2023 Associates Program
24 May – 20 June 2023
“Shaping the Future of Libraries”
A Professional Development Program for Library & Information Science (LIS) Professionals
The 2023 Mortenson Center Associates included 9 professionals in library and information sciences from eight countries: Botswana, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Jamaica, Lebanon, Republic of South Korea and Saudi Arabia.
- Thikra Alharbi, Saudi Arabia
- Neveen Nagy, Egypt
- Ola El Zein, Lebanon
- Ulrike Junger, Germany
- Tebogo Khama, Botswana
- Jinsook Lee, South Korea
- Florence Plockey, Ghana
- Samuel Simango, Malawi
- Tereza Richards, Jamaica
- Minsang Song, South Korea
2022 Associates Program
25 May – 21 June 2022
“Smart and Smarter: Leadership and Innovation in Libraries”
A Professional Development Program for Library Leaders and Innovators
The 2022 Mortenson Center Associates included 10 professionals in library and information sciences from eight countries: Ghana, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of Korea and South Africa.
- Deborah Bumbie-Chi, Ghana
- Eunbyeol Jo, Republic of Korea
- Farrukh Shahzad, Pakistan
- Fatima Alqaoud, Kuwait
- Hirotaka Arikawa, Japan
- Isao Nagasaka, Japan
- Muneer Albattashi, Oman
- Samuel Simango, Malawi
- Vuyokazi Jamieson, South Africa
- Yeongjo Yun, Republic of Korea
2021 Associates Program
26 May – 22 June 2021
“Smart and Smarter: Leadership and Innovation in Libraries: A Professional Development Program for Library Leaders and Innovators“
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and following the recommendations from both local and state health officials, the decision was made to postpone the 2021 Associates Program until 2022.
2020 Associates Program
27 May – 23 June 2020
“Smart and Smarter: Leadership and Innovation in Libraries”
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and following the recommendations from both local and state health officials, the decision was made to postpone the 2020 Associates Program until 2021.
2019 Associates Program
22 May – 18 June 2019
“Smarter, Strategic and Sustainable Libraries”
The 2019 Mortenson Center Associates included 7 professionals in library and information sciences from nine countries: Bahrain, Brazil, Kyrgyz Republic, Kuwait, Nigeria, South Korea, and Spain.
- Ahmad Shah, University of Central Asia, Kyrgyz Republic
- Amada Marcos, Instituto de Empresa Foundation, Spain
- Helen Emasealu, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Monica Peres, University of Brasilia, Brazil
- Muna Mansoor, Isa Cultural Center, Bahrain
- Seham Alostath, Libraries Administration MoE, Kuwait
- SooHyun Park, National Library of Korea, South Korea
2018 Associates Program
23 May – 19 June 2018
“Imagine, Design, Engage, Act”
The 2018 Mortenson Center Associates included 10 professionals in library and information sciences from nine countries: Costa Rica, Jordan, Jamaica, Japan, Nigeria (2), Oman, Sierra Leone, South Korea, and Zambia.
- Evelyn Idiodi, University of Benin, Nigeria
- Francina Makondo, University of Zambia, Zambia
- Ginnette Calvo Guillén, School of Library and Information Science, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
- Jeremiah M’Boma, Njala University Library, Sierra Leone
- Karen Tyrell, University of the West Indies, Mona Library, Jamaica
- Mohannad Al Khalaileh, University of Jordan Library, Jordan
- Nehad Al Hadi, Main Library, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Nkoyo Edem, University of Calabar, Nigeria
- Suyeon Lee, National Library of Korea, South Korea
- Tomoyuki Naganuma, Kanagawa University Hiratsuka Library, Japan
2017 Associates Program
24 May- 20 June 2017
“Building Sustainable Libraries”
The 2017 Mortenson Center Associates cohort is made up of library professionals from Costa Rica, India, Jamaica, Korea, Nigeria, Oman and Qatar.
- Abeer S. Al-Kuwari, Qatar National Library, Qatar
- Daniela Esquivel Calderón, Universidad de Costa Rica, School of LIS, Costa Rica
- Hyerin Kim, National Library of Korea, Korea
- Juhee Kim, Seoul National University Library, Korea
- Lallaisangzuali, Mizoram University, India
- Megui Umaña Ureña, Universidad de Costa Rica, School of LIS, Costa Rica
- Scholar Ukwoma, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
- Vinita Jain, Maharshi Dayanand University, India
- Waleed Ali Al Badi, Oman Parliament Library, Oman
- Yolanda Tugwell, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
2016 Associates Program
25 May-21 June 2016
“Innovative, Responsive, and Vital Libraries”
The 2016 program drew five librarians from Pakistan, Korea, Barbados, Jamaica, and Nigeria.
View the 2016 Program Schedule (PDF) or the 2016 Activities At-a-Glance (PDF)
Program Participants
- Barbara Chase, Barbados
- Godwin Afebende, Nigeria
- Hyunju Kim, South Korea
- Muhammad Tariq, Pakistan
- Nicholas Graham, Jamaica
2015 Associates Program
28 May-23 June 2015
The 2015 program focused on the future of libraries and librarians as strong advocates. The theme for the 2015 Associates Program was, “ Innovative, Engaged, and Responsive Libraries: A Professional Development Program for Library Leaders.”
The program drew 12 librarians from Barbados, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
View the 2015 Associates Program Schedule
Program Participants
- Benson Ali, Nigeria
- Cajetan Onyeneke, Nigeria
- Dauda Razaq, Nigeria
- Ikumi Matsuda Horie, Japan
- Jaeyong Na, Korea
- Juni’chi Fuji, Japan
- Kehinde Isiaka, Nigeria
- Loleta Parris, Barbados
- Muhammad Ashraf, Pakistan
- Nadia Pompeo de Camargo Salles, Brazil
- Nkoyo Edem, Nigeria
- Ruth Simon Bassey, Nigeria
2014 READ Global/Associates Program
22 May-24 June 2014
24 Librarians from 9 countries visited the center for a dual summer program. The themes of the 2014 READ Global/Associates Program was, ” Imagine, Question, Connect: A Professional Development Program for Library Leaders and Innovators.”
8 READ Global training officers spent a month at the Center learning about community development through libraries. 16 Mortenson Center Associates arrived a week later to begin their program.
View the 2014 Associates Program Schedule
READ Global
- Chin Shrestha, Nepal
- Deepa Subedi, Nepal
- Durgesh Yogi, India
- Kezang Choden, Bhutan
- Nahid Barbhuiiya, India
- Raju Shrestha, Nepal
- Rinchen Choden, Bhutan
- Ruhi Seth, India
Associates
- Anargul Essenaliyeva, Nazarbayev University Library, Kazakhstan
- Beba Stankovic, Public Library “Ilija M. Petrovic”, Serbia
- Bhakti Ranjan, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India
- Eric Amoaful, University of Ghana Balme Library, Ghana
- Eunice Lesejane, University of South Africa, South Africa
- Grace Mbogo, Communications Commission of Kenya, Kenya
- Graciela Quesada Fernandez, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
- Huijun Sun, China Agricultural University Library, China
- Jennylyn Cabbuag, Banga 1st (Community) Public Library, Philippines
- Jihyeon Lee, National Library of Korea, Republic of Korea
- Kishor Sathpathy, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India
- Modupe Oluwabiyi, University of Ibadan Kenneth Dike Library, Nigeria
- Newton Akrong, University of Ghana Balme Library, Ghana
- Peter Gatiti, Aga Khan University Library, Kenya
- Ramon Masis Rojas, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
- Sher Afzal Khan, Bahria University Library, Pakistan
2013 Russian Library Leaders Program
1-12 July 2013
27 Russian youth librarians and library directors visited the Center in July to learn more about U.S. library practices in regards to youth services and effective management strategies for use in the workplace.
View the Library Leaders Program Schedule
Program Participants
- Anton Purnick, Russian State Library for Young Adults Liubov Azarova , Belgorod State University of Arts and Culture
- Elena Dmitrieva , M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University Svetlana Tsebizova , Sakhalin Regional Academic Library
- Irina Efimova , Russian State Library for Young Adults Larisa Tsigvintseva , Russian State Library for Young Adults
- Irina Mikhnova, Russian State Library for Young Adults Olga Adamovich , Tyumen Regional Scientific Library
- Irina Tikhonova , Tyumen Regional Scientific Library
- Liudmila Arseneva , Ishim Municipal Central Library System Andrius Brentcius , Tyumen Regional Scientific Library
- Maria Alekseeva, Russian State library for Young Adults Olga Dier, Tyumen Regional Scientific Library
- Mariia Samarina, Sakhalin Regional Academic Library Svetlana Egorova, Tyumen Regional Scientific Library
- Nataliia Kokotkina , Zavodoukovsk Municipal District Library Almira Kardapoltceva, Chusovoy District Central Library
- Olga Bultz , Krasnoyarsk Territorial Library for Young Adults Svetlana Trapeznikova , Ilyinsky District Central Library
- Oxana Vasilyeva , Kaliningrad Regional Children’s Library Liubov Tarasova , Tobolsk Municiple Library System
- Svetlana Matveeva, Kungur Central Library System Svetlana Gorokhova , Rudomino All Russia State Library
- Viktoriia Kislitcina, Sakhalin Regional Academic Library Victoria Yakimovich , Lipetsk Central Library System
- Vladimir Klyuev, Moscow State University Marina Zakharenko, Russian State Library for Young Adults
2013 Summer Associates Program
Tools for the 21st Century Librarian
The 2013 Associates program brought library and information science professionals to the Mortenson Center from Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and South Korea.
View the Program Schedule
Program Participants
- Elvira Niiazova , American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
- Farasat Ullah , University of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Jihae Jeon , National Library of Korea, Republic of Korea
- Juan Arboleda , Banco de la Republica, Colombia
- Martha Nderitu, Communications Commission of Kenya, Kenya
- Milena Milanova , Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” Bulgaria
- Muhammad Idrees , COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan Erica Saito , Sao Paulo University, Brazil
- Muhammad Raja , COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
- Naruhito Fujikake , Asia University Library, Japan
- Silvia Valencia Vivas , Banco de la Republica, Colombia
2012 Summer Associates Program
Tools for the 21st Century Librarian 
The 2012 Summer Associates Program drew librarians and Information Technology professionals from Barbados, Bulgaria, Egypt, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Nigeria, and South Africa. They participated in programs at the Mortenson Center from May to June 2012. The Associates visited OCLC, the ALA headquarters in Chicago, and the Illinois State Library’s Digitization Institute.
View the 2012 Program Schedule
Program Participants
- Christelle Lubbe , Bellville Library, South Africa
- Darya Buktoyarova , Nazarbayev University Library, Kazakhstan
- Deborah Eddy-Ugorji , National Library of Nigeria – Lagos, Nigeria
- Kunduz Kolbaeva ,Nazarbayev University Library, Kazakhstan
- Kuniko Sato , St. Luke’s College of Nursing, Japan
- Lanre Osaniyi , Lead City University, Nigeria
- Lucas Kilemba , Mombasa Polytechnic University College, Kenya
- Maryam Amartey , Amadu Bello University, Nigeria
- Milena Ivanova , Petar Stapov Public Library, Bulgaria
- Ola Morsy , Maadi Public Library, Egypt
- Oluwaseun Obasola , University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Oyeyinka Ayo-Yusuf , NetLibrary Nigeria Limited, Nigeria
- Rania Hamed Elwan Omar , Maadi Public Library, Egypt
- Safia Rafikova , American University of Central Asia
- Valerie Clarke , University of the West Indies, Barbados
- Vesela Angelova , ‘Pencho Slaveykov’ Public Library – Varna, Bulgaria
2012 South African Librarians Program
Understanding the Context: U.S. Research Libraries
15 South African librarians attended this Mortenson Center program From February 21 – March 10, 2012. The program set out to equip the participants with an unde rstanding of how librarians interact with researchers, including how librarians have a clear understanding of what the academic community is doing in order to provide appropriate research support. The librarians returned to their home libraries with a practical (as well as theoretical) understanding of what it takes to provide real support to academic researchers. The program included visits to OCLC and the IUPUI campus in addition to lectures and workshops focusing on scholarly research and academic library practices.
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Program Participants
- Deborah Martindale , Rhodes University Nomusa Bhengu , University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Lucky Xaba , Rhodes Unviersity Dilshaad Brey , University of Cape Town
- Magdeline Moropane, University of Pretoria, Groenkloof Campus Shorba Harku , University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Maria Seyffert , Stellenbosch University Pieter du Plessis , Stellenbosch University
- Susanna Scheepers , University of Pretoria Rachel Louis , University of the Witswatersrand
- Tertia Coetsee, University of Pretoria Carol Dhlamini , University of the Witswatersrand
- Vuyokazi Gontshi , Rhodes University Ingrid Thompson , University of Cape Town
- Yusuf Ras , Stellenbosch University
2011 Summer Associates Program
Librarians of Tomorrow: Communication and Leadership
The 2011 Summer Associates Program included participants from Nigeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, South Korea, Italy, China, Japan, Uganda, and Ghana.
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Program Participants
- Agatha Gifty Larson, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
- Chinwe Anunobi, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria
- Gimena Campos Cervera, U.S. Embassy to Italy, Italy
- Heba Mohamed Ismail, Integrated Care Society, Egypt
- Hyejin Kim, National Library of Korea, South Korea
- Man Tang, Xiangtan University, China
- Masanori Suzuki, Bunkyo University, Japan
- Mihyang Kim, Seoul National University, South Korea
- Nikolina Ivanova-Bell, American University in Bulgaria, Bulgari
- Racheal Nabbosa, Makerere University Library, Uganda
- Rasha Hussein Tawfik, Integrated Care Society, Egypt
- Spaska Tarandova, Sofia City Library, Bulgaria