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IRRT INTERNATIONAL PAPERS COMMITTEE

Statement of Role, Purpose, and Function

Charge

Founded in 1999, the committee's charge is to encourage the scholarly exchange of ideas on library issues between U.S. librarians and their colleagues from other countries; to develop a venue that fosters discussion and the exchange of opinion; to disseminate a global view of the library profession that will enrich and broaden the views of U.S. librarians; and to encourage our foreign colleagues to learn more about our professional associations and concerns.

Goals & Objectives

  • To select a theme for the annual call for papers that reflects the focus of the presidential theme
  • To announce and disseminate the call for papers
  • To review and select 4-5 presenters from foreign countries who represent a wide diversity of opinions and approaches to the library
  • To promote the international papers session in the conference
  • To work with other ALA committees to place foreign speakers on appropriate panels
  • To evaluate the success of the yearly program

        2008 International Paper Session

        "Re-Assess, Reassign, and Reinvent: Collection Building Without Global Borders"

        The International Papers Program provides librarians with an opportunity to exchange information about library services and collections throughout the world.  The program also serves to stimulate the interest of U.S. librarians in international library matters.

        Description: The 2008 International Papers Program theme was "Re-Assess, Reassign, and Reinvent: Collection Building Without Global Borders." Librarians have long been interested in resource-sharing and collection enhancement on a worldwide basis.  Political turmoil, economic restraints, and lack of professional personnel impede on collection development efforts of many libraries.  This program explored global efforts to improve distribution of publications to library collections.  The focus was on successful initiatives, and provided helpful advice on assuring that library surplus materials reach their destinations in a timely, cost-effective manner.

        2007 International Paper Session

        "Cooperation Among Libraries Within the Same Geographic Region"

        Description: The 2007 International Papers Program theme was "Cooperation Among Libraries Within the Same Geographic Region." The IRRT Papers Committee invited librarians to submit papers that described regional library cooperative programs that enhanced user services; improved access to collections; served as models for resource-sharing; increased efficiency in bibliographic control; collaborative preservation projects; or demonstrated application of emerging technologies. Other topics pertaining to geographic regional cooperative programs were considered as well.

        2006 International Paper Session

        "National Libraries"

        Description: The International Papers Session is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas about library services and collections among librarians from different parts of the world. The 2006 program focused on National Libraries. National Libraries have a unique mission in contemporary times as ‘custodians of the nation’s intellectual heritage’. Presenters described their national library, organization, and role within the library community in their respective country.

        Chair

        Ruby Bell-Gam (Co-Chair--2006 - 2008)
        Librarian, African Studies
        University of California, Los Angeles
        YRL-CRIS Room 11630
        Los Angeles, CA 90095

        Work: (310) 825-1518
        Fax: (310) 206-4974
        E-mail: rbellgam@library.ucla.edu

        Dr. Gilda Baeza Ortego (Co-Chair--2006 - 2008)
        University Librarian
        Western New Mexico University, Miller Library
        PO Box 680
        Silver City, NM 88062

        Work: (505) 538-6358
        Fax: (505) 538-6178
        E-mail: ortegog@wnmu.edu

        Members

        Shamima Amin (Member--2006 - 2008)
        Sunrise Institute

        Marcy Carrel (Member--2007 - 2009)
        University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

        Mollie Fein  (Member--2006 - 2008)
        Baltimore County Public Library

        John T. Furlong (Member--2006 - 2008)
        Brentwood Public Library

        Graziano Krätli (Member--2007 - 2009)
        Yale University Libraries

        David Pena (Member--2006 - 2008)
        Flordia Atlantic University

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