Mobile Libraries Section: Strategic Plan 2004-2005


Site Search In This Document Mission Goals Mobile Libraries Section	Art Libraries Section Strategic Plan November 2004 "Mobile Libraries the road to learning from womb to tomb" Mission The section promotes and develops mobile library activities worldwide, particularly in those countries, which have few or no mobile libraries. It promotes equality and access to innovative services; and fosters awareness of the importance, value and special nature of mobile library services by furthering the knowledge of them, by raising awareness within the library community about the special nature of mobile services. It encourages the use of mobile libraries to meet the needs of disadvantaged members of the communities, and by undertaking programs to foster international understanding of the role of mobile libraries. Goals 1. To promote the importance and value of mobile library services for effective equity of access to information, education, research, recreation, and cultural inspiration. (Professional priorities: (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (b) Defending the principle of freedom of information; (c) Promoting literacy and reading; (d) Providing unrestricted access to information) Actions 1.1 Collect, evaluate and disseminate current research regarding development in mobile library services. 2. To collect, assess, and disseminate information worldwide on best practices in mobile library services. (Professional priorities: (d) Providing unrestricted access to information; (f) Promoting resource sharing; (h) Developing library professionals; (i) Promoting standards, guidelines and best practice) Actions 2.1 Investigate best practices in mobile library services for physically challenged 2.2 Maintain currency of information on technology developments in mobile library services 2.3 Monitor research into satellite communication of mobile library services 3. To promote regional, national, and international initiatives to improve/create literacy and library services via mobile libraries. (Professional priorities: (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (b) Defending the principle of freedom of information; (c) Promoting literacy and reading; (d) Providing unrestricted access to information; (h) Developing library professionals) Actions 3.1 Research, write and present papers related to the use of mobile libraries to improve literacy and library services 3.2 Represent IFLA Mobile Libraries Section at Conferences, workshops, seminars, project development, projects and initiatives 3.3 Work with appropriate organizations, institutions, agencies and foundations to bring support for projects of the Section and collaborating organizations, sections, and round tables 3.4 Promote the Section as a cost effective, flexible and innovative way of providing library services for literacy and lifelong learning 3.5 Encourage international, national, regional, and local seminars, workshops, conferences, and projects 3.6 Liaise with conference organizers and Library Associations to provide national conferences on mobile libraries with international content 4. To encourage and contribute to the use of indigenous initiatives to provide and disseminate information, education, and culture (Professional priorities: (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (b) Defending the principle of freedom of information; (c) Promoting literacy and reading; (d) Providing unrestricted access to information; (g) Preserving our intellectual heritage) Actions 4.1 Design and conduct workshops/seminars on creative authorship by library users or all ages and all segments of the population 5. To develop local indigenous content through local, regional, national, and international authorship among all segments of the population in all regions (Professional priorities: (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (g) Preserving our intellectual heritage) 6. To promote the work of the Round Table through anniversary celebrations (Professional priorities: (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (h) Developing library professionals) Actions 6.1 Plan an anniversary celebration for the Section 6.2 Compile, publish and disseminate historical information about the Section on Mobile Library Services 6.3 Plan oral history projects related to mobile library services 7. To promote international guidelines and standards for mobile libraries in a technological environment (Professional priorities: (i) Promoting standards, guidelines and best practice; (k) Representing libraries in the technological marketplace) Actions 7.1 Plan and cosponsor expert meetings on the role of mobile libraries in literacy development in remote and urban regions 7.2 Develop guidelines for non-motorized mobile libraries 7.3 Develop guidelines for electronic mobile libraries 8. To provide professional advice on the establishment and development of mobile library services (Professional priorities: (h) Developing library professionals; (i) Promoting standards, guidelines and best practice) Actions 8.1 Contribute to and produce professional publications on the need for and value of mobile libraries 8.2 Research, compile and publish updates to the 1990 annotated bibliography on mobile libraries 8.3 Compile and distribute a list of listservs 8.4 Develop a Homepage for the Mobile Libraries Section 9. To promote the use of mobile libraries in cross-types of library initiatives in the provision of access to information, education, and culture for lifelong learning (Professional priorities: (a) Supporting the role of libraries in society; (b) Defending the principle of freedom of information; (c) Promoting literacy and reading; (d) Providing unrestricted access to information) Actions 9.1 Conduct/cosponsor a regional seminar on the use of mobile libraries to provide access to information, education, and culture for lifelong learning 10. Advocate the use of mobile libraries to serve the needs of special populations such as women, families, indigenous peoples, unemployed, elderly, school dropouts, school leavers, home schoolers, and minority groups (Professional priorities: (b) Defending the principle of freedom of information; (c) Promoting literacy and reading; (d) Providing unrestricted access to information) Actions 10.1 Provide and participate in regional, national, and/or international programs on mobile library services, or programs that provide opportunities for networking towards the development of mobile library services 11. To ensure, whenever possible, that information is made available by mobile library services to peoples of all languages (Professional priorities: (b)Defending the principle of freedom of information; (c) Promoting literacy and reading; (d) Providing unrestricted access to information) Actions 11.1 Promote, encourage and contribute to the translation of materials 11.2 Encourage members of the Section and the International-community-to contribute to the translation initiatives 12. To provide current contents on the Internet about the latest developments on mobile library services (Professional priorities: (d) Providing unrestricted access to information; (h) Developing library professionals) Actions 12.1 Conduct tutorials, workshops and seminars on access to information via the Internet 13. To encourage, promote and contribute to the development of unique innovations in mobile library services (Professional priorities: (d) Providing unrestricted access to information; (h) Developing library professionals) Actions 13.1 Design, assess and disseminate information about unique community-based library services 14. To promote research and publication on all aspects of mobile library services (Professional priorities: (d) Providing unrestricted access to information; (h) Developing library professionals) Actions 14.1 Conduct research, publish and report on development in mobile library services. Activities: 2003 Section presented Poster section at Berlin Conference Newsletters posted on IFLANET in designated area for section Poster on the History of Mobile Libraries updated Update on the Nigerian Feasibility study presented as part of section's program in Berlin. Study funded by IFLA Justifications to support continuing or starting Mobile Libraries Service presented as part of section's program in Berlin Update and Revision of the Annotated Bibliography begun with completion scheduled for December 2003 Presentation given on latest trends in mobile library services in Sweden at Berlin Conference From 17 observers to committee meetings in Berlin develop two proposals for funding Activites: 2004 Encourge participation of Mobile Libraries in Poster Sessions Planning continues for 2005 Mobilemeet in Oslo Argentina program very successful speakers from Portugal, Argentina, South African, England and Norway 63 people attended program Two programs in Dublin and Belfast Ireland Nigerian Feasibility Study site visit completed Continue to seek organizations to translate Argentina presentations to Spanish and English Recruit new members Have information on section distribute to members of the ALA discussion group on Mobile Libraries Seek outside funding for Caterpillar, Zimbabwe and Nigeria Projects Initial Planning for Anniversary of Mobile Libraries representation at IFLA Revised Annotated Bibliography, 1980-2004 is completed Two successful meetings on caterpillar project were held in Ireland and Argentina. Currently specifications are being provided to build a prototype of shelving Call for papers will be issues for the conference programs in Oslo and Seoul.
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