IRRT INTERNATIONAL PAPERS COMMITTEE
Statement of Role, Purpose, and Function
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 and 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
2010 International Paper Session - Washington, D.C.
Call for Papers - Deadline Dec. 4, 2009 The International Papers Committee invites proposals for papers to be delivered at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC on June 26, 2010.
2009 International Paper Session - Chicago, Illinois
"Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities"
Societies around the world - both urban and rural - are increasingly multicultural and libraries of all kinds and sizes are adapting their services, programs, and collections to serve culturally diversified communities of users. "Multiculturalism," as defined by IFLA's Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, is the "co-existence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviors, cultural assumptions and values, patterns of thinking, and communicative styles." Consequently, "multicultural library services include both the provision of multicultural information to all types of library users and the provision of library services specifically targeted to traditionally underserved groups." This inclusive approach is at the core of this year's theme, which will explore successful projects and initiatives implemented around the world to improve library services to their evolving communities.
PRESENTERS
"Developing Cultural Competence to Create Multicultural Libraries" (PDF version) - Patricia Montiel-Overall, Ph.D., University of Arizona
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"The Role of Genocide in the Development of Libraries and Librarianship in Rwanda" (PDF version) - Musa Wakhungu Olaka, University of Missouri, School of Information Science and Learning Technology
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"Masiphumelele Satellite Library - Multipurpose Service in a Poor Multicultural Community" (PDF version) - Ms. Sharon Brijmohun, Chief Librarian of Cape Town's Central Library, South Africa; Susan Alexander, Deputy Librarian, Fish Hoek Library, City of Cape Town, South Africa (Author)
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"Identifying the Information Seeking Behaviors of Chinese Undergraduate Students in Canada and the Implications for Canadian Academic Libraries" (PDF version) - Guoying Liu, Systems Librarian, University of Windsor, Leddy Library, Canada; Danielle Winn, Information Literacy Librarian, University of Windsor, Leddy Library, Canada
ALTERNATES
World-Class Library Services at a World-Grant University (PDF version) - Christine Tobias, Reference and Technology Librarian; Lucas W.K. Mak, Catalog and Metadata Librarian; Stephanie Parentesis, Library Instruction Coordinator
2008 International Paper Session - Anaheim, CA
"Re-Assess, Reassign, and Reinvent: Collection Building Without Global Borders"
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
Presenters:"The Role of Charity in Collection Building: Four Models for Cooperative Collection Development" (PowerPoint version) - Sharolynn J. Pyeatt, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
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"Collection Development through International Partnerships" - Leslie Alter Hage, Director, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Lebanon
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"Cooperation and Resource Sharing between Academic Libraries in Lebanon" - Dr. Fawz Abdallah, Assistant Professor, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon; President, Lebanese Library Association
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"Resource Sharing & Collection Building Through a Consortium: an Indonesian Model Created by International Collaboration"
Luki Wijayanti, Central Library Director, University of Indonesia
Ida Fajar Priyanto, Library Director, Gadjah Mada University
Liauw Toong Tjiek (Aditya Nugraha), Library Director, Petra Christian University
Ridwan Siregar, Library Director, North Sumatra University
Welmin Suharto, Central Library Director, Brawijaya University
Yooke Tjuparmah, Library Director, Pendidikan University
Nanan Hasanah, Librarian, Institute of Technology Bandung
Safirotu Khoir, Librarian, Gadjah Mada University
John Hickok, Library Instruction Coordinator, California State University Fullerton
ALTERNATES
"Digitization of Collections of Late Usuman Dan Fodio: A Gateway Model of Resource Sharing Among Libraries" (PDF Version) - Ibrahim Alhaji Usman
2007 International Paper Session - Washington, D.C.
"Cooperation Among Libraries Within the Same Geographic Region"
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.
Presenters:
"The International Associates Program at Yale University Library: An Example of Professional Development Across Borders" (PowerPoint version) - Graziano Krätli, International Program Support Librarian, Yale University
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"HELLIS: A Network of Health Science Libraries Across South-East Asia" (PowePoint version) - Chandrani Kuruppu, Senior Assistant Library, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Geetha Yapa, Science Reference Librarian, University of California Riverside
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"Nurturing a Dialogue between American National Universities in Qatar: Embracing a User-Centered Focus in Libraries" (PDF version) - Susan Fahy, Collection Development Librarian, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar; Nikki Krysak, Reference Instruction Librarian at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar; Frieda Wiebe, Director of the Library at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar; Isabelle Eula, Head of the Library, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
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"eBooks on Demand – a European Network" (PowerPoint version) – Günter Mühlberger, Head of Department for Digitization and Digital Preservation; Silvia Gstrein, Project Manager, Co-cordinator EU Project Digitization on Demand
ALTERNATES
"Co-operation as a key element in the management of the Documentation Centre of the Artium Basque Centre-Museum of Contemporary Art" (PDF version) - Elena Roseras Carcedo, Library and Documentation Department Manager, ARTIUM, Basque Centre-Museum of Contemporary Art, Spain
2006 International Paper Session - New Orleans, LA
"National Libraries"
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.
Presenters:
"A Great National Library in a Small State: The Royal Library, Copenhagen" - Jorgen Svane-Mikkelsen, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, Denmark
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"Preserving the Roots of Indigenous Document in Latin American National Libraries" - Edgaro Civalleno, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
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"The Changing World of Publication: A Challenge for the German National Library" - Reinhard Altenhoner, Die Deutsche Bibliothek, Frankfurt, Germany
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"Virtual International Authority File Project" - Thomas Hickey, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
2009 COMMITTEE ROSTER
CO-CHAIRS
Marcy Carrel
Nelson Poynter Memorial Library
mcarrel@nelson.usf.edu
Graziano Krätli
Yale University
graziano.kratli@yale.edu
Committee Roster (Full contact information requires log in)