Comments for Librarians Without Borders

Comment on Volunteer by Melanie Sellar

Melanie Sellar — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:54:50 +0000

Hi Mónica, We’re glad that you found the organization! It sounds like you are doing some innovative and important work in Columbia. It is indeed so often a problem that the local knowledge is under-documented and overlooked in favor of outside sources. Welcome to LWB! We’re glad to have you as a member, Melanie

Comment on Volunteer by Mónica Cuéllar

Mónica Cuéllar — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:06:13 +0000

I never knew this kind of organization existed and I m so happy to see it actually does!

I m a colombian anthropologist and I work with an investigation group that is hoping to help overcome knowledge limitations in rural areas as well. We are working in a small rural area of Colombia where we are starting a project so that every population has a library that contains mainly information about their own territory, culture and history. We find it to be very important since they don t privilege their own wisdom and think that knowledge exists only in big cities, mainly because every study about them or novel that is written ends up in universities or libraries far away from them. It is a project that through local libraries and school classes hopes to change this perspective and emphasize on each population s own richness.

I hope this experience can nourish this organization s objectives and learn from it s trajectory.

I will be filling out my membership paper immediately and would certainly love to stay in touch!

Mónica Cuéllar.

Comment on Libraries, Aid, and Developing Countries by Valli

Valli — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:02:17 +0000

Eliza,

Thanks for your interest in the Guatemala project. The group was there in April but you can read about the project on our blog: http://lwbguatemala2010.wordpress.com/

Thanks for the support!

Comment on Volunteer by Mubsher ali

Mubsher ali — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:25:45 +0000

me from Pakistan very far away from other members but feel u happiness to get plateform like this

Comment on Volunteer by Mubsher ali

Mubsher ali — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:24:16 +0000

i m doing work as library assistant and glad to see it and want to become member.

Comment on Libraries, Aid, and Developing Countries by Eliza Strode

Eliza Strode — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:29:03 +0000

The link here doesn’t work! I am interested in your Guatemala projects. Thank you!

Comment on Volunteer by Luis

Luis — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:32:02 +0000

Thanks, for this comunity, I think is a new way to learn, and help other comunities. I am a labriarian and I think this is a program very important for people !!!.. I would like to do a member !!.. Congratulations Librarians without borders

Comment on LWB@UBC Speaker: Annette de Faveri by Librarians Without Borders Presentation at University of British Columbia « ResourceShelf

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:27:17 +0000

[...] The report on the LWB Web Site was written by Heidi Schiller, LWB@UBC member. [...]

Comment on Volunteer by Jeanna Hough

Jeanna Hough — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:50:43 +0000

A wonderful initiative. I am a Medical Librarian and I think there are boundless things we can be doing to help with information access around the globe! I look forward to getting involved!

Comment on The Protecting Haitian Patrimony Initiative: Digital Library of the Caribbean by Brooke Wooldridge

Brooke Wooldridge — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:03:29 +0000

Thanks, LWB, for helping to promote this new project. We look forward to working with you and others in the int’l community as we support the local directors in their efforts to protect the collections!