{"id":472,"date":"2014-04-17T00:09:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T23:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/?p=472"},"modified":"2014-04-17T00:09:36","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T23:09:36","slug":"working-smarter-and-adding-value-the-changing-role-of-librarianship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/2014\/04\/17\/working-smarter-and-adding-value-the-changing-role-of-librarianship\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Smarter and Adding Value: The Changing Role of Librarianship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Victoria<\/a><\/p>\n

Conference Announcement: Zimbabwe Library Association
\nDate: June 24-27, 2014.
\nVenue: A\u2019Zambezi River Lodge. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
\nThe Zimbabwe Library Association an Affiliate Member of IFLA is grateful to announce its 48th ZimLA Annual Conference. This Conference brings together librarians, record managers, archivist and information specialists who will gather to deliberate on various topics to engage the minds of information professionals to find constructive solutions to better develop libraries of the twenty-first century. In a world where there is now an increasing Internet penetration as a means of communication that is resulting in capacity of individuals to access vast amounts of information, information professionals need to acquire this new knowledge so that they will be averse with the new connected virtual communities developing across the world. The Zimbabwe Library Association Conference will be running under the theme Working Smarter and Adding Value: The Changing Role of Librarianship<\/em><\/p>\n

Sub-themes:
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Innovation in library services
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Information literacy and lifelong learning<\/p>\n

\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In different types of libraries
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (approaches\/models in academic and school curricula
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As a vital life skill
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In protecting Intellectual property and Copyright<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Embedded librarianship
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Responsiveness to changing information and technology landscape
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Information brokering and\u00a0 info-preneurship
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Community librarianship
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Library out-reach services
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corporate librarianship
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Use of social media in library services
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Changing roles of librarians
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Proactive librarianship
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge management
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Open access<\/p>\n

The Zimbabwe Library Association is calling upon information professionals across the world and region to be part of this important event and share their knowledge.\u00a0\u00a0Keynotes, paper presentations, panel discussions, and interactive breakout sessions, and exhibitions will focus on the Conference theme aligning all sub-themes detailed above.<\/p>\n

As a National Association we encourage book publishers, book sellers, library computer software organizations, telecommunication industry, local and regional library online database publishers of all sizes and statures to attend, including both computer software and hardware administrators and technical staff charged with library software development so that they use this Conference to avail their brand to our Conference delegates from different types of libraries.<\/p>\n

This important conference is thus open to all those with a quest for information sharing and its management. Thus you do not need to be a member of Zimbabwe Library Association to attend.<\/p>\n

For total Conference Package Bookings e-mail to: reservations@azambezi.co.zw<\/a>
\nOther Conference Bookings: e-mail to: rainbow@telcovec.co.zw<\/a><\/p>\n

For detailed Conference Registration and Packages get in touch with Zimbabwe Library Association\u00a0 Ms H. Ncube,\u00a0Secretary General\u00a0,\u00a0\u00a0hrncube@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0hrncube@nrz.co.zw<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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