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Libraries for Children and Young Adults SectionStrategic Plan
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1.1 To publish the revised Guidelines for Library Services for Young Adults |
2008 |
1.2 To translate the Guidelines in IFLA languages |
2008 |
1.3 To disseminate the YA Guidelines, encourage the translations and international networking among professionals and to continue the education and training of young adults' librarians |
Continually |
1.4 To present and promote the YA Guidelines in journals, at the conferences and on IFLANET |
Continually |
1.5 To translate the G uidelines for library services to babies and toddlers, their families and related institutions i n as many languages as possible |
2008 and future |
1.6 To disseminate the "Babies" Guidelines and to encourage the international networking among the professionals |
continually |
1.7 To present and promote the Babies Guidelines in journals, at the conferences and on IFLANET |
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1.8 To collect the best practices on IFLANET |
continually |
1.9 To translate as many as possible the Children's Guidelines Background text on IFLANET |
continually |
2. Raising awareness of the importance of literacy and encouraging the role of children's and young adults' libraries and librarians in literacy promotion and training.
Professional priorities : (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (c) Promoting literacy and reading; (f) Promoting Resource Sharing; (h) Developing library professionals.
Actions
2.1 To translate the paper/statement on literacy training in libraries for children and young adults (see Strategic Plan 2005-2007) in IFLA and other languages |
2008-2009 |
2.2 To translate the paper/statement on Children and Internet in libraries (joint work with the Reading Section; see Strategic Plan 2005-2007) in IFLA and other languages |
2008-2009 |
2.3 To disseminate paper/statement on literacy training in children's and young adults' libraries and paper/statement on Children and Internet in libraries (conferences, IFLANET, SCL News) |
2008 and future |
3. Promoting and advocating for excellence in children's literature and in reading projects/programs by nominating them for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Professional priorities : (c) Promoting Literacy, Reading and Lifelong Learning; (f) Promoting resource sharing
Actions
3.1 To complete the nomination for the author or illustrator of children's books and the nomination for reading project or person promoting reading among children for ALMA |
May 2008 May 2009 |
3.2 To present the nominations and winners in SCL News |
Continually |
4. Networking with the professionals in children's and young adults' librarianship
Professional priorities : (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (f) Promoting resource sharing; (h) Developing library professionals; (j) Supporting the infrastructure of library associations
Actions
4.1 To update Section's web page on IFLANET |
Continually |
4.2 To support the translations of the YA Guidelines, Children's Services Guidelines and Guidelines for library services to babies and toddlers on as many languages as possible and make them available on IFLANET |
Continually |
4.3 To publish two issues of the SCL Newsletter a year |
2008-2009 |
4.4 To update the Section's leaflet |
2008-2009 |
4.5 To provide information about the work of the Section and Standing Committee (Minutes, SCL News, mailing list) |
Continually |
4.6. To include in the SCL Newsletter articles about successful projects in children's and youth librarianship or related to it (International and local projects) |
2008-2009 |
4.7 To organise a mid-year SC meeting (business meeting and library visits) |
2008 and 2009 |
5. Promoting the partnership within IFLA by working on a joint programmes and projects with other sections and with the Division III
Professional priorities : (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (f) Promoting resource sharing; (h) Developing library professionals; (i) Promoting standards, guidelines and best practice; (j) Supporting the infrastructure of library associations
5.1 To set up joint programmes at the conferences |
2008-2009 |
5.2 To produce common papers/statements (see 2.1 and 2.2) |
2008-2009 |
5.3 Participating in the Open Forum of the Division III ( Quebec and Milan Conferences) |
2008-2009 |
6. Partnership and co-operation with IGO's and NGO's in library, literature, literacy and reading promotion
Professional priorities : (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (c) Promoting literacy, reading and lifelong learning; (f) Promoting resource sharing; (h) Developing library professionals
Actions6.1 To co-operate with IRA (International Reading Association) and IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) according the Memorandum of Understanding 2005; to advocate for the Memorandum on global and local level |
ongoing |
6.2 To support and promote the ICDL (International Children's Digital Library) according the Agreement on Partnership Between IFLA/Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section and the International Children's Digital Library agreed in Oslo 2005 |
ongoing |
6.3 To review the Agreement by the SC each two years |
2009 |
7. The preparation and realisation of the Section's CHILD Quebec 2008 Conference programme
Professional priorities : (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (c) Promoting literacy, reading and lifelong learning; (d) Providing unrestricted access to information; (h) Developing library professionals; (i) Promoting standards, guidelines and best practice; (j) Supporting the infrastructure of library associations.
Actions
| 7.1 To prepare the Quebec conference: "Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding " - two programmes (on site focused on children's services and off-site focused on service to babies and toddlers) | 2008 |
7.3 To disseminate the information on the Conference's programme and activities (by SCL News, IFLANET, e-mailing and post) |
2008 |
7.4 Preparing the agenda of the session, meetings, visits of libraries and other conference activities |
2008 |
7.5 Preparing the poster for the Poster Session to promote the Children's, YA and Babies guidelines |
2008 |
7.2 To work together with the Public and M & M Sections on the joint pre-conference programme on Young Adults issues ( Montreal ) |
2008 |
8. The preparation of the Section's CHILD Milan 2009 Conference programme
Professional priorities : (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (c) Promoting literacy, reading and lifelong learning; (h) Developing library professionals; (j) Supporting the infrastructure of library associations
Actions
8.1 To work on the 2009 Conference programme under the overall Conference theme |
2008- 2009 |
8.3 To issue a call for papers and to disseminate the information on the Conference's programme and activities (by SCL News, web page, e-mailing and post); |
2008-2009 |
8.4 Preparing the agenda of the session, meetings, visits of libraries and other conference activities |
2009 |
8.5 Preparing the poster for the Poster Session to promote the Children's, YA and babies Guidelines and/or The Section |
2009 |