CENTRE FOR AFRICAN LIBRARY LEADERSHIP (CALL) A GRANT AWARDED TO THE UPLS BY THE CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK (CCNY) Ujala Satgoor LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar 30 June 2009 LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

Library Leadership Development in South Africa Background Mortenson Center for International Library Programs South African Library Leadership Project: Goals & Results CICD Thinking Outside the Borders, 2008 “Leadership is not an accolade you can accredit to yourself, but a privilege given to you by peers.” LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

Why library leadership? LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar Library Leadership Development in South Africa Vision (Ideas about change; about how the future can be different) Attitude (Positive) Passion (Purpose)

Overview – CCNY Grant Timeframe: 3 years, July 2008 – June 2009 Finances: –Total grant - $1m Project Governance –UPLS –Advisory Committee, representatives of the identified LIS sectors; ToR –Programme Co-ordinator LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

Goal Objectives and activities to realise this goal –Establishment of the CALL within the precincts of the Merensky Library. –To build leadership expertise within the public and academic LIS sectors – further development opportunities & relevant skills based training Address the leadership development needs of current and future middle and senior managers of academic, public/community and national library services LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

Goal Objectives and activities to realise this goal (contd) –6 x 2-week Leadership Academies (120) 20 participants per academy Curriculum to be designed in collaboration with the library schools at UP, UKZN and UCT Current best practices in library management, advocacy and communication skills, change management, refining of IT skills, mentorship, etc. –3 x 1-week Train-the-Trainer workshop (30) 10 participants per workshop Address the leadership development needs of current and future middle and senior managers of academic, public/community and national library services LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

Progress Programme design – Oct 08, 1 st discussions with LIS schools Appointment of the PC –Mrs Martha de Waal –April 01, 2009 to end of project. Training facility – plans and designs –30 computers –2 x break away rooms –Flexible design –Mini-auditorium (2 nd phase) LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

Progress 1 st Carnegie Library Leadership Academy, July 2009, Leriba Lodge, Centurion. 20 participants – academic, public/community libraries Institutions represented Programme – theoretical and practical components; various formats of teaching & learning; visits and speaker sessions. LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

Partners The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Department of Information Studies, University of Pretoria The Centre for Information Literacy, University of Cape Town Department of Information Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal Identified LIS sectors LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

Outcomes A self-sustaining centre Design a comprehensive library leadership plan Achieve a high level of measurable improved skills Develop a cadre of 120 well trained library leaders Build a team of library trainers The content of the academies could be made available electronically and shared with others. LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

Opportunity to … Make a difference to the LIS sector Develop visionary leaders Create a network for library leaders Become an acknowledged library leadership centre Expand to include the rest of the continent. Contribute to the continuance of the profession. LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar