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Since the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs was founded in 1991, over 900 library professionals from 90 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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Introductions book cover

Building and Maintaining Partnerships
    Bonnie Mathias,    
    Illinois Center for the Book & The Mortenson Programs
    Joe Natale,    
    Executive Assistant to the Director for Planning and Outreach

A Global Leadership Context for Librarians
    Barbara J. Ford    
    Director and Distinguished Professor
    Susan Schnuer    
    Associate Director
    Mortenson Center for International Library Programs

How to Facilitate an International Institute
    Barbara J. Ford    
    Director and Distinguished Professor
    Susan Schnuer    
    Associate Director
    Mortenson Center for International Library Programs

Evaluating Training
    Debra Wilcox Johnson   
    Johnson & Johnson Consulting
    Waunakee, Wisconsin

Learning About Self:  Campbell Leadership Descriptor
    Mary Ann Mavrinac     Chief Librarian
    University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada

Leadership Qualities for Future Library Leaders:
    Carol’s 10 Steps to Being a Great Library Leader
    Carol A. Brey-Casiano    
    Director of Libraries
    El Paso Public Library

What Does it Mean to Lead in the International Library World?
    Ujala Satgoor   
    Deputy Director, Special Units Library Services
    University of Pretoria, South Africa

Intentional Leadership and Interpersonal Effectiveness 
    Kathryn J. Deiss    
    Content Strategist
    Association of College and Research Libraries


  “What Was Left To Do? Cry? No. Create. Create Libraries”:
    Transforming Communities through Leadership and Library Service
    Clara Budnik    Executive Director
    Foundation for Democracy and Development, Santiago, Chile

Library Advocacy in a World Community
    Carol A. Brey-Casiano    Director of Libraries
    El Paso Public Library


Konesans se Libète - Knowledge is Freedom:
    Burdens and Paradoxes of Literacy in Haiti 
    Elizabeth Pierre-Louis,     Library Program Coordinator,
    Fondation Connaissance et Liberte, Open Society Institute, Haiti

Disasters Know No Borders: The Crucial Nature of Disaster Planning  
    Julie A. Page     Co-Coordinator
     Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service
    Thomas F. R. Clareson     Director for New Initiatives, PALINET
    Thomas H. Teper     Associate University Librarian for Collections
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A Space, a Place and a Time: Locating One’s Self In A Multicultural World 
    Ujala Satgoor    University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Sandra Rios Balderrama    RiosBalderrama Consulting

Pamoja: a Learning Activity for the Information Age 
    Susan Schnuer    Associate Director
        Mortenson Center for International Library Programs

Welcome To The Multicultural Café: Shifting the Context and Creating Inclusion
    Sandra Rios Balderrama    RiosBalderrama Consulting

Planning for Successful Digital Imaging Projects
    Alyce Scott    Illinois State Library Digital Imaging Program Coordinator

Library 2.0: Creating a Borderless Library
    Michael Sauers    Technical Innovation Librarian, Nebraska Library Commission

“The Institute Was Great, But Now What?” - Partnership Projects
    Dawn J. Cassady     Director of Circulation Services
    The Urbana Free Library

Keep Thinking Outside the Borders! 
    Jean Wilkins     Retired Director, Illinois State Library (1999-2004)

Contributing Authors Bios