Wednesday, January 21, 2009
International Workshop on Information Literacy (IWIL) - 2009
International Workshop on Information Literacy (IWIL) - 2009Date: 22-26 June 2009Organized byIndependent University, Bangladesh (IUB)Sponsored byThe International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions(IFLA)Venue: Independent University, Bangladesh, Baridhara, DhakaIFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations andInstitutions) is the leading international body representing theinterests of library and information services and their users. It isthe global voice of the library and information profession. IFLA hasseveral 'core activities', one of which is Action for Developmentthrough Libraries (ALP). In the IFLA website it has been described asfollows:"The mission of ALP is to further the library profession, libraryinstitutions and library and information services in the developingcountries of Africa, Asia and Oceania and Latin America and theCaribbean. Within the special ALP areas the goals are to assist incontinuing education and training; to facilitate the establishment ofnew library associations and the implementation of IFLA Guidelines onthe management of library associations; to promote the function oflibraries: services to the general public, information literacy andlifelong learning, and to combat functional illiteracy; to promote theuse of ICT and the creation of electronic resources and to increasepublishing activities and dissemination of information to thecommunities, with special attention to marginalized groups."So, under this mission and strategy of IFLA, Independent UniversityBangladesh, (IUB) has been selected to host the above statedinternational workshop for the first time in Bangladesh.The Key resource person for the workshop is:Gary GormanProfessor, School of Information ManagementVictoria University of Wellington, New ZealandContact person:M. Hossam Haider ChowdhuryUniversity LibrarianIndependent University, BangladeshPhone: 880-2-9884498, 880-2-9881917, 880-2-9881681Fax: 880-2-8823959, 880-2-9896575E-mail: mhhc@iub.edu. bd
National Seminar
National Seminar
on
Library & Information Services in Changing Era
22-23 January, 2009
on
Library & Information Services in Changing Era
22-23 January, 2009
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