"Developing an International Perspective on Librarianship:

Experiences Abroad"

Sponsored by the University Libraries Diversity Committee in celebration of

International Education Week

I * F * L * A

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession.

The International Federation of Library

Associations and Institutions

(IFLA)’s Section on Education and

Training (SET) 40th Anniversary Summit

opened with Serageldin’s keynote speech

entitled “Building Tomorrow’s Library

Today: The New Library of Alexandria”,

where he spoke about the challenges met

and the challenges of tomorrow. His

speech tackled the theme of the Summit:

“Library and Information Education and

Training: Confluence of Past and Present

Toward a Strong Future”. The Summit

addressed the history and future of SET

through a collaborative forum for critical

discussion. The event included keynote

presentations, panel discussions and Ignite

sessions.

Ismail Serageldin, PhD, Founding Director,

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

IFLA Key Initiatives

• Digital Content Programme

• International Leaders Programme

• Outreach

• Cultural Heritage

We, the undersigned, believe

that increasing access to

information and knowledge

across society, assisted by the

availability of information and

communications technologies

(ICTs), supports sustainable

development and improves

people’s lives.

Knowledge Management Section

KM is a process of creating, storing, sharing, applying and re-using organisational knowledge to enable an organisation to achieve its goals and objectives. KM is extending the concept of "knowledge" beyond existing concepts like "memory", "storage", and "information". The term covers such areas as tacit knowledge (expertise), implicit knowledge, explicit knowledge and procedural knowledge.

Satellite Theme

Knowledge Management

as a Vital Tool for

Change Management

Mary Ellen Davis (ACRL - USA) & Danuta A. Nitecki(Drexel University – USA)

Managing Research Data as a Transformational Role for Librarians: A Case Study of the Association for College and Research Libraries and Drexel University Libraries “Turning Outward” to Tackle Organizational

Changes

Familiar Faces

Convergence of

Skills through

Theory, Practice

and Strategy

Michael Crumpton

Asst Dean for Admin Services

University Libraries

University of North Carolina, US

macrumpt@uncg.edu

Upcoming……

IFLA WLIC 2016Columbus, Ohio

United States13-19 August 2016

Teaching Workplace

Information Literacy in the

Community College

• LILAC is aimed at librarians and information professionals who teach information literacy skills, are interested in digital literacies and who want to improve the information seeking and evaluation skills of all library users whoever they may be. The conference incorporates keynote speeches and parallel sessions covering many different areas of the field, from school to academic libraries, from public sector to national libraries. We encourage and support networking and sharing of expertise between all IL professionals attending.