The Jamaica Library Service is hosting for its 60th anniversary International Conference from February 16 -29 2009. The theme of the conference is Public and School Libraries: Your Partners in National Development.
Guidelines for presentations and workshops are available on their website. This is an excellent opportunity for presenting a paper.
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Showing posts with label conferences. Show all posts
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Thursday, February 07, 2008
ACURIL 2008 Blog
The ACURIL 2008 Conference has its blog up and running. Available there is information on the call for papers, posters and workshops presentations. Have a look!
Sunday, December 09, 2007
IFLA 2008 Grant for Librarians from Developing Countries
Here is an excellent opportunity for Caribbean librarians and others from developing countries. For full information on the Bibliomondialis grant see the IFLA website. Below is a very brief description of the requirements.
Grant
Financial support program for International Library Science and Information Sciences Activities, including a Busary for Program for Delegates from Developing Countries to allow them to attenf the annual confernces of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Context and objectives
In the Spring of 2007, ASTED and the Canadian Library Association ("CLA") worked together to establish a charitable organization, called Bibliomondialis : Partenaires canadiens pour des échanges en milieu documentaire / Bibliomondialis: Canadian Partners for Library Bridge-Building, referred to below as Bibliomondialis which will launch its activities during the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA's) 2008 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Quebec City.
The goals of Bibliomondialis are to promote and encourage the participation of delegates from developing countries in IFLA conferences, to increase participation in national and international library science seminars and to encourage and support research focusing on international library science issues.
To this end, Bibliomondialis is implementing bursary programs for research development and participation in events relating to IFLA.
The mission of Bibliomondialis is therefore to raise and manage funds to financially support international library development. For 2008, the goal is to set up a bursary program to assist delegates from developing countries to participate for the first time in the 2008 WLIC Conference in Quebec City, and thereafter in subsequent IFLA-sponsored conferences.
After 2008, the goal of Bibliomondialis is not only to encourage Canadian colleagues and colleagues in developing countries to participate in international activities such as World Congresses, but also to provide financial support for research, study or development projects that focus on international issues.
The Bibliomondialis bursary program is not intended to duplicate but to complement other similar bursary programs that may be offered by IFLA, its French committee, other IFLA national groups or any other organizations associated with IFLA. The program will not offset or provide a substitute for these programs and a candidate that is receiving complete financial support from IFLA or one of its committees or, for example, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie ("OIF"), will not be eligible for the Bibliomondialis program, or receive support from the program.
Bibliomondialis may however provide additional financial support required by a candidate receiving only partial support through one of the above-mentioned programs.
The program is promoted and supported by IFLA. It will be managed exclusively by Bibliomondialis.
General Information
Each year, depending on budgetary availability, Bibliomondialis will select a certain number of eligible candidates and provide them with financial support. The number of bursaries awarded will be fixed on an annual basis and announced by the Bibliomondialis Board of Directors.
A candidate that receives support one year from Bibliomondialis may receive it for a second year only, and to the extent that there is a budgetary availability and in accordance with the quality of the candidature submitted, including the submission of a complete report on the recipient's professional activities in the period following the previous IFLA conference.
The program is open to individuals from countries recognized by IFLA as developing countries in accordance with the following procedures:
The maximum bursary to be given to a candidate chosen by Bibliomondialis shall be five thousand dollars Canadian (CDN $ 5,000).
One (1) bursary shall be reserved for an application from an eligible candidate from a library or university resource centre from a Francophone country. (In relation to the granting of this bursary, the selection committee must include two (2) members of the former Association des bibliothèques universitaires de la Francophonie).
One or more bursaries may be reserved in 2008 for one or more eligible candidates from the Caribbean or South America.
The bursary will include the following:
Bibliomondialis will pay for the reservation and cost of up to a maximum of eight hundred Canadian dollars ($ 800) for the recipient's accommodation for eight (8) nights (before, during and one (1) day after the conference).
The bursary should be used to pay the conference registration fees (a maximum of six hundred and forty dollars Canadian ($ 640 for the 2008 conference) and the cost of meals and local transportation (at the conference location) for eight (8) days for a maximum of seven hundred dollars Canadian ($7 00), at a per diem rate of one hundred dollars Canadian ($100) delivered in person by Bibliomondialis.
The bursary will pay for airfare transportation from Europe or Asia, the Caribbean or Latin or South America, in economy class.
Bibliomondialis encourages each candidate to obtain additional financing from other programs or institutions and this will be taken into consideration amongst the selection criterion for candidates and awarding bursaries.
Grant
Financial support program for International Library Science and Information Sciences Activities, including a Busary for Program for Delegates from Developing Countries to allow them to attenf the annual confernces of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Context and objectives
In the Spring of 2007, ASTED and the Canadian Library Association ("CLA") worked together to establish a charitable organization, called Bibliomondialis : Partenaires canadiens pour des échanges en milieu documentaire / Bibliomondialis: Canadian Partners for Library Bridge-Building, referred to below as Bibliomondialis which will launch its activities during the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA's) 2008 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Quebec City.
The goals of Bibliomondialis are to promote and encourage the participation of delegates from developing countries in IFLA conferences, to increase participation in national and international library science seminars and to encourage and support research focusing on international library science issues.
To this end, Bibliomondialis is implementing bursary programs for research development and participation in events relating to IFLA.
The mission of Bibliomondialis is therefore to raise and manage funds to financially support international library development. For 2008, the goal is to set up a bursary program to assist delegates from developing countries to participate for the first time in the 2008 WLIC Conference in Quebec City, and thereafter in subsequent IFLA-sponsored conferences.
After 2008, the goal of Bibliomondialis is not only to encourage Canadian colleagues and colleagues in developing countries to participate in international activities such as World Congresses, but also to provide financial support for research, study or development projects that focus on international issues.
The Bibliomondialis bursary program is not intended to duplicate but to complement other similar bursary programs that may be offered by IFLA, its French committee, other IFLA national groups or any other organizations associated with IFLA. The program will not offset or provide a substitute for these programs and a candidate that is receiving complete financial support from IFLA or one of its committees or, for example, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie ("OIF"), will not be eligible for the Bibliomondialis program, or receive support from the program.
Bibliomondialis may however provide additional financial support required by a candidate receiving only partial support through one of the above-mentioned programs.
The program is promoted and supported by IFLA. It will be managed exclusively by Bibliomondialis.
General Information
Each year, depending on budgetary availability, Bibliomondialis will select a certain number of eligible candidates and provide them with financial support. The number of bursaries awarded will be fixed on an annual basis and announced by the Bibliomondialis Board of Directors.
A candidate that receives support one year from Bibliomondialis may receive it for a second year only, and to the extent that there is a budgetary availability and in accordance with the quality of the candidature submitted, including the submission of a complete report on the recipient's professional activities in the period following the previous IFLA conference.
The program is open to individuals from countries recognized by IFLA as developing countries in accordance with the following procedures:
The maximum bursary to be given to a candidate chosen by Bibliomondialis shall be five thousand dollars Canadian (CDN $ 5,000).
One (1) bursary shall be reserved for an application from an eligible candidate from a library or university resource centre from a Francophone country. (In relation to the granting of this bursary, the selection committee must include two (2) members of the former Association des bibliothèques universitaires de la Francophonie).
One or more bursaries may be reserved in 2008 for one or more eligible candidates from the Caribbean or South America.
The bursary will include the following:
Bibliomondialis will pay for the reservation and cost of up to a maximum of eight hundred Canadian dollars ($ 800) for the recipient's accommodation for eight (8) nights (before, during and one (1) day after the conference).
The bursary should be used to pay the conference registration fees (a maximum of six hundred and forty dollars Canadian ($ 640 for the 2008 conference) and the cost of meals and local transportation (at the conference location) for eight (8) days for a maximum of seven hundred dollars Canadian ($7 00), at a per diem rate of one hundred dollars Canadian ($100) delivered in person by Bibliomondialis.
The bursary will pay for airfare transportation from Europe or Asia, the Caribbean or Latin or South America, in economy class.
Bibliomondialis encourages each candidate to obtain additional financing from other programs or institutions and this will be taken into consideration amongst the selection criterion for candidates and awarding bursaries.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
LITA grant for Caribbean Librarian
Information obtained via Beyond the Job. Caribbean librarians are encouraged to apply. Last year's winner was Ms. Annette Smith, Director of the National Library Service in Barbados.
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Grant Available to Attend Library Information Technology Association
National Forum October 2008 USA
Sponsor: Mrs. Grace Hope Hill in Memory of Professor Errol Gaston Hill
Conference Theme:
Technology and Community: Building the Techno Community Library
October 16-19, 2008, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
The Library and Information Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association, announces a grant to support and promote international participation at the 2008 LITA National Forum.
The grant provides up to $2,500.00 US for a librarian currently living and working in the Caribbean, with preference given to a librarian from the Windward Islands (especially Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines and Grenada) to attend the 2008 LITA National Forum in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 16-19, 2008. The grant covers only airfare, hotel, registration, and currency conversion fees up to the grant total. The grantee is responsible for meals and other expenses not covered by the $2,500 grant. He or she will have opportunities to meet with the LITA leadership and members as well as attend the full forum.
To be eligible, an applicant must: (1) be living and working in the Caribbean; (2) hold citizenship other than U.S.; (3) have between five and fifteen years of work experience in a library or information setting; (4) have an interest in or experience with using, managing, or leading technology in a library or information setting; (5) understand English; (6) and not be a regular LITA Forum attendee.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to tsie@loc.gov with subject line: LITA Grant. The application must contain the following, submitted in English:
name, work address and e-mail addresses, current job title, brief resume, a brief summary of experience working with technology in a library or information setting, and a 200 or fewer word statement about why you would like to attend the LITA Forum including an indication as to whether this is the first time you would be attending a LITA Forum.
Application deadline is 5:00 pm (EST) May 1, 2008.
For more information about the Forum, visit
http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litaeventsprograms.cfm
Questions to tsie@loc.gov or lita@ala.org
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Grant Available to Attend Library Information Technology Association
National Forum October 2008 USA
Sponsor: Mrs. Grace Hope Hill in Memory of Professor Errol Gaston Hill
Conference Theme:
Technology and Community: Building the Techno Community Library
October 16-19, 2008, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
The Library and Information Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association, announces a grant to support and promote international participation at the 2008 LITA National Forum.
The grant provides up to $2,500.00 US for a librarian currently living and working in the Caribbean, with preference given to a librarian from the Windward Islands (especially Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines and Grenada) to attend the 2008 LITA National Forum in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 16-19, 2008. The grant covers only airfare, hotel, registration, and currency conversion fees up to the grant total. The grantee is responsible for meals and other expenses not covered by the $2,500 grant. He or she will have opportunities to meet with the LITA leadership and members as well as attend the full forum.
To be eligible, an applicant must: (1) be living and working in the Caribbean; (2) hold citizenship other than U.S.; (3) have between five and fifteen years of work experience in a library or information setting; (4) have an interest in or experience with using, managing, or leading technology in a library or information setting; (5) understand English; (6) and not be a regular LITA Forum attendee.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to tsie@loc.gov with subject line: LITA Grant. The application must contain the following, submitted in English:
name, work address and e-mail addresses, current job title, brief resume, a brief summary of experience working with technology in a library or information setting, and a 200 or fewer word statement about why you would like to attend the LITA Forum including an indication as to whether this is the first time you would be attending a LITA Forum.
Application deadline is 5:00 pm (EST) May 1, 2008.
For more information about the Forum, visit
http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litaeventsprograms.cfm
Questions to tsie@loc.gov or lita@ala.org
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
ACURIL 2008
ACURIL 2008 will be in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The theme is E-Librarian: Ideas, Innovation and Inspiration . The registration form and further information are available on the ACURIL 2008 website .
Updated Jan. 4, 2008
Updated Jan. 4, 2008
Friday, August 17, 2007
ACURIL Conference
The ACURIL Conference "Equal Access to Information and Knowledge: An Inalienable Right for All" was held this past June in Puerto Rico. According to reports it was very well attended. The session were interesting and informative.
Among the presenters were Dr. Barbara Tillett from the library of Congress and Jessamyn West from Librarian.net. Here is short review of Jessamyn's talk. Regretfully I couldn't be there. Hopefully I will be in Jamaica 2008.
Among the presenters were Dr. Barbara Tillett from the library of Congress and Jessamyn West from Librarian.net. Here is short review of Jessamyn's talk. Regretfully I couldn't be there. Hopefully I will be in Jamaica 2008.
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