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Libraries for Children and Young Adults SectionStrategic Plan
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1.1 To produce and publish the Guidelines for library services to babies, toddlers, their families and related institutions (joint project with all sections within the Division III) |
End of 2007 |
Finished |
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1.2 To translate the Guidelines for library services to babies, toddlers, their families and related institutions on Spanish, French, German and Russian |
2007 |
Finished |
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1.3 To publish paper version of publication |
2007 |
In preparation |
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1.4 To disseminate the "Babies" Guidelines and to encourage the international networking among the professionals |
2007 and future |
Ongoing |
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1.5 To collect The best practices on IFLANET (the Form for presentation is designed in 2005) |
2007 and continually |
Ongoing |
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1.6 Work on translations of The Children's Guidelines Background text (on IFLANET)
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2007 and continually |
Ongoing |
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1.7 To disseminate the Guidelines (YA and Child), encourage the translations and international networking among professionals and to continue the education and training of children's and young adults' librarians |
Continually 2006-2007 |
Ongoing |
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1.8 To present and promote the Guidelines in journals, at the conferences and on IFLANET |
Continually 2006-2007 |
Ongoing |
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1.9 To work on the revised version of The Guidelines for Library Services for Young Adults |
2007 and on |
In preparation |
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
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2.1 To develop a concept paper/statement on literacy training in children's and young adults' libraries (including the recommendation from IFLA Social Responsibility Group) |
2006 and 2007 |
In preparation |
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2.2 To develop a concept paper/statement on Children and Internet in libraries (joint work with the Reading Section)
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2006 and 2007 |
In preparation |
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2.3 To disseminate both papers (conferences, IFLANET, SCL News) |
2006 and future |
Ongoing |
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2.4 To work on translations of both papers |
2007 and future |
Ongoing |
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2.5 To continue the forum for the discussion on literacy issues
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2006-2007 |
Ongoing |
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
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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 |
May 2006 May 2007 |
done |
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3.2 To present the nominations and winners in SCL News |
Continually |
Done |
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
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4.1 To update Section's web page on IFLANET |
Continually 2006-2007 |
Done |
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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 |
Continually |
Done and continually |
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4.3 To publish two issues of the SCL Newsletter a year |
2006-2007 |
Done |
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4.4 To update the Section's leaflet |
By the end of 2007 |
Ongoing |
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4.5 To update the special Section's 50th anniversary leaflet |
2006-2007 |
Done |
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4.6 To provide information about the work of the Section and Standing Committee (Minutes, SCL News, mailing list) |
Continually |
Done |
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4.7. To include in the SCL Newsletter articles about successful projects in children’s librarianship or related to it (International and local projects) |
2006-2007 |
Done |
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
Actions
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5.1 Joint conferences' programmes |
2006 and 2007 |
Done |
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5.2 Guidelines for library services to babies, toddlers, their families and related institutions (joint project with all sections within the Division III) |
2006-2007 |
Done |
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5.3 Joint papers/statements |
2006-2007 |
In preparation |
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5.4 Participating in the Open Forum of the Division III (Seoul and Durban Conference) |
2006 and 2007 |
Ongoing |
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
Actions
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6.1 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 |
2006 and in future |
Ongoing |
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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 |
2006-2007 |
Ongoing |
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6.3 To review the Agreement by the SC each two years |
2007 |
Ongoing |
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6.4 To prepare a special programme with ICDL at the Durbin Conference 2007 to celebrate the 5th anniversary of ICDL |
2007
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Ongoing |
7. The preparation and realisation of the Section's CHILD Seoul 2006 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
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7.1 To prepare the Seoul conference: Dynamic Engines for the Knowledge and Information Society |
2006 |
finished |
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7.2 To work together with the Reading Section on the joint programme on Family Reading |
2006 |
finished |
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7.3 To disseminate the information on the Conference's programme and activities (by SCL News, IFLANET, e-mailing and post) |
2006 |
finished |
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7.4 Preparing the agenda of the session, meetings, visits of libraries and other conference activities |
2006 |
finished |
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7.5 Preparing the poster for the Poster Session to promote the Children's guidelines |
2006 |
Finished |
8. The preparation of the Section's CHILD Durban 2007 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
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8.1 To work on the 2007 Conference programme under the overall Conference theme Libraries for the future- Progress, development and partnerships Preparing the Section's programme for "Divisional day" (engaging one hour allocated to Children's section) |
2006-2007 |
ongoing |
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8.2 To work together with the Multicultural Section on the joint programme on Library services to multicultural population |
2006-2007 |
Ongoing |
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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); |
2006-2007 |
Done |
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8.4 Preparing the agenda of the session, meetings, visits of libraries and other conference activities |
2007 |
ongoing |
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8.5 A special programme with ICDL for its 5th anniversary (see 6.4) |
2007 |
Ongoing |
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8.6 Work together with Section Blind on joint programme |
2007 |
Ongoing |