1. GSLIS Faculty Research Colloquium Why do we need to teach International Librarianship?: A discussion

2. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo/GSLIS2 Why do we need to teach International Librarianship? ► 1)Perhaps we don’t need to ► 2)Yes, we do. ► 3)Correction: International Information ► It is absolutely necessary to understand foreign structures, methods, and practices of librarianship and information because our problems are not unique, they are addressed and confronted by other information cultures and societies.

3. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo/GSLIS3 Why do we need to teach International Librarianship? ► Kesselman and Weintraub (2004) offer three reasons: global interdependency of information, problem solving possibilities, and transformation of libraries into gateways of information. ► Exploration of other information culture’s problems may perhaps save us a lot of energy and efforts.

4. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo/GSLIS4 Some examples ► Brazil (R&D and Academic libraries) ► Government support, research and development goals, academic environments. ► UK (E-government) ► Government support, information services to the citizens, infrastructure. ► Finland (Public Libraries) ► Government investment, local support, literacy. ► Peru (Information Networks and creative solutions to funding) ► The Peruvian Scientific Network (RCP) and the pool(?) at the brand new national library.

5. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo/GSLIS5 Some Requirements ► History (evolution of the information structures of a nation or culture) ► Geography (understanding of the electronic information infrastructure and the challenges of its design and planning, borders bring on new users of information) ► Political Science (understanding of the way that information policies are designed, discussed, and enacted) ► Linguistics ( development of collections and information services for groups of users, scholarly communication and translations) ► Management (managerial techniques and methods used in other countries to solve commons problems).

6. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo/GSLIS6 Maps ► Your typical map would help you understand your users. ► Borders matter because they may limit access to information ► Asia Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online Asia Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online Asia Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online ► National Geographic GeoSpy Geography Game (For Kids) National Geographic GeoSpy Geography Game (For Kids) National Geographic GeoSpy Geography Game (For Kids) ► There is a reason for the strong development of ILL in Canada ► Map of Europe/EU efforts at dealing with 36 different languages.

7. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo/GSLIS7 The European Library ► Provide a more comprehensive and more easily searchable pan - European collection of top quality information resources covering all subject areas of interest to the research community. ► The European Library - v1.1 The European Library - v1.1 The European Library - v1.1 Will be multilingual : German, French, English but is looking to create translation tables for the website itself so tabs etc in 37 languages

8. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo/GSLIS8 NUC ► Caidi (2004) National Union catalogs are ideological tools and expressions of culture.

9. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo/GSLIS9 The Strange case of the Peruvian Scientific Network ► Nakuy - Development Gateway Nakuy - Development Gateway Nakuy - Development Gateway

10. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo/GSLIS10 Some useful information ► http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/kirjasto/oppimiskeskus/ verkkoaineisto/inf/makinen.pdf (Finland) http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/kirjasto/oppimiskeskus/ verkkoaineisto/inf/makinen.pdf http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/kirjasto/oppimiskeskus/ verkkoaineisto/inf/makinen.pdf ► Scientific Communication in History. By Bryan C. Vickery. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2000. ► Bednarz, R. S. (2004).Geography education: The glass is half full and it's getting fuller. The Professional Geographer, 56 (1), 22-27. ► http://www.kf.vu.lt/site_files_doc/LIS_Bologna.pdf (European Curriculum reflections on LIS education)

11. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo/GSLIS11 More useful information ► Caidi, N. (2004). The politics of library artifacts: The national union catalog. Library Quarterly, 74 (3), 337-369. ► Rassmussen, C. et al. (2003). Strategies for Public libraries in the 21 st century. International Journal of Cultural policy, 9 (1), 83-93. ► Vitiello, G. (2001). National Libraries: the concept and the practice, 1700-2000. Alexandria, 13 (3), 139-151.