Women's Issues Round Table

Strategic Plan, 2002 - 2003

 

Mission

The round table 'promotes the collection, research, publication and dissemination of information on the status of women in librarianship. To this end it works together with those groups within IFLA which interest include professional education and advancement within the profession.

Another concern is 'to identify discrimination in all forms, and disparities in resources, programmes and opportunities relating to women in librarianship. This concern involves working on women's professional education in developing countries, literacy, life-long learning, and , especially, access to information relevant to women.

Goals

1. Provide a forum for discussion of issues concerning women in librarianship.

(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)

Actions

See under 5 and 7

2. Provide opportunities for research into the role of women in librarianship and ensure its dissemination.

(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)

Actions

See under 5

3. Communicate with groups within librarianship and other information professions who have similar concerns.

(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)

Actions

3.1 Work on changing the status of the round table into a section and promote communication with professional women both within and without IFLA.

See also under 5, 6 and 7

4. Promote the inclusion of women's issues in library and information education.

(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)

Actions

4.1 Continue to cooperate with other ˇ±issuesˇ± groups within IFLA, involving intellectual freedom, social responsibilities, continuing professional education and training and information technology.

See also under 7

5. Promote awareness of the Round Table on Women's Issues within IFLA membership.

(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)

Actions

1,2&5.1 IFLA Conference 2002, Glasgow: Open Session on the theme ˇ±Women, Democracy, and Participation in the Information Society.ˇ±

1&5.1 Publish a Newsletter twice a year both on paper and in electronic format. Continue working to include all RTWI documents in IFLANET.

3&5.1 Translate RTWI documents to several languages and procure simultaneous interpretation for Open Sessions.

See also under 7

6. Encourage collection development and establishment of information services on women's issues worldwide.

(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)

Actions

See under 7

7. Promote literacy and life-long and distance learning for women.

(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)

Actions

1,3,6&7.1 Planning for the IFLA Conference 2003, Berlin: A Workshop and an Open Session. Planning process includes cooperation with German associations and other groups within IFLA.

1,3,6&7.2 Begin to plan for an Open Session and a Workshop/Satellite Seminar for the Conference 2004, Buenos Aires.

1,4&7.1 Enhance communication with professionals both within IFLA and in library associations, especially in developing countries

3,4,5&7.1 Work on editing and publishing the papers delivered in the RTWI programmes 1992-2001 as an IFLA publications. (Goals 3, 4, 5 and 7)