Asia and Oceania Section
Scope
The main objectives of the Section are to initiate, promote and
facilitate the development of library and information services and
the library profession within the five sub-regions of Asia and
Oceania: West Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and
Oceania. The Section works in cooperation with the other Regional
Sections and all of IFLA's Sections and Core Activities, especially
the Action for Development through Libraries Programme.
Announcements
- IFLA ALP Short Course on Information Literacy and IT
for Information Professionals in Asia and Oceania
Wellington, New Zealand
17 November - 12 December 2008
This four-week course organised on behalf of IFLA ALP is now in its sixth year in New Zealand. The overall theme is information literacy, with special reference to needs and developments of countries in Asia and Oceania. The course will cover the basics of information literacy and information literacy training skills needed by information professionals in a variety of settings, as well as current and emerging IT applications in libraries. Classroom participation and hands-on practice will be interspersed with visits to leading libraries and information agencies in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand and home to a wide array of 'cutting-edge' information organisations.
The course will be based primarily at the Victoria University of Wellington Library and taught by leading educators in library and information management, as well as practitioners with considerable experience in the delivery of information literacy programmes. There are also visits to major libraries and information services in the Greater Wellington region.
While the course is purposely small, to allow one-on-one training and closely monitored IT lab work, there are limited vacancies for fee-paying students. A fee of US$2750 covers all tuition, course materials and accommodation in comfortable university housing. Airfares, visas and meals are an additional expense.
The final selection of applicants will be made no later than the beginning of August 2008. There is no application form, but potential participants should send an email message outlining (1) professional education, (2) professional work experience, (3) level of English ability, (4) reasons for wishing to attend the course, (5) self-assessed IT capabilities and (6) source of funding. Please email this information as soon as possible to:
Professor G. E. Gorman or Dr Daniel Dorner
Asia-New Zealand Informatics Associates
Wellington, New Zealand
E-mail: anzia@xtra.co.nz
Strategic Plan
2008-2009 |
2005-2007
Projects
Publications
Newsletter
December 2007 |
June 2007
December 2006 |
June 2006 |
December 2005 |
June 2005 |
December 2004 |
June 2004 |
December 2003 |
June 2003 |
IFLA Best Newsletter Award 2002:
December 2002 | June 2002 |
December 2001 | June 2001 |
December 2000 | June 2000 |
December 1999 |
Annual Report
Minutes of Meetings
- 2007: August, 19-24 August 2007
- 2007: Singapore, 19-20 March 2007
- 2006: Seoul, 20-24 August 2006
- 2006: Hanoi, 23-24 February
- 2005: Oslo, 14-19 August
- 2005: Damascus, 21-22 February
- 2004: Buenos Aires, 23-28 August
- 2004: Singapore, 24-25 February
- 2003: Berlin, 3-8 August
- 2003: Colombo, Sri Lanka, 4-5 March
- 2002: Glasgow, 18-23 August
- 2002: Beijing, 6-8 March
- 2001: Boston MA, USA, 19-24 August
- 2001: Penang, Malaysia, 7-9 March
- 2000: Beirut, Lebanon, 29 February - 1 March
- 1999: Bangkok, Thailand on 21-27 August
Conferences
Mailing lists:
RSCAO-L Mailing list of the Regional Section: Asia and Oceania
This listserv functions as an avenue to disseminate information on library and information-related activities such as projects, conferences and seminars within the five sub-regions of Asia and Oceania, that is, West Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceania. It is also a channel to promote contact, communication and dialogue between the IFLA Asia and Oceania Section Standing Committee members, librarians and information professionals in the region.
Submissions: rscao-l@infoserv.inist.fr
Useful Addresses
Chair/Treasurer:
Premila Gamage
Librarian
Institute of Policy Studies
99, St. Michael's Road
COLOMBO 3
Sri Lanka
Tel. +(94)(11)2431368
Fax +(94)(11)2431395
E-mail: premila@ips.lk / premilagamage@gmail.com
Secretary:
M. Al Mamun
Sr. Information Officer/Librarian,
ICDDR, B
Library and Information Services Unit (LISU) Information Sciences Division
ICDDR, B
1212 DHAKA
Bangladesh
Tel. +(88)(2)8860523
Fax +(88)(2)9899225
E-mail: almamun@icddrb.org
Information Coordinator:
Ms Hilda T. Nassar
Director Medical Librarian
Saab Medical Library, American University of Beirut
P.O. Box 11-0236/36
1107-2020 BEIRUT
Lebanon
Tel. +(961)(1)350000 ext 5900
Fax +(961)(1)743631
E-mail: nassarh@aub.edu.lb
Editor of Newsletter:
Ms Tan Keat Fong
Regional Manager
IFLA Regional Office for Asia and Oceania
c/o National Library Board
100 Victoria Street #14-01
Singapore 188064
SINGAPORE
Tel: + (65) 6332 3347
Fax: + (65) 6332 3616
E-mail: keatfong@nlb.gov.sg
