IRRT (International Relations Round Table)

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The mission of the International Relations Round Table is to promote interest in library issues and librarianship worldwide; to help coordinate international activities within ALA, serving as a liaison between the International Relations Committee and those members of the Association interested in international relations; to develop programs and activities which further the international objectives of ALA; and to provide hospitality and information to visitors from abroad.



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REMINDER / Minitalk tomorrow Sat , Dec 3; 11:30 CT / Guangchun Zheng on "Bridging information and communication technology and older adults by social network"

  • 1.  REMINDER / Minitalk tomorrow Sat , Dec 3; 11:30 CT / Guangchun Zheng on "Bridging information and communication technology and older adults by social network"

    Posted Dec 02, 2022 01:59 PM
    This week our theme of Libraries and Crisis leads us to a study done of seniors getting tech help.  Community informatics addresses here a digital divide problem magnified by the pandemic. Join us and tell others!
     
    Zhang, Y., Zheng, G., & Yan, H. (2022). Bridging information and communication technology and older adults by social network: An action research in Sichuan, China. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24700

    * Saturday, December 3, 11:30-Noon US Central ***Standard*** Time

    * Guangchun Zheng, PhD student, University of Illinois iSchool, on "Bridging information and communication technology and older adults by social network"

    * Check your timezone at http:/worldtimeserver.com

    To attend your first minitalk, register (it's free). The link you get will work all fall semester:
    http://go.illinois.edu/minitalks

    To see our past and future events (this is our last week for Fall 2022):
    http://publish.illinois.edu/minitalks

    Now in our eighth semester, the Libraries, Literatures, and Literacies Minitalks are hosted at the Illinois School of Information Sciences in partnership with the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs.  All interested parties are warmly encouraged to attend!



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    Clara Chu
    Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor
    Mortenson Center, UIUC Library
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