About the 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.

Mailing lists

RSCAO-L Mailing list of the Regional Section: Asia and Oceania This email list 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 and Treasurer
Dan Dorner
Senior Lecturer
Victoria University of Wellington
School for Information Management
P.O. Box 600
6140 Wellington
New Zealand
Tel: +(64)(4)4635781
Fax: +(64)(4)4635446
Email: dan.dorner@vuw.ac.nz

Secretary
Chihfeng P. Lin
Associate Professor Department/Graduate Program
of Information and Communications
Shih-Hsin University
No. 1, Lane 17, Muzha Road, Section 1
Taipei, Taiwan 11604
China
Tel: +(886)(2)22364906 or +(886)(2)22368225 *4251 or *3282
Fax: +(886)(2)22361722
Email: chihfeng@cc.shu.edu.tw

Information Coordinator and Web Editor
Premila Gamage
Chief Librarian
Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
No. 100/20, Independence Avenue
Colombo 7
Sri Lanka
Tel. +(94)(11)2143100
Fax +(94)(11)2665065
Email: premilagamage@gmail.com

Ex-officio and Editor of IFLA Asia and Oceania Section Newsletter
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
Email: keatfong@nlb.gov.sg

Asia and Oceania

Last update: 10 December 2012