Message from the Chair of the IFLA Regional Division Committee for Asia and Oceania
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Greetings from IFLA's Regional Division Committee for Asia and Oceania!
Greetings from IFLA's Regional Office for Asia and Oceania!
As part of its SDG webinar series organized by the IFLA Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee, this webinar focused 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.
We are back with another issue of the IFLA Asia & Oceania Regional Newsletter (February 2023). Download the PDF to dive right into the articles.
Greetings from IFLA's Regional Division Committee for Asia and Oceania!
Greetings from the IFLA Regional Office for Asia and Oceania!
A message from the Director of Capital Library of China
As part of the IFLA Regional Division Committee for Asia and Oceania’s (IFLA RDC-AO) Action Plan on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), the Indian Library Association (ILA) and IFLA RDC-AO (South Asia Working Group) organised a webinar on The South Asian Libraries and UN SDGs.
The objectives of the e-LMM Portal are to enable the Media and Information Literacy Programme that was taught manually to be accessed online through the self-learning system platform. Besides that, the e-LMM portal also aims to facilitate the learning of media and information literacy skills regardless of time and place.
The practice of international experience suggests that a good supply of high-quality information-library services to the public generates and meets their interests in science, education, information, and culture. Up-to-date information and communication technology must be efficiently utilised in the information-library supply system.
In 2011, Fiona observed the extent to which schools are under-resourced in Fiji. Her solution to this problem was to establish the Fiji Book Drive to deliver resources to these schools.
When classes were being suspended and the library was closed, the National Central Library of Taiwan (NCL) initiated a variety of new services to satisfy users’ needs. NCL’s endeavors include providing online open-access resources, special copy, and pick-up service to facilitate continuous reading and learning.
Read about the initiative the Library of Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang (UIN Malang Library) took to organise an international webinar in collaboration with the Association of Islamic Higher Education Libraries – Asosiasi Perpustakaan Perguruan Tinggi Islam Indonesia (APPTIS).
Read about the implementation of Temi – NIE Library’s Service Robot (National Institute of Education (NIE) Library, Singapore)
Key findings of first study on Cambodia’s status of continuing professional development (CPD) for LIS professionals
The below contribution comes from IFLA Regional Division Committee for Asia-Oceania member Togi Tunupopo (National University of Samoa and Library Association of Samoa, Apia).
In recent years, IFLA has focused strongly on how to develop library fields – the people, institutions, infrastructures and services that make it possible for communities to benefit from all that libraries can provide.
Access to information is often taken for granted, but represents a key condition for achieving innovation and positive change. At a seminar at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific in Bangkok, around 50 libraries explored opportunities for stronger engagement in development initiatives.
The September 2022 edition of the IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Newsletter includes editorials from the Chair of the Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee, the Manager of the Regional Office for Asia and Oceania, and news both from IFLA and the region and beyond. This covers work in Malaysia, Maldives, Indonesia, Tonga, New Zealand, and China.