IFLA’s Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee (IFLA AO RDC) hosts a webinar titled “Northeast Asian libraries on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals”.

As part of its SDG webinar series organized by the IFLA Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee, this webinar focuses on the best practices by Northeast Asian libraries and librarians to support the UN SDGs. Through this program, IFLA Regional Division Committee for Asia and Oceania aims to inspire and encourage colleagues within the region to advance their efforts to bring the UN SDGs to fruition.

Theme: Libraries Serving People with Special Needs

Libraries in Northeast Asia are directly or indirectly involved in SDG-related activities, and some of them have shared their experiences through World Library Map-SDG Stories. This webinar specially focuses on Libraries serving people with special needs. Invited speakers from UN ESCAP, IFLA, national libraries, academic libraries and research institutions come together to share their perspectives and best practices in Northeast Asia libraries, with the aim to promote the libraries’ services for the groups with special needs within the region.

Opening Addresses

  • Ying Chen, Member, IFLA Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee; Deputy Director, National Library of China
  • Winston Roberts, Chair, IFLA Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee; Senior Advisor, National Library of New Zealand

 

Speakers

  • Aiko Akiyama, Social Affairs Officer, UN ESCAP | Topic: United Nations’ Ongoing Efforts on Information Accessibility 
  • Fan Hua, Deputy Director of the Research Institute, National Library of China | Topic: Library Services to People with Special Needs: Practices at the National Library of China 
  • Tina Yang, Member, IFLA Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee | Associate Librarian, Learning and Research Services, University of Hong Kong | Topic: Academic Library Services for SEN Students
  • Ms. Connie Kwong, Assistant Librarian (Special Education Needs Support) and Assistant Education Librarian, University of Hong Kong | Topic: Academic Library Services for SEN Students
  • Misako Nomura, Member, IFLA Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee; Board Member and Chief Secretariat, Assistive Technology Development Organization | Topic: Development of Accessible Educational Environment-Library Perspective  
  • Helen Chan, Chair, IFLA Profession Division Committee (Division F) | Topic: Professional Development for SEN Libraries Services Support

 

To attend the webinar, please kindly register through this link.

Read more about IFLA’s Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee (IFLA AO RDC) here.