Per un’internazionalizzazione dell’insegnamento in

biblioteconomia

12 marzo 2010

Milano Palazzo delle Stelline

Sala BRAMANTE

h. 9.30-13.00

International professionals and IFLA: Labour market needs

and expectations

Patrice LandryBiblioteca nazionale svizzera BN

IFLA and international librarianship

• Why should LIS integrate an international perspective in their program

• How can IFLA contribute to the internationalisation of LIS?

• What are the advantages to IFLA? (internationalisation of LIS program)

Why should LIS integrate an international

perspective in their program (1)

• More international job opportunities• Library procedures, standards,

systems not limited to one country or culture

• Information data (metadata) are more freely available and need to be understood

Why should LIS integrate an international

perspective in their program (1)

• Libraries’ best practices can now be used widely (more interoperability)

• Internet – international access – we are all connected

More international job opportunities?

• International agreements on professional mobility (i.e. EU, Canada-USA-Mexico) lead to greater mobility (for some?)

• Bologna and agreements on recognition of diplomas

• Many international organisations (i.e.NGO), European organisations (i.e. The European Library, Europeana), university libraries and … national libraries!

• Swiss National Library (German, British, French, Serb, Canadian

What is needed in LIS programs?

Nearly all LIS areas require an international perspective

What do we know about other ways of working?

• Bibliographic standards: cataloguing, indexing, communication formats standards

• Technical (systems, standards)• Information literacy and reference services• Management approaches, techniques

Also needed?• Language skills• Cultural literacy (intercultural

competences)• Training skills

How can IFLA help?• Work of IFLA professional units

(sections, core activities, SIGs)• Conference proceedings• Publications, including sections’

newsletter and website• IFLA website

Students can also profit by attending IFLA conference

• Submit a request for IFLA funding• Attend standing committee meetings• Attend conference programs• Give presentations• Visit exhibitions area• Participate in library visits

What can LIS schools do?

• Add an international perspective to relevant courses

• Use IFLA resources as a base for international comparative librarianship

• Make students aware of funding opportunities to attend IFLA conferences

• Use IFLA and national library associations’ international initiatives and special interest groups for information

What are the advantages to IFLA?

• Developing knowledge in international librarianship

• Skills and interest to particpate in IFLA’s professional activities, namely standing committees

• Knowledge of IFLA