Since the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs was founded in 1991, over 700
library professionals from 89 countries have participated in the Center's innovative programs. We
also work with our librarian colleagues in countries around the world.
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Learn more about the eIFL's Public Library Innovation Program here. The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2010.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has given a three-year grant for the Center to continue working with four university libraries in Nigeria ... "the Mortenson Center proposes to work with the librarians to implement the cataloging, online catalog, circulation, and website functions for the new library management system, to assist the university libraries in providing greater access to their electronic resources, and to further develop a network of libraries in Nigeria focused on cooperation, and the sharing of resources and expertise. "
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has provided funding for a three-year grant to work with seven university libraries in East and West Africa.
There are two goals for the project, they are:
Goal 1: Carnegie grantee librarians in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda will fully
implement an automated library management system, which will better serve the research and learning
needs of the users.
Goal 2: All institutions will develop a team of librarians trained and able to manage
automation and automation-related projects in their libraries.
The Mortenson Center hosted 14 Associates from 9 countries, including South Africa, Japan, Colombia, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Georgia, South Korea, and Vietnam.
Find out more about the Mortenson Center Associates program here.
From the University Library press release:
"The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library has received a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant for $499,582 from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)...
The “Think Globally, Act Globally” agreement establishes a cooperative and cultural exchange between American and Chinese librarians. Under the agreement, the Asian Library and the Mortenson Center from the University of Illinois will partner with the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), and the Library Society of China. These organizations will work together on the implementation of a two-year pilot project to enhance communication and relations between American and Chinese librarians and to enrich the variety of information and services that U.S. librarians can offer their users. Activities will include training in the United States and the People’s Republic of China, and the development of a website for publicly available Chinese information resources for use in U.S. libraries."
"Think Globally, Act Globally" website
Looking for advice from professional library leaders? Download your own copy of Thinking Outside the Borders. This was a three-year project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in partnership with Illinois State Library. Institutes for International Library Leadership were held with speakers and participants from all over the world. Feedback was collected at each institute and applied to the format and content of the program. The end result is this free publication, a guide for libraries to develop their own leadership institutes with an international perspective.
You can see more information about the book in our conference poster (PPT), presented at IFLA and ILA 2008.
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