The purpose of the IRRT International Exchanges Committee is to collect information about library professionals and libraries worldwide seeking to establish study visits and exchange programs; to disseminate information to librarians about opportunities to enrich and broaden their career experience and the library profession by developing intercultural perspectives; to share educational and cultural interests, achievements, and developments in libraries and thus assist in the development of the profession and of friendly and peaceful relations with countries throughout the world.

IRRT INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES COMMITTEE

Statement of Role, Purpose, and Function

To collect information about library professionals and libraries worldwide seeking to establish study visits and exchange programs; to disseminate information to librarians about opportunities to enrich and broaden their career experience and the library profession by developing intercultural perspectives; to share educational and cultural interests, achievements, and developments in libraries and thus assist in the development of the profession and of friendly and peaceful relations with countries throughout the world.

Announcements

New Opportunity! Deadline September 15, 2008

Elsevier Foundation is again offering grants for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries program 

Elsevier Foundation
http://www.elsevierfoundation.org/library.html

The Elsevier Foundation has again announced a call for grant proposals under its "Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries" program. The Foundation will provide grants to libraries in the developing countries and their supporting organizations for programs to enhance libraries’ capacity in the fields of science, technology and medicine -- through library training and education; library infrastructure, technology or information services; and digitization and preservation of information. The Foundation especially encourages proposals that support partnerships between libraries in the developing countries and institutions in the developed countries. Proposals must be submitted by September 15, 2008, and will be awarded at the end of the 2008 calendar year.


Documents

2008 ALA Annual Conference Activities

Alphabet Soup? Librarians in the European Union.
Co-Sponsored by ALA IRC Europe Subcommittee; ALA IRRT International Exchanges Committee.

Description: What is it like to be a librarian in the European Union? Is it different from the United States? What is it like for a librarian from the States who wants to study or work there? What about the language problems? Participants heard from librarians from several different types of libraries, including public, academic and school libraries, in Europe and from librarians from the United States who have spent time in European libraries, and a public librarian from Germany.

Speakers:
Johan Koren, Associate Professor, Coordinator, Library Media Program, Murray State University
Richard Sapon-White, Catalog Librarian, Oregon State University
Birgit Lotz, Director of Decentralised Libraries of the Municipal Library, Frankfurt, Germany

Moderator: Mara Saule, Dean of Libraries, University of Vermont

Chair

Robin Kear (Co-Chair--2007 - 2009)
Reference/Instruction Librarian
University of Pittsburgh, Hillman Library
3960 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Work: (412) 648-7728
Fax: (412) 648-7733
E-mail: rlk25@pitt.edu

Henry Stewart (Co-Chair--2007 - 2009)
Dean of University Libraries
Troy University Library
318 Wallace Hall
Troy, AL 36082

Work: (334) 670-3263
Fax: (334) 670-3694
E-mail: hstewart@troy.edu

Members

Dr. Sharon Bostick (Member--2006 - 2008)
University of Missouri

Julia Glynn (Member--2006 - 2008)
Kenyon College

David Hickey (Member--2006 - 2008)
University of Florida Gainsville

Arif Jamal (Member--2006 - 2008)
University of Pittsburgh

Marty Kesselman (Member--2006 - 2008)
Rutgers University

William Ssgrazzutti (Member--2006 - 2008)
University of Regina, Canada

Committee Roster (Full contact information requires log in).

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