FW: Africa libraries Listserve

[Stacy Matwick]

Sorry for any duplication.
I've noticed other IFLA members on this list.
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> From: 	Sophie Felfoldi[SMTP:Sophie.Felfoldi at IFLA.NL]
> Sent: 	Monday, August 11, 1997 6:00 AM
> To: 	IFLA-L at INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA
> Subject: 	Africa libraries Listserve
> 
> African libraries Listserve
> 
> We are happy to announce the establishment of the AFRICAN
> LIBRARIES LISTSERV, the result of an informal meeting of the tiny
> "Africa Caucus" (Christine Kisiedu, Gboyega Banjo and Peter Lor)
> at the Summit of World Library Leaders held in New York in April
> last year.
> In discussing the barriers to library development in Africa, we
> identified professional isolation as one of the things that we
> can actually do something about ourselves, thanks to electronic
> mail and the connectivity that is spreading through our
> continent.
> 
> The AFRICAN LIBRARIES LISRSERV (AFLIB-L) is an open, lightly
> moderated discussion list.  It aims is to provide a discussion
> forum for libraries in Africa, to encourage contact and
> communication between and among professionals on the continent.
> 
> Let us break down the barriers of isolation through the exchange
> of ideas.
> 
> Our primary language will be English, but in due coarse we hope
> to get some assistance so that we can deal with French and
> Portuguese as well.
> 
> This list is being established with the blessing of the Africa
> Section of the International Federation of Library Associations
> and Institutions (IFLA) (chair Kay Raseroka) and the Standing
> Conference of African National and University Libraries - East,
> Central and Southern Africa (SCANUL-ECS) (chair Tirong arap
> Tanui).  It is open not only to members of IFLA and SCANUL-ECS,
> but to all libraries and information workers (including
> documentalists, archivists and information managers), teachers of
> librarianship and information work, researchers in library and
> information science, and others with an interest in librarianship
> and information work who are working in Africa of have a strong
> interest in Africa.
> 
> The themes we anticipate being discussed on our list include:
> 
> a) general discussion of professional problems and issues to
> promote intra-African contact, communication and dialogue.
> (Questions and answers forum)
> 
> b) discussion of professional training and what should go into
> this in order to strengthen capacities to meet the demands of
> this information age
> 
> c) circulation of information on current major projects for
> general information, seeking ideas and support, and towards
> the possibility of undertaking joint projects, dissemination
> of research in progress.
> 
> d) discussion of technology applications in Africa
> 
> e) discussion on issues in the dissemination of literature and
> information generated in Africa.
> 
> Conference announcements and the like will be welcomed, but the
> list is nit open for commercial advertising.
> 
> The moderator is Susan Oelofse, who works in the Bibliographic
> Servises Programme in the State Library. Pretoria.  I look
> forward to receiving your contributions.
> 
> Susan Oelofse
> 
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