"Africa, Asia and Latin America: Supporting libraries to develop sustainable research the INASP way"
Date: Wednesday, 12th October 2011
Time: 18.00 - 19.45
Place: CILIP HQ, 7 Ridgmount Street,
London WC1E 7AE
Cost: FREE (but please confirm attendance by emailing Alice Tyler:
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The
International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) has worked for close to two decades with over twenty partner countries in the developing world to support all aspects of the scholarly research and communication cycle. INASP
aims to work collaboratively with partner countries to facilitate access to international
scholarly e-journals, to support the creation of indigenous e-journals, to equip librarians with the skills to support research, and to help libraries create the infrastructure which enables them to deliver services in the digital library environment.
Emma Farrow, Peter Burnett and Anne Powell will provide an insight into INASP's
Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERii) and how this project has used stakeholder participation and strategic partnerships to develop a sustainable model to support libraries in the provision of access to worldwide research. They will
review some of the successess and the ongoing challenges that are faced and will provide case studies from a range of countries including Nepal and Vietnam
ILIG Informals are not lectures; they are informal, but informative, early evening meetings with a short talk on a theme of international interest plus plenty of time for
questions and networking. They are open to all and absolutely free. Light refreshments are served which is why we ask you to let us know you are coming by contacting us by 10th October. We look forward to seeing you.
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As Head of Library Development, Peter Burnett works to build up the infrastructure of libraries and equip librarians with skills to effectively deliver services in the digital library environment.
A graduate in Russian and East European Studies, he has worked in the universities of Birmingham, Lancaster, Washington and Oxford and spent 9
years as Head of Technical Services at the Bodleian Library. From 1994-2000 he served as Chair of George Soros' Open Society Institute Network Library Program, and has worked as a library consultant in parts of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Peter
joined INASP in 2008
Emma Farrow joined INASP in May 2009. She contributes to the development, delivery and evaluation of a range of library, information use and management, and ICT-related training activities. Emma has an MA in Information and Library Studies from Manchester Metropolitan
University and has worked both at the University of the West of England and for VSO in Sri Lanka. Her other professional activities have included work with the UK-based charity Partnerships in Health Information (Phi) which has involved her in projects in
a number of developing and transitional countries
Anne Powell works in Information Delivery in both publisher and country-facing activities. She works with publishers to ensure that PERii's processes and systems meet the needs of publishers while offering optimum access to the resources by researchers. She
assists country coordinators and librarians with selection of and access to online resources, with collection and interpretation of usage statistics and with raising awareness of the resources by researchers. Anne worked as a librarian and library educator
in Zimbabwe for 21 years before joining INASP in 2002.
Doug Knock
Healthcare Library Manager
Knowledge Services
Queen Elizabeth
South London Healthcare NHS Trust