[LIS-Forum] Fwd: Applications now being accepted for 2018 IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program for librarians from developing countries

[Shamprasad Pujar]

Dear All,

It may be of interest to younger professionals. Please see trailing
email for further details.

best wishes,

S.M. Pujar
Deputy Librarian
IGIDR, Mumbai
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Fellowship Program for librarians from developing countries
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Fellows to be announced in January; Program to run from 17 March to 13
April 2018

DUBLIN, Ohio, 21 August 2017—OCLC and the International Federation of
Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) are now accepting
applications for library professionals to participate in the 2018 Jay
Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program
(http://www.oclc.org/en/about/awards.html).

The Fellowship Program, sponsored by IFLA and OCLC, is a four-week
program based at OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA, that provides
education and professional development opportunities for early career
librarians from countries with developing economies. The 2018 program
will run from 17 March to 13 April 2018.

A description of the program, along with dates for applications,
selection and participation were announced today during the World
Library and Information Congress: 83rd IFLA General Conference and
Assembly in Wrocław, Poland. Details about the program, guidelines and
applications are now available on the website. Deadline for
applications is 6 October 2017.

The IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program offers advanced continuing education
and exposure to a broad range of issues in information technologies,
library operations and global cooperative librarianship. The program
has welcomed 85 librarians and information science professionals from
38 countries since its first class arrived in Dublin in 2001.

“The IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program has had a tremendous impact on the
professional lives of the individuals who have participated over the
years,” said Skip Prichard, OCLC President and CEO. “The program is
also impacting the profession around the world as these librarians are
becoming leaders in their home countries, helping to shape the future
of librarianship. We are proud to host these exceptional librarians as
they begin their careers. They are inspired by the cooperative efforts
and best practices demonstrated by libraries and librarians in the
United States. We are just as inspired by the tremendous work they are
doing in their home countries.”

The Fellows gain professional knowledge, visit leading institutions as
models of librarianship and make contacts in the international library
community that will help them progress for many years to come. Fellows
also have opportunities to share their home customs and cultures with
other Fellows, with colleagues they meet during the program, and with
their hosts.

“I now see things from a different point of view,” said Rhea Jade
Nabuson, 2016 Fellow from Philippines. “I am a better librarian, ready
to overcome challenges faced by Philippine libraries.”

“The program has equipped me to further my career,” said Patience
Ngizi-Hara, 2017 Fellow from Zambia. “It has been life-changing.”

Watch a brief video interview with Rashidah Bolhassan, from Malaysia,
who was part of the very first IFLA/OCLC Fellows class. She is now the
CEO of the Sarawak State Library in Malaysia.

Read more about the IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program on the OCLC Next blog.

Source:  https://www.ifla.org/node/11655

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