Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, together with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association, has named six librarians chosen to participate in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2010. The 2010 Jordan IFLA/OCLC Fellows were named at a news conference during the World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Milan, Italy.
The Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program supports library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. The programme provides advanced continuing education and exposure to a broad range of issues in information technologies, library operations and global cooperative librarianship. With the selection of the six Fellows for the class of 2010, the programme will have welcomed 50 librarians and information science professionals from 30 countries.
During the five-week programme, which will run from April 10 through May 15, 2010, the Fellows will participate in discussions with library and information science leaders, library visits and professional development activities. Topics and issues explored include information technologies and their impact on libraries, library operations and management, and global cooperative librarianship.
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