Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:31:42 +0530 From: Shibu.K.M <shibukm123@gmail.com> Dear Friends I invite you to please log on to the following URL and participate in the web chat. This web chat is open to all and Co.Nx can be accessed by any computer with an Internet connection. 4:00 PM Rome time is 8:30PM New Delhi time. The title of the talk is *�Librarians as Change Agents.�***** *Abstract:* *The global challenges facing our community require a new librarianship not based on functions, but on true community engagement. Librarians must leave behind simplistic notions of neutrality for a mission of transformative social action. In essence, librarians must adopt a more direct **mission to improve society, not simply documenting it.* *Librarians as Change Agents* Thursday, November 17, 2011 10:00 EST (15:00 UTC / 16:00 CET) *URL: https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/rome<http://state.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a49153264c371916817f7fcdc&id=07cf9450d8&e=4af575c56b> * * ***[image: http://gallery.mailchimp.com/a49153264c371916817f7fcdc/files/R._David_Lankes...] *** **Description:* How can librarians promote social change? Join Professor R. David Lankes from Syracuse University�s School of Information Studies to discuss how today�s global challenges require a new librarianship based on community engagement. Learn why librarians must adopt a mission of transformative social action to help improve society, not simply document it. *Format: *This will be a video web chat in English. Click on the above URL and "Enter as a Guest" to participate.**** ** ** * * * PS: Please send the feedback to *sharmac2@state.gov <gideona@state.gov> * ** * *Thanks and regards* * * * * *Chhaya Sharma* | Deputy Library Director | The American Library |Embassy of the United States of America I 24 K.G. Marg, New Delhi 110001 IT +91 2347 2121 | E sharmac2@state.gov <gideona@state.gov> I ****