prepared and a revised version ready to be approved in libraries: Nigeria Feasibility Study Berlin; a new promotional brochure was designed; regular ◗ Library services to children and Status Report issues of the newsletter were produced and distributed, urgent international cooperation / Les services de bibliothèque pour and program planning for an IFLA workshop in Berlin Wednesday ■ 16.00-18.00 enfants et l’urgence de la and a post-conference (satellite meeting) occurred. We coopération internationale expect both events to be well attended, successful and ◗ Asia and Oceania & Public Libraries The role of IFLA/FAIFE in provide educational and collegial experiences in Berlin ensuring freedom of access to and Utrecht. Public Libraries as Learning information for children and young Resource Centres adults in areas of conflicts and wars ◗ At our Berlin meeting, we will be electing officers and The role of children’s libraries in bidding farewell to committee members whose terms ◗ The public library as a learning creating a culture of understanding come to an end. I want to thank all of the members for organisation in a world of violent conflicts ◗ Public libraries in the ◗ The role of mobile libraries in their contributions and hard work. After the Berlin information society: what do refugee camps. Library on Wheels for conference, we will be welcoming new members to work information policies say Non-violence and Peace in educating with those staying on the committee enhancing our ◗ Libraries as cultural centers in non-violence and peace for experiences and expertise as an engaged committee. large new communities in Palestinian children and youth in Former members remain old friends and still vitally Guangzhou, China Palestine involved in the world of multicultural services. ◗ Creating information literacy ◗ Bringing libraries and books programmes as corporate products: closer to children during war - Looking forward to seeing familiar faces, and I encourage perspectives and experiences from UNICEF projects in Croatia new members to sit in on our committee meetings to Singapore ◗ The role of libraries in providing ◗ Tupu - Promoting “new growth” access to information for children begin the process of acquaintance and acculturation with through innovative resources and and young adults with special our objectives and work. services to youth attention to AIDS issues Jane Dreisig ◗ Children’s rights and library best ••••• ••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••• practices The Newsletter is the official publication of the IFLA Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations. It is published three Standing Welcome times per year — Fall, Spring, and Summer. Domenico Ciccarello, Committee Meetings Italy The Newsletter is mailed to all Section to our new Yasuko Hirata, members as a benefit