IRRT International Librarians' Pre-Conference Committee
Statement of Role, Purpose, and Function
Develops and hosts an annual preconference for international attendees.
2011 Pre-Conference
Theme: Outreach through New Partnership: Strategies and Successes
The IRRT Preconference was held in conjunction with the ALA Annual Conference (June 23 - 28 2011) in New Orleans, LA. It was a half-day program from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm with presentations and discussion among participants and presenters.
Based on this year’s theme, Outreach through New Partnership: Strategies and Successes, the presentations emphasized one or more of the following areas: practical case study, application of unique outreach models, successful implementation of creative programs, and summaries of library strategies and approaches to developing sustainable partnerships with local organizations.
Amed Demirhan, MLIS., MADR, Director, University of Kurdistan Hawler Library -Training Library Staff in Kurdistan, Iraq (ppt)
Jane Kinney Meyers, President - The Lubuto Library Project (ppt)
Binh P. Le, The Pennsylvania State University Abington College- Village Library Collection Development Project (ppt)
Jo Bell, Whitlatch Evergreen Education Foundation - Rural Library Initiatives in China (ppt)
Cristina Vaileanu, IREX Romania, Peter Pearson, Library Strategies, Toni Garvey, Phoenix Public Library - Advocacy in Transylvania (ppt)
Laurie Kutner, I:nformation and Instruction Services Librarian/ Library Associate Professor, University of Vermont
laurie.kutner@uvm.edu
Cindy Dykes, Project Associate, Monteverde Institute Digital Library Project, cdykes@maine.rr.com
Stefanie Havelka, Electronic Resources-Web Services Librarian/ Assistant Professor, Lehman College/ CUNY
stefanie.havelka@lehman.cuny.edu
Creating Collections Through Collaboration: An Innovative Digital Library Project in Monteverde, Costa Rica (ppt)
2010 Pre-Conference
Web 2.0 Tools and Mobile Technology - Building Global Connections
Librarians around the world explored how libraries employ Web 2.0, social networking, and mobile technologies to enhance their services, expose their resources, expand their outreach, and enrich the life of diverse customers in the digital environment.
This year, a diverse group of speakers showcased innovative approaches to employing new technologies within their services and products.
Brandon Badger, Product Manager of Google Books, discussed Google’s efforts in digitizing print materials to create digital books that are searchable, social, and mobile.
Christopher Carlson, Supervisor of the Web Services Division at the Library of Congress, talked about LC’s web, mobile, and social networking strategies.
Carrie Gits, Assistant Director of Reference, Nova Southeastern University, shared her library’s experiences in developing a simple mobile-friendly library web portal.
Milena Dobreva, Senior Researcher, Centre for Digital Library Research, University of Strathclyde, discussed a usability study aimied at enhancing the digital library site, Europeana, with Web 2.0 and other features.
Tao Yang, East Asian Librarian, Rutgers University Libraries, described how the website FOREASt (Free Open Resources for East Asian Studies) utilizes blogs, Google Apps, social bookmarking, tag cloud, and twitter to promote open access in the context of international and area studies.
Attendees were encouraged to participate in dialogue and discussion as these practices are described. What model might work well for your library? What are your success stories? How can we encourage more libraries and librarians to integrate these tools in their service? How can we keep up with the changes of technology?
An additional component of the Pre-Conference was an overview of ALA’s new 2015 International Strategic Plan by Beverly Lynch, Chair of ALA International Relations Committee.
The 2010 IRRT Pre-Conference will be held in conjunction with ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (plan to stay until 3pm), June 25, 2010 in the Renaissance Washington - Congressional Hall A. The $75 registration includes light refreshments and lunch.
- To register online, please visit the ALA Annual Conference site.
- To register by email or fax, please print the Preconference Registration form (Word document) and return by fax or email to intl@ala.org / 312-280-4392.
2009 Pre-Conference
Digitization in Developing Countries
Description: Digitization of scholarly information, research materials and cultural heritage achieved a global scale, or did it? Aiming to preserve, document, and provide access to legacy collections; digitization efforts require significant fiscal outlay for infrastructure and technology, as well as human resources. A lot has been written about digitization projects in industrial nations but do we know how (and if) developing countries grapple with the challenges of implementing digitization projects? How are potential partners/funding agencies being identified? What are considerations in selecting material for digitization?
Speakers:
John Van Oudenaren, Sr. Advisor for the World Digital Library at the Library of Congress presented the World Digital Library Project (PowerPoint)
Huang Chen, Director of the Digital Library R & D Center, Zhejiang University Libraries, China, presented the Collection and Service of the CADAL Project (PowerPoint)
Bukky O. Omotayo, Deputy University Librarian, K.O. Jagboro, Systems Librarian, Wahab A. Aboyade, Digitization Librarian, Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Ile-Ife, Nigeria presented Digitization of Library Collections in Developing Countires: the Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library's Experience (PowerPoint)
Chunzhi, Xie, Vice Director/Assoicate Researcher, Wuhan University Library, China, presented Digitization in China's Academic Libraries: taking the Yangtze River Repository as an Example (PowerPoint)
Krystyna K. Matusiak, Digital Collections Librarian, University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMyagmar Munkhmandakh, Director, Press Institute of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, presented Undertaking a Newspaper Digitization Project in Mongolia (PowerPoint)
Bogdan Trifunovic, Information Manager, Digitization Center, Public Library Cacak, Serbia, presented Digitization Projects among Public Libraries in Serbia: Problems, Obstacles and Success Stories (PowerPoint)
Chair
Tim Zou (Chair--2011 - 2013)
Head of Access Serrvices
University of Arkansas
365 N. McIlroy Ave.
Fayetteville, AR 72701-4002
Work: Tel-479-575-3201
Email: tzou[@]uark.edu
Members
Donald Drummond (Member--2011 - 2012)
San Antonio College Library, San Antonio, Texas
Stefanie Havelka (Member--2011 - 2013)
Electronic Web Resources Librarian
Allene Hayes (Member--2011 - 2012)
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Shuqin Jiao (Member--2011 - 2012)
Pius XII Memorial Library, St. Louis, MO
Meg King-Sloan (Member--2011 - 2013)
ComstockTownship Library, Comstock MI
Bujar Kocana (Member--2011 - 2013) (Virtual)
Aleksander University Library, Rinia Elbasan, Albania
Susan K. McClelland (Member--2011 - 2012)
Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL
Jo Bell Whitlatch (Member--2011 - 2013)
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Committee Roster (Full contact information requires log in).
