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TODAY: 35th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture on The THIRD REICH OF DREAMS, by Amanda Rubin

Posted By Clara Chu Sep 04, 2025 12:52 PM
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Join us shortly for a thought-provoking Lecture. 35th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture The THIRD REICH OF DREAMS: Hallucinations, Literary Imagination, and (Un)conscious Archives in memory of Founding Mortenson Center Director Marianna Tax Choldin By Amanda Rubin Documentary Filmmaker ...

Sad News: Remembering Fred Nesta

Posted By Clara Chu Jun 10, 2025 03:27 PM
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Colleagues, It is with sadness that I share the loss of dear colleague and friend Fred Nesta, who died of pancreatic cancer on Saturday evening at home. His wife Maureen Buja (MaureenBuja@gmail.com) shared the obituary below. I met Fred in Qatar where he started the University College London's MA ...

Sharing Sad News - Terry L. Weech

Posted By Clara Chu Jun 09, 2025 11:02 AM
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Dear colleagues, I'm saddened to share the news that our dear colleague, Terry Weech, passed away on Thursday, June 5. He made significant contributions to advance international librarianship (through teaching, research and professional service) and quality of LIS education (ALA Committee on Accreditation ...

Sharing Sad News - Terry L. Weech

Posted By Clara Chu Jun 09, 2025 11:01 AM
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Dear colleagues, I'm saddened to share the news that our dear colleague, Terry Weech, passed away on Thursday, June 5. He made significant contributions to advance international librarianship (through teaching, research and professional service) and quality of LIS education (ALA Committee on Accreditation ...

Tomorrow: Webinar on "Libraries Supporting Displaced Persons: International Guidelines (IFLA) and Global Experiences"

Posted By Clara Chu May 26, 2025 11:38 AM
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Join us for the following webinar commemorating World Refugee Day 2025. Libraries Supporting Displaced Persons: International Guidelines (IFLA) and Global Experiences Tuesday, May 27, 11am-12:15 pm CT/Chicago (12-1:15pm ET / 6-7:15pm Poland/Netherlands / 7-8:15 pm Greece - Check local time at h ...

Tomorrow: Webinar on "Libraries Supporting Displaced Persons: International Guidelines (IFLA) and Global Experiences"

Posted By Clara Chu May 26, 2025 11:35 AM
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[Please excuse any cross-posting and share with others.] Join us for the following webinar commemorating World Refugee Day 2025. Libraries Supporting Displaced Persons: International Guidelines (IFLA) and Global Experiences Tuesday, May 27, 11am-12:15 pm CT/Chicago (12-1:15pm ET / 6-7:15pm Poland/Netherlands ...

May 27th Webinar on "Libraries Supporting Displaced Persons: International Guidelines (IFLA) and Global Experiences"

Posted By Clara Chu May 16, 2025 04:27 PM
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Dear Colleagues, You are invited to a webinar commemorating World Refugee Day 2025 (June 20). The webinar will highlight the recently published IFLA Guidelines for Libraries Supporting Displaced Persons: Refugees, Migrants, Immigrants, Asylum seekers (December 2024) and complemented by presentations ...

May 27th Webinar on "Libraries Supporting Displaced Persons: International Guidelines (IFLA) and Global Experiences"

Posted By Clara Chu May 16, 2025 04:23 PM
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Dear Colleagues, You are invited to a webinar commemorating World Refugee Day 2025 (June 20). The webinar will highlight the recently published IFLA Guidelines for Libraries Supporting Displaced Persons: Refugees, Migrants, Immigrants, Asylum seekers (December 2024) and complemented by presentations ...

3/19 Webinar: 'Read Your Way Out': How prison libraries promote the right to education in the Philippines

Posted By Clara Chu Mar 18, 2025 08:34 PM
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Webinar: 'Read Your Way Out': How prison libraries promote the right to education in the Philippines On 19 March 2025, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) will host the webinar, 'Read Your Way Out: How prison libraries promote the right to education in the Philippines'. The event is ...

Feb. 6: Foundational Knowledge Areas (FKAs) for LIS Professionals: An Action Plan Workshop

Posted By Clara Chu Feb 04, 2025 04:16 PM
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Please join us for this free online workshop using this registration link: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/8nwYUCkpT6uLpidjXZFJSw Foundational Knowledge Areas (FKAs) for LIS Professionals: An Action Plan Workshop Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1-4pm Trinidad and Tobago / 12-3pm Jamaica / 11am-2pm ...

Invitation to Sept. 29th Kathleen Weibel Celebration of Life and Living Legacy

Posted By Clara Chu Sep 19, 2024 01:17 PM
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Greetings colleagues. Our dear friend Kathleen Weibel, 79, librarian extraordinaire, mentor, educator, and international and women rights advocate, passed July 29, 2024 at her home. Her friends are organizing an online event on Sept. 29th, 3pm PT/5pm CT/ 6pm ET, to celebrate her life and create a ...

2023 Season's Greetings from the Mortenson Center

Posted By Clara Chu Dec 19, 2023 07:16 AM
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Wishes for a peaceful holiday season from the Mortenson Center team. We look forward to continuing working with you in 2024! ------------------------------ Clara Chu Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor Mortenson Center, UIUC Library ------------------------------

10/18/23 UCT Inaugural Lecture: Prof. Jaya Raju on "Leading a 'decolonial turn' in research methodology from a knowledge and information stewardship perspective"

Posted By Clara Chu Oct 17, 2023 12:03 AM
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Dear Colleagues It gives me great pleasure to invite you to Professor Jaya Raju's inaugural lecture which will be held on the 18th October 2023 at 18h00, the lecture will be hybrid. TOPIC: Leading a 'decolonial turn' in research methodology from a knowledge and information stewardship perspective ...

10/18/23 UCT Inaugural Lecture: Prof. Jaya Raju on "Leading a 'decolonial turn' in research methodology from a knowledge and information stewardship perspective"

Posted By Clara Chu Oct 17, 2023 12:03 AM
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Dear Colleagues It gives me great pleasure to invite you to Professor Jaya Raju's inaugural lecture which will be held on the 18th October 2023 at 18h00, the lecture will be hybrid. TOPIC: Leading a 'decolonial turn' in research methodology from a knowledge and information stewardship perspective ...

Sept 21: 33rd Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture with Ricardo L. Punzalan

Posted By Clara Chu Sep 14, 2023 03:54 PM
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33rd Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture | 21 Sept 2023 "Reciprocity, Reparative Actions, and Decolonial Work," by Dr. Ricardo L. Punzalan, University of Michigan 21 September 2023 | 3:30-5:00 pm Lecture :: 5:00-5:45 pm Reception to follow (Check for local time here: https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/) ...

2023 IFLA WLIC North America Virtual Hub - Join us for all sessions OR Aug 21st for the open session on Library Services With Indigenous Peoples

Join us August 21-24 for the 2023 IFLA WLIC North America Virtual Hub hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Mortenson Center for International Library Program and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library are honored to be hosting and coordinating one of ...

2023 IFLA WLIC North America Virtual Hub - Join us for all sessions OR Aug 21st for the open session on Library Services With Indigenous Peoples

Posted By Clara Chu Aug 16, 2023 02:31 PM
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Join us August 21-24 for the 2023 IFLA WLIC North America Virtual Hub hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   The Mortenson Center for International Library Program and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library are honored to be hosting and coordinating one of the regional ...

Last call for applications to the 2023 Mortenson Center Associates Program [Deadline: 15 December 2022]

Posted By Clara Chu Dec 07, 2022 02:44 PM
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Your opportunity to apply to attend a month-long professional development opportunity for library leaders, innovators & professionals closes on December 15, 2022. Learn more about the 2023 Mortenson Center Associates Program below and from the recording of our information session: https://uof ...

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

Posted By Clara Chu Dec 02, 2022 01:59 PM
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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 ...

Second call for applications to the 2023 Mortenson Center Associates Program [Deadline: 15 December 2022]

Posted By Clara Chu Nov 21, 2022 03:09 PM
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Interested in a month-long professional development opportunity for library leaders, innovators & professionals?  Please learn about the 2023 Mortenson Center Associates Program (see text below and the recording of our information session here: https://uofi.box.com/s/za3kc1f0rb1nuqgyrqs6oursxrvk8cv1 and ...