15 April 2018

Asia and Oceania (RSCAO) Seminar was successfully held in Seoul on 11 April, 2018

By Takashi Nagatsuka

Seminar for Cooperation with Libraries in Asia and Oceania

  • Date and time: 11 April 2018 (Wed) 13:00-18:00
  • Venue: The International Conference Hall at the National Library of Korea
  • Subject: Libraries for transforming local communities - Cases Studies from Asia and Oceania Region

Opening address

13:30-13:35

Jaesun Lee, Director General of the National Library of Korea

Jaesun

modelator
Welcome address

13:35-13:40

  • Welcome address and a brief overview on IFLA Asia and Oceania section
    Sanjay K. Bihani, Chair of IFLA-RSCAO

chair
Keynote speech

13:40-14:05

  • Public Libraries Forming a Humanities Community: A Library Project (Humanities on the Road)
    Lee Sang Bok, President of Korean Library Association

president

audience

Presentation

14:05-14:25

  • Changing times, changing library services: case studies from Australia
    Jayshree Mamtora, Research Services Coordinator, Charles Darwin University

jayshree

Presentation

14:25-14:45

  • Stepping Up: Remaking Singapore’s Libraries for Our Communities
    Tay Ai Cheng, Deputy Chief Executive, Chief Librarian, National Library Board

Ai

Presentation

14:45-15:05

  • Transformation of libraries in Myanmar in digital age
    Mya Oo, Director, National Library of Myanmar /General Secretary, Myanmar Library Association

Mya

Presentation

15:05-15:25

  • Recent Trend of Town Revitalization and Public libraries in Japan
    Takashi Nagatsuka, Professor Emeritus, Tsurumi University, Japan

Takashi

Invitation to 2018 IFLA WLIC

15:25-15:30

Rashidah Begum binti Fazal Mohamed, National Committee WLIC 2018 in charge of Marketing

Break time - Taking photos

15:30-15:50

Rashihda

Presentation

15:50-16:10

  • Libraries as a Foundation for Grassroots Democracy
    Jinwoo Lee, Library Headquarters General Director, Seongbok Cultural Foundation

Presentation

16:10-16:30

  • Pubic Libraries as Place, Full of Meanings, Memories and Information
    Sukyong Lee, Team leader, Pyeongtaekcitylibrary Jangdang operation team

Presentation

16:30-16:50

  • Cooperation from the National Library of Korea for Preservation of National Memory
    Sulhee Cho, Deputy Director, Digital Library Planning Division of the National Library of Korea

Break

16:50-17:00

Discussion

17:00-17:30

Discussions between speakers and participants

Closing

17:30

presenter

presenter

Asia and Oceania, Change management, Asia and Oceania

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