即日接受发展中国家图书馆馆员申请2018年IFLA/OCLC奖学金计划（英语版）

Fellows to be announced in January; Program to run from 17 March to 13 April 2018

DUBLIN, Ohio, 21 August 2017—OCLC and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) are now accepting applications for library professionals to participate in the 2018 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program.

The Fellowship Program, sponsored by IFLA and OCLC, is a four-week program based at OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA, that provides education and professional development opportunities for early career librarians from countries with developing economies. The 2018 program will run from 17 March to 13 April 2018.

A description of the program, along with dates for applications, selection and participation were announced today during the World Library and Information Congress: 83rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Wroc?aw, Poland. Details about the program, guidelines and applications are now available on the website. Deadline for applications is 6 October 2017.

The IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program offers advanced continuing education and exposure to a broad range of issues in information technologies, library operations and global cooperative librarianship. The program has welcomed 85 librarians and information science professionals from 38 countries since its first class arrived in Dublin in 2001.

“The IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program has had a tremendous impact on the professional lives of the individuals who have participated over the years,” said Skip Prichard, OCLC President and CEO. “The program is also impacting the profession around the world as these librarians are becoming leaders in their home countries, helping to shape the future of librarianship. We are proud to host these exceptional librarians as they begin their careers. They are inspired by the cooperative efforts and best practices demonstrated by libraries and librarians in the United States. We are just as inspired by the tremendous work they are doing in their home countries.”

The Fellows gain professional knowledge, visit leading institutions as models of librarianship and make contacts in the international library community that will help them progress for many years to come. Fellows also have opportunities to share their home customs and cultures with other Fellows, with colleagues they meet during the program, and with their hosts.

“I now see things from a different point of view,” said Rhea Jade Nabuson, 2016 Fellow from Philippines.“I am a better librarian, ready to overcome challenges faced by Philippine libraries.”

“The program has equipped me to further my career,” said Patience Ngizi-Hara, 2017 Fellow from Zambia.“It has been life-changing.”

Watch a brief video interview with Rashidah Bolhassan, from Malaysia, who was part of the very first IFLA/OCLC Fellows class. She is now the CEO of the Sarawak State Library in Malaysia.

Read more about the IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program on the OCLC Next blog.

About IFLA

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession. Founded in 1927 in Edinburgh, Scotland at an international conference, we now have more than 1,400 Members in over 140 countries around the world. IFLA was registered in the Netherlands in 1971. The Royal Library, the national library of the Netherlands, in The Hague, generously provides the facilities for our headquarters. More information can be found at www.ifla.org.

About OCLC

OCLC is a nonprofit global library cooperative providing shared technology services, original research and community programs so that libraries can better fuel learning, research and innovation. Through OCLC, member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the most comprehensive global network of data about library collections and services. Libraries gain efficiencies through OCLC’s WorldShare, a complete set of library management applications and services built on an open, cloud-based platform. It is through collaboration and sharing of the world’s collected knowledge that libraries can help people find answers they need to solve problems. Together as OCLC, member libraries, staff and partners make breakthroughs possible.