Shortly before the second Standing Committee Meeting of CPDWL  at  http://conference.ifla.org/ifla80 which will be held tomorrow at 9.45 in Salle Bellecour 1 we kindly ask you to let us know in what subjects you are interested in.

Because we will decide about the themes for upcoming open sessions and satellite meetings next year and in 2016.

Thanks for your support!

Please join your colleagues during the 2014 IFLA Conference Lyon (August 16-21) at the CPDWL session Learning Challenges for Librarians and Library Managers: A Knowledge Cafe. During the meeting you will have the opportunity to join several small discussion groups on a number of topics such as “Learning Strategies for Staff”, “Learning within the Constraints with Limited Staffing and Budgets”, “User Involvement as Learning Tools”, “Mentoring and Coaching” and many other hot topics. The session will be Thursday, August 21 from 1345-1545.

Come learn more about MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and how they are being used in libraries MOOCS: Opportunities and Challenges for Librarians. CPDWL is pleased to present this informative session at the 2014 IFLA Conference Lyon (August 16-21) on August 18 from 1145 – 1345 in the Forum I meeting room.

For the third consecutive year, IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group are partnering with the American Library Association to present a series of free quarterly webinars on issues of interest to new librarians, library associations and library schools, library-decision makers, and all library workers. This is a great opportunity for membership participation via new worldwide online programming.

Keynote speakers for each of our quarterly sessions come from different regions of the world. Past speakers have included IFLA President Elect, Donna Scheeder and other library leaders.

Save the date for the next one hour webinar!
July 15, 2014
9:00 a.m. CDT
10:00 a.m. EDT
4:00 p.m. CET
10:00 Singapore
World Clock http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Link to access the virtual meeting room – coming soon.

Speakers:
• Keynote by Jan Holmquist, Assistant Library Director at Guldborgsund, Denmark. Global Librarian. Topics: Leadership and Technology and Innovation. Subtopics: MOOCs – in a learning perspective, Wellness, Library trends, Digital libraries.
• Aaron Tay, Senior Librarian, National University of Singapore. Blogger at Musings about librarianship. Topics: Tech Trends, Discovery and Libraries
• Jonathan Hernandez, PhD student in library and information studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), member of the board of the National Association of Librarians (CNB) and works as an academic at the Coordination of the Humanities (UNAM). Topics: Internet censorship, Freedom of expression, Infodiversity. Why it is important for new librarians and students to be aware of freedom of expression and privacy.

The quarterly webinars are presented in January, April, July and October. Stay tuned for more news!
The webinars are archived, therefore you can join them, ask questions and participate in conversations with international colleagues live, or you can listen to them later, anywhere, at any time.

For more information about the 2012 and 2013 series and to listen to a number of webinars, visit the following link http://npsig.wordpress.com/webinars/

Please contact Loida Garcia-Febo, Series Coordinator for questions and requests for information

The KM Section in co-operation with CPDWL have a one-day event Knowledge Management as a Vital Tool for Change Management.  See http://parisdescartes.libguides.com/IFLA2014/program for the program.  Registration is free on a first-come, first-served basis.

The keynote speaker is Olivier Serrat, Principal Knowledge Management Specialist – Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank – Philippines. He will speak about:

Toward a Library Renaissance:
Key Trends Affecting Libraries
Recommendations for Future Libraries
A Skills Framework for Librarians
Forestalling Change Fatigue: Future Search and the Resilient Organization

Therw will be six other  speakers from around the world.

Save the date: Monday August 18th 11.45 – 13.45

MOOCs and new open education initiatives are revolutionizing the ways that professional development and other learning opportunities are being delivered around the world. What role should libraries play in supporting MOOCs? What opportunities are available to information professionals to advance their own learning through MOOCs? 　What are the challenges, trends and opportunities for MOOCs in libraries? Panel speakers will discuss topics such as MOOC trends, best practices, library school/higher education/public library developments, as well as how MOOCs provide　access to information and enhance learning.  Speakers will provide examples through videos, social media, and visuals.