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Sponsored by ALA President Michael Gorman
Friday, June 23, 2006
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Morial Convention Center - Room 391 - 393
A distinguished faculty of library educators from Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America will present papers and lead panel discussions exploring issues in library education in the international arena: What are the similarities and differences between librarianship in the United States and abroad? What can we learn from library educators in other countries? How can library educators from around the world work together to develop programs that will adequately prepare 21st century librarians to work in a global environment?
Forum Papers
Session III: Library Education in Developing Countries
Library Education in Latin America and the Caribbean 
by
Adolfo Rodriguez
Collaboration in LIS Education in Southeast Asia
by Abdus Sattar Chaudhry
Trends, Challenges and Opportunities of LIS Education and
Training in Eastern and Southern Africa
by Dennis Ocholla and Theo Bothma
Session IV: Library Education in Europe and North America
Internationalization of LIS Education in Europe and North
America
by Ismail Abdullahi, Leif Kajberg and Sirje Virkus
