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1999 Annual ReportBy Gunilla Natvig, Administrative OfficerBackgroundThe mission of the Advancement of Librarianship Programme (ALP) is to further the library profession, library institutions and library and information services in the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Oceania, and Latin America and the Caribbean.Within the special ALP areas the Medium-Term Programme (MTP) goals are to assist in continuing education and training; to support the development of library associations; to promote the establishment and development of library and information services to the general public, including the promotion of literacy; and to promote the introduction of new technology into library services. The scope of ALP is wide. Cooperation with relevant IFLA professional bodies and with regional and international organizations is therefore essential for the implementation of the programme. ALP achieves its goals through a carefully planned programme of different activities in close cooperation with IFLA_s Regional Offices, IFLA_s Regional Division and its three sections, and other partners. This cooperation includes activities such as fund-raising, scholarships and attachment programmes, conferences, seminars and workshops, pilot projects, publications and databases. Staff and FinanceThe International Focal Point (IFP) for ALP at Uppsala University Library is funded by IFLA, Uppsala University and 24 Nordic library associations and institutions. Danida pays for one half-time position and for translations and publications. Sida funds are also used for the secretariat. The cost for the IFP in 1999 was SEK 860,000 which included staff, travel, material and equipment. To this should be added contributions in kind from Uppsala University Library (office space, mail and communication facilities).Birgitta Bergdahl, Core Programme Director, was on sick-leave during 1999. Birgitta Sandell, Programme Officer, changed from working 50% to 100% in April. Gunilla Natvig, Administrative Officer, worked at 80% throughout the year. professional activities More than SEK 15.9 million has been invested in programme activities since the programme became fully operational in 1992. The sponsors in 1999 were: Sida, Danida, Finnida, the Finnish Library Association, Norad and three Swedish library associations. In addition, those responsible for projects in the regions contributed with their own resources and raised considerable funds from external sources. The total amount of that ALP paid for projects and other programme activities in 1999 was SEK 2.5 million. ALP Meetings and SeminarsDanida granted more than USD 220,000 towards JICPA (Joint IFLA/ICA Committee on Preservation in Africa) for the period 1997-1999. The members represent the four ICA (International Council on Archives) chapters in Africa, and the five sub-regions of IFLA_s Regional Section for Africa. The Chairman is the Chief Librarian of Benin University Library in Togo, Mr F.K. Afanou, and the Secretary General is the Director of the National Archives of Kenya, Mr M. Musembi. The fourth meeting of the JICPA Committee took place in Lom‚, Togo, 9-11 March.A Meeting on the Bilingual Journal of African Librarianship and Information Science took place at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 15-17 July. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Bunmi Alegbeleye who was also the convenor. The meeting decided on the following title "Journal of Librarianship and Information Science in Africa/Revue de Biblioth‚conomie et Science de l'information en Afrique". Members of the Editorial committee come from Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa. This project is financed by Sida. The West African conference on library association management and networking took place in Ibadan, Nigeria, October 1999. Chairpersons of library associations and the National Librarians from Benin, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Niger, Sierra-Leone, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria attended the seminar. A motion to re-establish WALA, the West African Library Association, was unanimously adopted by the conference. Sida funded this conference. A workshop on Information and Communication Technologies in Community Rural Secondary Schools in Africa took place in Harare, Zimbabwe from November 29 to December 3, with participants from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The final outcome of the workshop will be the publication of the workshop proceedings. Latin-American seminar on library associations, Mexico, 14-20 March. This seminar was coordinated by Rosa Mar¡a Fern ndez de Zamora, CUIB of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). With money from Sida, ALP financed the participation of representatives from 13 countries. A report was published in IFLA/LAC Newsletter no. 34, June 1999. Workshop on management and development of library associations in Asia and Oceania, Bangkok, 26 August. The workshop was organized by IFLA's Regional Section: Asia and Oceania joint with RTMLA, and aimed at sharing information and experiences in the management and development of library associations in developing countries, covering such topics as: what library associations can achieve; common problems and solutions; fund raising, and, promotional strategies. It was attended by about 50 participants. Amelia McKenzie will edit the proceedings of the workshop and develop them into a publication to serve as a guide for those involved in managing library associations in developing countries. Workshop on networking for effective libraries and information services, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-23 October. The seminar was organized by Russel Bowden and the Sri Lanka Library Association, and there were participants from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Recommendations have been put up on DelNet and IFLANET. The Proceedings will be published in the IFLA ALP Report series. The seminar was sponsored by ALP with funding from Sida. IFLA's General Conference in BangkokWith money from Danida, ALP fincanced the participation of Eduardo Baez, Libros para Ni¤os, Nicaragua, at the conference. He gave a speech at the seminar on small library units.Finnida granted USD 7.000 for the satellite meeting on "Collecting and Safeguarding the Oral Traditions" in Khon Kaen. Danida Travel GrantsIn 1998 Danida allocated a yearly sum of DKK 900 000, for the setting up of a Conference Travel grant. The intention was to enable librarians from developing countries to attend the IFLA General Conferences. To start with, the grant runs for a three-year period and the IFLA Bangkok Conference 1999 was the the first conference to which the grant could be applied. The sponsorship covered registration, travel, accomodation and a daily allowance. 39 people from the regions were supported to attend the conference. The responsibility for the administration of the grant lies within the ALP-secretariat.Scholarships and AttachmentsScholarships in Information Technology to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand Two scholarships were awarded for the three-months training course in Modern Information Technology in 1999 at the AIT. The recipients were Ms Oyuntulga Mandshir, Mongolia and Ms Nguyen Hong Hanh, Vietnam. Due to few registrations there was no course in 1999 and the two candidates have been offered to attend the course in 2000. These scholarships are funded by Sida.Scholarships in information technology to INSDOC, New Delhi , India Scholarships were awarded to Than Tun Aung, Myanmar and Balaram Shrestha, Nepal. These scholarshops are funded by Finnida. In Service Training, Attachments, for Middle or Senior Staff Four persons were selected for attachments in 1999 at institutions in the region: Mrs Mereani Vakasisikakala, Fiji; Kim Myong Ho, North Korea; Chen Ye, China; and Ms Endang Sri Setijawati, Indonesia. Host institutions were: National Library of Australia and the National Library Board of Singapore. This project is funded by three Swedish library associations and by the Finnish Library Association with additional money from Finnida. The candidates for both programmes were selected by the Advisory and Appraisal Committee of the Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania. The Bart Nwafor Staff Development Programme in Africa started in 1997 with funding from Norad. The Regional Office for Africa is responsible for the programme and ALP IFP holds and disburses the funds and gives a statement of accounts to Norad. Selected for 1999 were: Davies Muunga, Zambia; Richard Krirui, Kenya; Ms Olyemisi Dina, Nigeria; Awasom Innocent Afuh, Cameroon; Abdessadek Abdelali, Morocco; and, Ms Choma Euriel Uzohue, Nigeria. Host institutions were: Rhodes University Library, South Africa, University of Port Elisabeth Library, South Africa, Centre de recherches sur le d‚veloppement de l'agriculture, Ivory Coast, University of Nairobi Library, Kenya, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria and University of Zimbabwe Library. Other Ongoing ProjectsIn cooperation with the IFLA Africa Regional Section and IFLA_s Regional Office for Africa ALP participated at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair, in Harare, 4-7 August. Stan Made, Chair of the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Africa, was responsible for the stand and the exhibition. The stand was funded by Sida. Minor Field Studies (MFS). Sida has a cooperation programme with Swedish universities, Minor Field Studies (MFS), and the ALP secretariat is administering this programme within the library field. The programme aims at giving Swedish students the opportunity to carry out a two months study in a developing country. In 1999 two students carried out studies at the Central Library of Science and Technology in Hanoi, Vietnam.publications and other dissemination activities ALP Project Report Series (ISSN 1023-8212) The following issues were published in 1999: 13. Suministro de informaci¢n rural en pa¡ses en desarrollo medici¢n del desempe¤o e impacto. Preparado por UNESCO por Antoinette F. Corr‚a_ Traducci¢n a espa¤ol de Gloria M. Rodr¡guez y Eva Zimerman. Uppsala University Library, 1998.
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