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Now Available: IFLA Asia & Oceania Regional Newsletter, August 2021 Issue
Dear Friends, We are pleased to share with you the August 2021 issue of the IFLA Asia & Oceania Regional Newsletter. On behalf of my team, I would like to express our deepest appreciation to all our article contributors and supporters.SKILLS ONLINE SRI LANKA – EMPLOYED FOR THE UNEMPLOYED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING AND COURSERA WORKFORCE RECOVERY INITIATIVE
The economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic has led to a sharp decrease in jobs worldwide – Sri Lanka is no exception. A Collaborative Effort In mid-2020, the National Library of Sri Lanka (NLSL) formed a partnership with Commonwealth of Learning (COL) - Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative with the aim of helping job-seekers in Sri Lanka to upskill and reskill to enter the job market as well as reinforce job-related skills to regain employment. COL-Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative offered learners unlimited and free access to 5,000 courses designed to skill and reskill them. In June 2020, the NLSL implemented the programme under the topical theme ‘Skills Online Sri Lanka – Employed for the Unemployed’.GREENING THE NUS CENTRAL LIBRARY
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face this century. As stewards of knowledge, libraries play a part in educating and demonstrating the importance of environmental sustainability. According to the American Library Association, “Libraries by their very nature are ‘green’ in that their resources are shared by the larger community.” Yet, there’s still a lot more we can do.VENTURING INTO CONTINUING EDUCATION OF LIS PROFESSIONALS IN THE MALDIVES
The Maldives is a small island developing state in the Indian Ocean that has a strong Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure comparative to many other countries in the South East Asia region. Being a popular tourist destination, and irrespective of the lack of natural resources other than white sandy beaches and ample fishing, the economy of the country is on a strong footing. At the same time, it is vulnerable to external shocks that disrupts the world economy or tourism sector inclusive of negative climate impact.TREASURED VOICES AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
The National Library of Australia’s digitisation programme has been running for more than 20 years, with more than 41 million pages now digitised and available online via Trove [LINK: https://trove.nla.gov.au/]. The Library is now accelerating these efforts, recognising how dispersed the Australian population is and the impact of the Covid epidemic on travel and access.COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR CULTURAL INCLUSIVENESS; GOING BEYOND THE PHYSICAL WALLS OF ABDUL HAMEED SHOMAN FOUNDATION’S PUBLIC LIBRARY
Emanating from the belief that culture is a necessity rather than a luxury, the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation was established by Arab Bank in 1978 as a pioneering non-profit initiative to support cultural and social responsibility initiatives in the Arab World. The Foundation aims to serve as a beacon of light in Jordan and the Arab World by laying the groundwork for a society that nurtures reading, caters to scientific research and innovation, and promotes cultural enlightenment.IRAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES SERVICES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Public Libraries in Iran have a mission to offer services and programs to improve people's lives based on three principles of providing information, education and opportunities for recreation. They do this through a “user-orientation” approach.25 YEARS AND BEYOND: THE SEAPAVAA SPIRIT
In 1996, the Southeast Asia Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA) was born. SEAPAVAA celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2021 with over 90 members comprising heritage institutions, broadcasters, libraries, universities, industry professionals and the like from more than 24 countries. SEAPAVAA represents the work done by its members at various international archiving networks. More importantly, it provides a platform for networking, for the exchange and sharing of best practices, ideas and solutions for the unique complex archiving issues facing the audiovisual industry in Asia and the Pacific.CRAFTING CURTIN UNIVERSITY’S STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR 2021 - 2025
Curtin University is well-known locally for being an innovative, ambitious and collaborative institution, and our library is no exception. Our vision is to be a library with great heart that empowers great minds.THE DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL LIBRARY OF CHINA
The Capital Library of China (CLCN) was established in 1913, as proposed by the renowned Chinese writer Mr. Lu Xun. With a history more than one hundred years, CLCN boasts a collection of over 9.26 million volumes of documents, which include rare ancient books, local documents, modern publications and audio-visual materials. With the service tenet of “People Oriented, and Reader First”, CLCN is devoted to offering equal cultural information service to every citizen.- 1 of 23
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