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 Oct 22 11:30 am: Illinois PhD student Halimah Shabazz on "Pathblazing Black PhDs in Library and Information Science: Past and Present"

  • 1.  REMINDER / Minitalk tomorrow Sat Oct 22 11:30 am: Illinois PhD student Halimah Shabazz on "Pathblazing Black PhDs in Library and Information Science: Past and Present"

    Posted Oct 21, 2022 05:06 PM
    This week our theme of Libraries and Crisis leads us to hear how a
    master's student (now PhD student) built a database of Black PhDs in LIS, and what those dissertators did.  Join us and tell others!* Saturday, October 22, 11:30-Noon US Central Time* Halimah Shabazz (MSLIS Illinois), PhD student, University of Illinois iSchool, on "Pathblazing Black PhDs in Library and Information Science: Past and Present"* 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/minitalksTo see our past and future events:http://publish.illinois.edu/minitalksNow 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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