祝贺邵燕获得Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC奖学金
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[摘要] OCLC names six librarians to participate in 2010.Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program International Fellowship program prepares librarians to help libraries thrive in countries with developing economies 2010 Fellows are from Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Jamaica, Kenya and PakistanDUBLIN, Ohio, August 24, 2009—OCLC, along with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association, today named six librarians chosen to participate in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2010.
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OCLC names six librarians to participate in 2010
Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program
International Fellowship program prepares librarians to help libraries thrive in countries with developing economies
2010 Fellows are from Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Jamaica, Kenya and Pakistan
DUBLIN, Ohio, August 24, 2009—OCLC, along with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association, today named six librarians chosen to participate in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2010.
The 2010 Jordan IFLA/OCLC Fellows were named by Jay Jordan, OCLC President and CEO, at a news conference during the World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Milan, Italy. The 2010 Jordan IFLA/OCLC Fellows are:
?Miss Sasekea Harris, Librarian, University of the West Indies, St. Andrew, Jamaica
?r. Mahmoud Khalifa, Cataloger Librarian, Library of Congress, Cairo Office, Cairo, Egypt
?r. Elchin Mammadov, Senior Information Specialist, Baku American Center, Baku, Azerbaijan
?s. Catherine Muriuki, University Librarian, Pan Africa Christian University, Nairobi, Kenya
?Miss Sidra Shan, Assistant Librarian, International Islamic University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
?Miss Shao Yan, Group Leader, National Library of China, Beijing, China
The Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program supports library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. The program provides advanced continuing education and exposure to a broad range of issues in information technologies, library operations and global cooperative librarianship. With the selection of the six Fellows for the class of 2010, the program will have welcomed 50 librarians and information science professionals from 30 countries.
“The program is intended to inspire as well as educate,” said Jay Jordan, OCLC President and CEO. “Ideally, the Fellows will use their experience to contribute to the advancement of librarianship in their home countries as well as participate in the international library community.”
“This Fellowship program opens up new opportunities for deserving professionals to make contacts and build relationships within the international library community, and it helps to inspire them to new levels of innovation that result in improved services for libraries in their home countries,” said Mr. Jordan.
During the five-week program, which will run from April 10 through May 15, 2010, the Fellows will participate in discussions with library and information science leaders, library visits and professional development activities. Four weeks will be based at OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA, and one week will be based at OCLC in Leiden, Netherlands. Topics and issues explored include information technologies and their impact on libraries, library operations and management, and global cooperative librarianship.
The program also gives Fellows the chance to share their home customs and cultures with other Fellows, with colleagues they meet during the program, and with their hosts. The Fellows’ travels provide them with other opportunities to broaden their knowledge about issues facing libraries today. They observe portions of the OCLC Global Council meeting, gaining insight into issues affecting global library cooperation and the governance of a global library cooperative. They visit selected North American and European libraries and cultural heritage institutions to meet with leading information professionals and discuss real-world solutions for libraries.
The Fellows give formal and informal presentations about their home countries and libraries, and the challenges facing libraries in their home countries. As their program concludes, Fellows translate their program experiences into specific development plans to guide their continued growth and personal contributions to their home institutions and countries of origin. “I am stepping foot in Uganda a renewed, nurtured man with strong belief that change is possible,” said John Kiyaga, 2009 Fellow from Uganda, when his program was concluding in May.
The selection committee for the 2010 Fellowship program included: Barbara Kemmis, American Theological Library Association; Hella Klauser, German Library Association; Sjoerd Koopman, IFLA; Janet Lees, OCLC; Nancy Lensenmayer, OCLC; George Needham, OCLC; Gwenda Thomas, Rhodes University, South Africa; and Ingeborg Verheul, IFLA.
The list of program sponsors includes OCLC, IFLA, and the American Theological Library Association. The organizations that sponsor the Fellowship program are seeking additional sponsorships from other interested organizations. More information is available from George Needham, OCLC Vice President, Global and Regional Councils at needhamg@oclc.org.
Application information for the 2011 Fellowship Program is available on the OCLC Web site www.oclc.org/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/.