Thursday 23 October 2008

Call for papers in the Jamaica Library Service 2009 conference

TITLE: Call for papers in the Jamaica Library Service 6oth Anniversary international conference

The Jamaica Library Service, in celebration of its 60th anniversary is having a call for papers for its conference in February 2009.

Check out the link for the details:
http://www.jamlib.org.jm/60th_Anniversary/Conference/JLS%20International%20Conference%20Call%20for%20Papers%20-%20extended.pdf

Latin America and the Caribbean increase their contribution to the Memory of the World Programme

TITLE: Latin America and the Caribbean increase their contribution to the Memory of the World Programme

SOURCE: Communication and Information Sector's news service (UNESCO) from Nassau
DATE: 22 October 2008
URL: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27675&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

ABSTRACT:
Meeting of experts in documentary heritage for the
at the ninth Annual Meeting of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme (MOW) Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean. At this meeting decisions were taken about what submissions could be included in the Memory of the World's register.

First Caribbean community library radio launched in Bahamas

TITLE: First Caribbean community library radio launched in Bahamas
SOURCE:
Communication and Information Sector's news service (UNESCO)
DATE:
22 October 2008
URL: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27676&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html


ABSTRACT FROM SOURCE:
The first Caribbean community library radio Infolight FM 108.0: The Power of the Information Literacy through Young Voices was officially launched by Carl Bethel, Minister of Education of the Bahamas, on 16 October 2008, at the Bahamas Library Service. This project is implemented in partnership with UNESCO.

ABSTRACT:
The article is about an initiative sponsored by UNESCO in association with the Bahamas Library Service. This initiative involves the establishment of a radio or broadcasting information service operated by library and information professionals. The initiative have a number of objectives, including recruiting future librarians and information professionals, as well as advancing and promoting literacy.