Networking and Partnering of Libraries in Developing & Developed Countries: Real cases, Real efforts, and how this is supporting Sustainable Development.

Networking and Partnering of Networking and Partnering of Libraries in Developing & Libraries in Developing &

Developed Countries:Developed Countries:Real cases, Real efforts, and how this is Real cases, Real efforts, and how this is

supporting Sustainable Developmentsupporting Sustainable Development

John Hickok, MLIS, MAJohn Hickok, MLIS, MALibrarian/InstructorLibrarian/Instructor

California State University (Fullerton, U.S.A.)California State University (Fullerton, U.S.A.)

IntroductionIntroduction

About me:About me: Coordinator of Library Instruction, Coordinator of Library Instruction,

California State University (Fullerton campus)California State University (Fullerton campus)

Specialization: Library instruction to Specialization: Library instruction to International Students International Students (+ ESL instruction)(+ ESL instruction)

Member: American Library Association Member: American Library Association International Relations Round TableInternational Relations Round Table

2005-6: year-long travel grant to research 2005-6: year-long travel grant to research services & networking of libraries in Asiaservices & networking of libraries in Asia

First…First…

Endorsements of networking/partnering by Endorsements of networking/partnering by Library Associations in various developed Library Associations in various developed countries:countries:

U.S.U.S.UKUKAustraliaAustraliaFranceFranceothersothers

U.S.:U.S.:American Library Association (ALA)American Library Association (ALA)

(ALA Sister Libraries page)(ALA Sister Libraries page)

(ALA book donation page)(ALA book donation page)

UK:UK:Chartered Institute of Library and Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)Information Professionals (CILIP)

(CILIP’s Sri Lanka tsunami page)(CILIP’s Sri Lanka tsunami page)

Australia:Australia:Australian Library & Information Australian Library & Information

Association (ALIA)Association (ALIA)

France:France:France’s Library Association France’s Library Association

endorsing partnering-- example:endorsing partnering-- example:Angers, France Angers, France Bamako, Mali Bamako, Mali

Asian Countries:Asian Countries:

Singapore Library AssociationSingapore Library Association Malaysia Library AssociationMalaysia Library Association Philippine Library AssociationPhilippine Library Association othersothers

Organizations:Organizations:IFLA: “Twinning” databaseIFLA: “Twinning” database

CONSAL: cooperation & conferencesCONSAL: cooperation & conferences

Examples Examples (School & Public libraries)(School & Public libraries)

Examples Examples (School & Public libraries)(School & Public libraries)

1. Colorado, USA Bulgaria

2. Queens, New York PL Shanghai, China PL

3. Victoria, Australia PL East Timor PL

4. Six UK PL’s Several PL’s in six African nations

Examples Examples (Academic libraries)(Academic libraries)

1. Bina Nusantara Univ., Jakarta Curtin Univ. (Australia)

2. Vietnam Nat’l Univ--Nat. Sci. California State Univ, Fullerton

3. Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champagne African & Central American univ.’s

4. Florida Atlantic Univ. American Univ. of Armenia

5. McGill Univ. (Canada) China Medical University

6. Univ. of Malaya other ASEAN universities

ConclusionConclusion

How is all this partnering/networking How is all this partnering/networking supporting sustainable development?supporting sustainable development?

ConclusionConclusion

re-using withdrawn materials through re-using withdrawn materials through donations to developing libraries (i.e., less donations to developing libraries (i.e., less landfill waste) landfill waste)

ConclusionConclusion

re-using withdrawn materials through re-using withdrawn materials through donations to developing libraries (i.e., less donations to developing libraries (i.e., less landfill waste) landfill waste)

fostering upgraded technology (e.g., a fostering upgraded technology (e.g., a scanned, emailed document, rather than a scanned, emailed document, rather than a printed document)printed document)

ConclusionConclusion

spreading environmentally responsible spreading environmentally responsible library practices via exchange training library practices via exchange training (e.g., recycling programs) (e.g., recycling programs)

ConclusionConclusion

spreading environmentally responsible spreading environmentally responsible library practices via exchange training library practices via exchange training (e.g., recycling programs) (e.g., recycling programs)

creating multi-user access to single creating multi-user access to single information sources (e.g., networked information sources (e.g., networked databases) thereby eliminating duplicative databases) thereby eliminating duplicative equipment and energy usage equipment and energy usage

ConclusionConclusion

In all…In all… Networking/partnering is obviously not a Networking/partnering is obviously not a

sole solution for achieving sustainable sole solution for achieving sustainable development, but can be a valuable development, but can be a valuable component of the overall goal.component of the overall goal.

Thank youThank you