Call for Nominations for 2010 Board Positions

Librarians without Borders is now accepting nominations for 2010 Board of Directors and Executive Board positions. This is your chance to get involved! For more information, including job descriptions and instructions for applying, please visit our Volunteer Page. Deadline for nominations is December 7, 2009.

eIFLnet Call for proposals for public libraries in developing and transition countries

I got this post from our colleagues in eIFL.net

eIFl.net opens Call for Proposals public libraries in developing and transition countries.

eIFL.net is pleased to announce a Call for Proposals to spark the development of innovative public library services using technology in transitioning and developing countries.

The Public Library Innovation Program (http://plip.eifl.net ) will encourage public libraries to reach out to their communities, partnering with local government, business and other organizations to assess local needs and develop new services. Technology has transformed public libraries throughout the world, yet in many developing countries where the need is great, public libraries are under resourced.

This call is designed to gather great ideas that introduce technology to meet user needs and help members of the community improve their lives. Ten of the best proposals will be awarded up to $30,000 USD each for a one-year project.

Go to http://plip.eifl.net for the Call for Proposal, Application Form, Fact Sheet, FAQs and Press Release. A help desk will be available to prospective applicants [email protected].

This Call for Proposals opens on 16th November 2009 and closes 28th February 2010.

It will be open to applicants from the following countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Palestine (West Bank and Gaza), Poland, Guatemala, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

U of Toronto Student Committee mtg Thurs Nov 12

The University of Toronto Librarians Without Borders Student Committee will be meeting this Thursday, Nov 12, at 4-5 pm, in Room 415 of the Inforum.

For more information contact Jessica Rovito or check out the Facebook page.

Stimulate 2010

Stimulate-2010, an International Training Program, offers a learning environment to information experts in the area of science and technology, who are in the early phase of their career. The aims are to sharpen their skills in collecting, storing, retrieving, presenting and managing information. This can be of great benefit to the teaching and research activities going on in their institute and to the further development of their organization and region. The training is offered for a period of 3 months mainly in Brussels, Belgium.

Grants/Scholarships are available for minimum 12 and maximum 15 participants from selected developing countries. The ideal age limit considered for applying the grants/scholarship is younger than 40 years. The last date for applying scholarship is by the end of January 2010. You may take this opportunity to apply for this training programme.

A discussion on access to information for medical students

Hosted by HIFA2015 Healthcare Information For All by 2015: a discussion on the difficulties of accessing up-to-date medical information in countries with fewer resources.

The issue of accessing information is a particular problem in Sierra Leone where there is no bookshop selling new books, and no medical text book importer. Even those who have money must send this abroad with friends and relatives to buy. Not only is this a cumbersome system, but it means that schemes such as BookPower and TALC are not having their desired effects.

We want to see this change. Not just for students of medicine, but for those of nursing and the other health professions, and all those already working in the health system. Whilst internet and computer is so minimal, books are the way to get information to providers.