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African Library Summit 2011

Dear colleagues

It is with great pleasure that the Unisa Library,  the IFLA Regional Office for
Africa and IFLA Africa Section invite you to the African Library Summit 2011.

The theme of the Summit
The theme of the Summit is The Future of African Librarianship.

The purpose of the Summit
The purpose of the Summit is to create an exciting and collaborative business
atmosphere that will stimulate critical debate on library and information
service issues with a view to developing an action plan for quality library
services and librarianship on the African continent. The Summit will also
provide the networking opportunities so vital to any professional community.


Leading library and information executives from the African continent will
attend this three- day high-level strategy event from Wednesday 11th to Friday
13th May 2011. 


The venue
The African Library Summit 2011 will take place at Misty Hills Country Hotel,
Conference Centre and Spa, Muldersdrift, Gauteng, South Africa

Registration fee
If registered by Thursday 31 March 2011, the cost is US $380 per delegate.
Registrations received after 31 March 2011: US $450 per delegate

The registration fee includes:
·        Lunch and evening meals on all three days of the Summit
·        Morning and afternoon refreshment breaks
·        The Opening and Closing Events (11 and 13 May 2011)
·        Visit to the Cradle of Humankind or a Unisa Library Tour on the last
day of the Summit

The registration fee excludes:
·        Travel and accommodation
·        Airport shuttles
·        Optional activities
·        Anything not otherwise specified

Registrations open on Monday 10 January 2011 (see the Summit website)

Accommodation
Accommodation is available at the Summit venue (Misty Hills Country Hotel,
Conference Centre and Spa). Accommodation rates vary between ZAR 890 and ZAR
12,000 per night. Accommodation rates include breakfast.

For more information and the preliminary programme, please visit our website: 
African Library Summit 2011


Naomi Haasbroek

Chair:  IFLA Africa Section
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
http://www.ifla.org/en/africa

President
Library and Information Association of South Africa
http://www.liasa.org.za

HEAD:  Library and Information Services
iThemba LABS
P O Box 722
Somerset West
7129

Tel:  +27 21 843 1000
Tel:  +27 21 843 1259 (Direct)
Fax:  0866116096 or +27 21 843 3525
Mobile:  0828959931
E-Mail:  naomi@tlabs.ac.za
http://www.tlabs.ac.za


     

Distance Learning MSc with Scholarship from Manchester University

Starting each year in January, the MSc in Management & Information Systems: Change and Development aims to develop the "hybrid" mix of management and information systems skills that we know from experience is essential to the successful and strategic application of ICTs.

The programme specifically focuses on the planning, development, impact and management of information systems and organisational change in developing and transitional countries, and is co-ordinated by the University of Manchester's Centre for Development Informatics.

Being taught by distance learning, it allows study fellows to remain at home and in work, and to study at their own pace as other commitments allow.

Applications are now being accepted, and links to this and other details of MSc M&IS DL can be found at: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/08003/?code=08003&pg=all

One fully-funded scholarship is available for a candidate from a developing country, covering all costs. Details are available at: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/postgraduate/taught/funding/

If you have any questions, please email the Programme Director, Prof. Richard Heeks: richard.heeks@manchesterac.uk

(Scholarship) International Master in Digital Library Learning (DILL)

All applicants can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.   For the year 2010-2012, there are 10 scholarships available for third country students, 8 scholarships for students from  the EU/EEA-states and 2 scholarships for students from the area of  Western Balkans and Turkey. The number of scholarships available for the class 2011-13 has not yet been decided.

Category A scholarships. A Category A scholarship may be awarded to third country nationals, who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, training, work) for more than a total of 12 months in an EU-EEA country. The category A scholarship amounts to a monthly allowance of 1000€ per month/12000€ per year for two years. In addition the students will receive a contribution to travel and installation costs at the beginning of each school year of 4000€, coming to a total of 8000€ for the two-year course. The tuition fees will be covered by the scholarship.

Category B scholarships. A Category B scholarship may be awarded to students from the EU-EEA area, as well as third country students who has been residing in the EU-EEA area for more than 12 months within the last five years. The scholarship amounts to 500€ per month/6000€ per year for two years, plus coverage of tuition fees

It is not possible to apply for a scholarship without a place on DILL. Once you have been accepted  as a student on Dill, the Dill  consortium  will apply for a scholarship on your behalf.

Definitions: 

• By Third country-students, we mean citizens coming from all countries other than:
  • The 27 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The UK)
  • The EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway)
• Third country applicants cannot have been residents of, or carried out their main activities (studies, work, etc.) in, any of the above countries for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years.
• By Western Balkans and Turkey, we mean students coming from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo under the UNSC Resolution 1244/99, Former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.

Contact
If you have any questions about the DILL Master Programme or comments about the information on this web site, please send an e-mail to dill@jbi.hio.no.

The DILL postal address is:

DILL Administration
Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science
Oslo University College
P.O. Box 4 St. Olavs plass
0130 Oslo
Norway

If using a courier service, please have the package delivered to:

DILL / JBI
Oslo University College
Pilestredet 46
0167 Oslo
Norway

More info at http://dill.hio.no