How Librarians Represent Their Cultures Abroad
The Event
This year’s celebration of International Special
Librarians Day will feature three librarians who represent their home
cultures abroad through librarianship. Nadia Pazolis-Gabriel, a French
librarian at Alliance Francaise
in Washington, D.C., will discuss how she serves French library
interests of French speakers in the US. Barbara Conaty will share a
discussion of her work with the State Department’s American Corners
Program and how she makes a piece of American Culture available
overseas. Finally, Mohammed Eliwa, the founder of Arabia Inform, will
chat about his pioneering work as the premiere indexer in the Middle East.
In Commemoration of International Special Librarians Day (ISLD), the DC chapter of the Special Libraries Association (DC/SLA) International Relations Committee (IRC) Presents:
How Librarians Represent Their Cultures Abroad
Speakers:
Nadia Pazolis-Gabriel, Bibliothecaire, Alliance Francaise
Barbara Conaty, State Department, American Corners Program
Mohamed Eliwa, Indexer & Founder, Arabia Inform
Moderator: Victor Monti, Office of the CIO of the Army
Sponsor: Arabia Inform
Food and soft drinks are courtesy of Arabia Inform
Arabia
Inform is a pioneer provider of electronic content in the Middle East,
and a regional leader of Arabic content documentation and analysis. The
company serves professionals in the fields of information, education,
research, government, media, e-culture and business intelligence, with
offices in Cairo, Dubai, Riyadh, and Washington, DC. They specialize in providing solutions to library and information professionals, giving them the much-needed edge in this rapidly advancing world of media intelligence and regional knowledge.
Please join us in our celebration of ISLD
DATE: Thursday, April 29, 2010
TIME: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
(6:00 - 6:45 registration, refreshments and networking)
(6:45 - 8:00 speakers and questions)
PLACE: Kiplinger Washington Editors Building, Main Floor 1729 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
PRICE: $15 - SLA members
$10 - SLA Unemployed/students/retired
$25 - Non-SLA members
REGISTER: RSVP by clicking the upper right-hand button on Socializr, or by going directly to the DC/SLA registration page and emailing Greta Ober at [log in to unmask]" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[log in to unmask]
A portion of the proceeds will go towards freight for collected books for Tanzania and to the Lubuto Library Project.
Questions: For more information, contact Greta Ober-Beauchesne at [log in to unmask]" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[log in to unmask]
If paying by check, please make check out to “DC/SLA” and send to Zeniab Mansour at the following address:
4620 North Park Ave., Apt. 811: East Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Please note that if you pay at the door, there will be an extra $5 charge on top of the regular cost (payable only by check)
We hope that many of you will show up for what is sure to be another great celebration of International Special Librarians Day!