Africa

SCECSAL XX Conference

Susan Schaepman — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:27:09 +0100

The XXth Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and South Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL) 2012 conference.

Africa Section

7th Pan-African Reading for All Conference

Robert J. Sarjant — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:02:33 +0100

The Pan African Reading for All Conference takes place every two years and represents the largest and most prestigious international literacy conference in Africa. Teachers, researchers, publishers, policy makers, writers and others, from Africa and beyond, get together to share best practice in the fields of literacy, education, and the development of literate environments.

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

Literacy and Reading Section

2nd Unisa Conference on Reading Promotion and Storytelling for Children

Robert J. Sarjant — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:15:47 +0200

From 6 - 8 October 2010 the 2nd Unisa Conference on Reading Promotion and Storytelling for Children will take place at the University of South Africa in Pretoria. This will be accompanied by a Storytelling Festival on the evenings of 6 & 7 October.

Literacy and Reading Section

Fourth announcement: Stellenbosch Symposium / IFLA Presidential Meeting 2010

Lindi Nhlapo — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:30:56 +0100

With just over two weeks to go and with only a few available places remaining, this is the final reminder for interested parties to register for the Stellenbosch Symposium / IFLA Presidential Meeting 2010. Registrations for the event will close on Friday, 5 February 2010.

Africa Section

Train the Trainers Workshop on HIV/AIDS and the role of the librarian in Ibadan, Nigeria

Barbara Jones — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:01:32 +0200

Nigerian librarians, Victoria Okojie and Barbara Jones

Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)

Reading for All Conference

Robert J. Sarjant — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:30:14 +0200

Literacy and Reading Section

Access to Information Network - Africa (ATINA) Special Interest Group

Louis Takács — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0200

Scope

The purpose of Access to Information Network - Africa (ATINA) will be to aid, assess and promote free public access to government information and information about governments, freedom of expression and democracy through libraries and library professionals across the African continent.

Anonymous Classics: African Literature

IFLA Cataloguing Section, Working Group on Anonymous Classics — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0200

A list of uniform titles for African epics, Anonymous Classics: African Literature: Epics and Assimilated, has been drafted for the Working Group on Anonymous Classics by Nadine Boddaert. This is a preliminary draft only; any comments and suggestions to improve this list are most welcome.

Cataloguing Section