Women's Issues Section

Strategic Plan
2004-2005

Mission

The Section 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 interests include professional education and advancement within the profession.

Another concern of the Section 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, 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)

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 and 7)

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

(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)

Actions:

Make effort to form alliances with the teaching profession.

Promote communication with professional women both within and without IFLA.

(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)

Actions:

(See also under 5,6 and 7)

1. Work together with Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) to establish closer ties with library associations.
2. Promote WOMENISS list serv.
3. Communicate with relevant women's associations and groups.
4. Promote the inclusion of Women's Issues in Library and Information Science education. (Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)

   Actions:

   Work with Education and Training Section and other groups within IFLA.

5.1 Promote awareness of the Women's Issues Section within IFLA membership.
(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)
Actions: (See 1 and 2)

5.2 For WLIC 2004 Buenos Aires: Prepare a program on theme "Libraries, Women and Economic Development."
(See under 1 and 2)

5.3 Publish a Newsletter twice a year both on paper and in electronic format. Continue working to include all WIS documents in IFLANET.
(See under 1 and 2)

5.4 Translate WIS documents into all IFLA official languages and other languages as necessary. Procure simultaneous interpretation for programs and meetings. Publish a collection of invited articles/paperson the topic of women's issues.
(See under 1 and 2)

5.5 Publish a collection of invited papers on the topic of women's issues as a monograph.
(See under 1 and 2, 5.1)

6. Encourage collection development and establishment of information services on women's issues world wide.
(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)
Actions: (See under 7)


7.1 Promote literacy and life-long and distance learning for women.
(Professional Priority: (h) Developing Library Professionals)
Actions: (See 1, 3 and 6)

7.2 Plan for WLIC 2004 Buenos Aires a program, a poster session and an event outside IFLA. The program will take into consideration IFLA President Kay Raseroka's program and Include a paper on indigenous people. The planning process involves cooperation with Argentine women's associations and such IFLA groups as Latin America and the Caribbean Section and the Mobile Libraries Section.
(See 1,3 and 6)


7.3 Plan a program and a Satellite Meeting for WLIC 2005 Oslo. The suggested theme for the Satellite Meeting is "Women and World Peace."
(See 1 and 4)

7.4 Enhance communication with professionals both within IFLA and in library associations, especially in developing countries.