CALA - Chinese American Librarians Association 華人圖書館員協會

Sunday, June 26, 2011 from 1:30p.m. to 3:30p.m. in New Orleans, LA
About the Program   Speakers   Co-sponsors      Corporate Sponsors      Program Planning Committee   News Release

About the Program:
Embracing the Changes: Diversity and Global Vision in a Digital Age

The program is designed to spearhead changes within the library profession through meaningful discussions on challenges facing libraries today, such as issues of cultural diversity as related to the library profession, global outreach and collaboration, and impact of new technology on library services.

Keynote Speaker:

• Betty Turock, Former ALA President, Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University 

Panel Speakers:

• Michael Dowling,  Director of the Chapter Relations and International Relations Offices, ALA
• Miguel Figueroa, Director of Offices for Diversity and OLOS, ALA  
• Clara Chu, Chair and Professor, Department of Library and Information Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Michael Porter, Web Junction, LJ Mover and Shaker 2009, elected ALA councilor and member of the Executive Board

Co-Sponsors:

• ALA Committee on Diversity
• ALA International Relations Office
• ALA International Relations Round Table (IRRT)
• American Indian Library Association
• Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
• Black Caucus of the American Library Association
• REFORMA - The National Association for Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking

Corporate Sponsors:

• CALA 2011 Annual Conference Program Announced (2-24-2011)
  

Program Planning Committee:

Min Chou (Chair), New Jersey City University (minchou.njcu@gmail.com)
Sai Deng,
Nancy Hershoff
Haipeng Li
Mengxiong Liu
Shuhua Liu
Hanrong Wang
Karen Wei
Yunshan Ye
Bin Zhang
Liana Zhou

Please stay tuned as more information will be forthcoming.

Last updated: 2/24/2011