IRRT INTERNATIONAL PAPERS COMMITTEE
Statement of Role, Purpose, and Function
Charge
Founded in 1999, the committee's charge is to encourage the scholarly exchange of ideas on library issues between U.S. librarians and their colleagues from other countries; to develop a venue that fosters discussion and the exchange of opinion; to disseminate a global view of the library profession that will enrich and broaden the views of U.S. librarians; and to encourage our foreign colleagues to learn more about our professional associations and concerns.
Goals & Objectives
- To select a theme for the annual call for papers that reflects the focus of the presidential theme
- To announce and disseminate the call for papers
- To review and select 4-5 presenters from foreign countries who represent a wide diversity of opinions and approaches to the library
- To promote the international papers session in the conference
- To work with other ALA committees to place foreign speakers on appropriate panels
- To evaluate the success of the yearly program
2008 International Paper Session
"Re-Assess, Reassign,
and Reinvent: Collection Building Without Global Borders"The International Papers Program provides librarians with an opportunity to exchange information about library services and collections throughout the world. The program also serves to stimulate the interest of U.S. librarians in international library matters.
Description: The 2008 International Papers Program theme was "Re-Assess, Reassign,
and Reinvent: Collection Building Without Global Borders." Librarians
have long been interested in resource-sharing and collection
enhancement on a worldwide basis. Political turmoil, economic
restraints, and lack of professional personnel impede on collection
development efforts of many libraries. This program explored global
efforts to improve distribution of publications to library
collections. The focus was on successful initiatives, and provided
helpful advice on assuring that library surplus materials reach their
destinations in a timely, cost-effective manner.
2007 International Paper Session
"Cooperation Among Libraries Within the Same Geographic Region"
Description: The 2007 International Papers Program theme was "Cooperation Among Libraries Within the Same Geographic Region." The IRRT Papers Committee invited librarians to submit papers that described regional library cooperative programs that enhanced user services; improved access to collections; served as models for resource-sharing; increased efficiency in bibliographic control; collaborative preservation projects; or demonstrated application of emerging technologies. Other topics pertaining to geographic regional cooperative programs were considered as well.
2006 International Paper Session
"National Libraries"
Description: The International Papers Session is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas about library services and collections among librarians from different parts of the world. The 2006 program focused on National Libraries. National Libraries have a unique mission in contemporary times as ‘custodians of the nation’s intellectual heritage’. Presenters described their national library, organization, and role within the library community in their respective country.
Chair
Ruby Bell-Gam (Co-Chair--2006 - 2008)
Librarian, African Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
YRL-CRIS Room 11630
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Work: (310) 825-1518
Fax: (310) 206-4974
E-mail: rbellgam@library.ucla.edu
Dr. Gilda Baeza Ortego (Co-Chair--2006 - 2008)
University Librarian
Western New Mexico University, Miller Library
PO Box 680
Silver City, NM 88062
Work: (505) 538-6358
Fax: (505) 538-6178
E-mail: ortegog@wnmu.edu
Members
Shamima Amin (Member--2006 - 2008)
Sunrise Institute
Marcy Carrel (Member--2007 - 2009)
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
Mollie Fein (Member--2006 - 2008)
Baltimore County Public Library
John T. Furlong (Member--2006 - 2008)
Brentwood Public Library
Graziano Krätli (Member--2007 - 2009)
Yale University Libraries
David Pena (Member--2006 - 2008)
Flordia Atlantic University
Committee Roster (Full contact information requires log in).
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