International Collaborations: Strengthening Library Global Impact-IRRT Chair's Program

Sunday, June 30, 2024

4:00pm - 5:30pm Pacific

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 32 A B

Presenter(s)

Vivienne Byrd

Librarian III/Program Lead - STEAM & Neighborhood Science Initiatives
Exploration & Creativity Department, Los Angeles Public Library
Lisa Hussey (she/her/hers)

Professor
Simmons University School of Library and Information Science

Moderator(s)

Mark Mattson

Head of Global Engagement Initiatives and International Partnerships Librarian
Penn State University Libraries
BM

Barbara Marson
CC

Clara M. Chu, PhD (she/her/hers)

Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor
Mortenson Center for International Library Programs

Presenter(s)

Nurfarawahidah Badruesham (she/her/hers)

Project Director, Citizen Science Program
Senior Librarian, Al-Bukhari Library Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Pahang Branch, Malaysia

Handouts
CC

Clara M. Chu, PhD (she/her/hers)

Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor
Mortenson Center for International Library Programs

As IRRT celebrates its 75th anniversary, the IRRT Chair’s program highlights the impact of collaborations among libraries worldwide. Speakers will discuss progress toward digital inclusion, equity, and advocacy in the profession as advanced through international collaboration. With the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a framework, they will highlight examples of libraries and library workers impacting the lives of their own communities and contributing to the overall betterment of the global community. A Q and A session with the audience concludes the program.