The ALA IRRT Webinar Committee in association with the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Project presents a series of FIVE (5) webinars to support capacity building of library employees (non-professionals).
𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩,
Date: 14th March 2024 (Time: 12 noon (Maldivian Time)
To Register for this Webinar fill this form @ https://tinyurl.com/7rjprhv3
Webinar 1: Reference Services.
Webinar Series Moderator: Gina de Alwis Jayasuriya, PhD
CPD Researcher & Program Coordinator
Background to the Webinar Series: In 2019 Gina initiated a research project on the status of capacity building opportunities for LIS professionals in selected countries. The focus is on countries that have conducted limited research on the LIS sector, and specifically, on Continuing Professional Development for LIS professionals. Two country studies have been completed to date on the Maldives and Cambodia (Related publications). Capacity building programs Gina has undertaken with a view to bridge the CPD gaps include
- a series of webinars presented in 2021/22 under the auspices of the National Library of Maldives which featured LIS professionals from around the world,
- a one-week program for the Maldivian librarians in Singapore in 2023; and,
- a series of webinars in collaboration with KAPE, to support school librarians.
Gina is the recipient of the American Library Association IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant 2023 for this project to address capacity building for librarians. She was head of Singapore Institute of Management Library for over 25 years.
The IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant established in 2016 funds member-initiated proposals for international projects and partnerships which contribute to ALA’s role in international librarianship.
MLA is supporting Dr Gina de Alwis Jayasuriya in promoting the event in the Maldives.
MLA will issue a digital certificate of participation for MLA members who participate in this CPD event. Becoming a member of MLA is a simple process. You may opt to be
- a fee-based (professional) member or
- membership-fee-free (general) member.
Check out our membership list page here https://infomalias.org/mla-members-list/.
If your name is not on the members list but wish to become a member, or would like to renew or upgrade your membership, please kindly complete and submit this MLA membership form (you can alternatively type the following URL to access the form shorturl.at/t0126).
Maldives Library Association 