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Title: Libs for Africa


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Libs for Africa
  • IFLA WLIC Durban 18-24 Aug 2007
  • Sharon Karasmanis
  • La Trobe University Library
  • Bundoora Campus
  • Victoria, Australia

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http//www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/africa
  • What has been achieved!
  • 10,649.91 AUD
  • Registration for 16 librarians to attend the IFLA
    WLIC 2007

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What made this work?
  • People
  • co-ordinator
  • local committee
  • librarians from other libraries
  • ALIA support conference, promotion etc.
  • IFLA advertising and granting of registrations
  • LIASA co-ordination and organisation
  • Time line speed and organisation
  • Electronic communication

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Getting started!
  • Local committee
  • informal lunchtime meetings
  • Web page vital link to monitor progress
  • Bank account
  • Sharepoint or other structure to manage
    administration

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Web site
  • Provided continuous feedback, and links to
  • IFLA Home page
  • contributors
  • donate button to online donation forms
  • fund raising initiatives
  • photos
  • fund raising ideas

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Marketing techniques!
  • Branding Libs for Africa!
  • National email discussion lists
  • Libraries Australia, ALIA, VDX, CAUL
  • ALIA Conference
  • Information Online 2007 exhibition space,
    conference exposure, business cards etc.
  • Web site
  • Newsletters, blogs etc
  • Business Cards

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Business card to hand out at events
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Fund Raising Ideas
  • African feast
  • Collections
  • Matching see if your organisation will match
    your fund raising effort!
  • Morning Teas
  • Pizza lunches
  • Raffles
  • Second hand book sale

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Support to the grantees
  • Business cards
  • Conference mentors
  • matched by library sector
  • Email discussion prior to the conference
  • establish personal connection
  • Library Souvenirs
  • donor libraries contributions, souvenirs etc.

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Thank you to
  • La Trobe University
  • Libs for Africa Committee Meg, Susan, Benji,
    Charlie, Jan, Michael, Ross, Anthony and Jenny
  • Australian Library Information Association
  • Sue Hutley
  • IFLA Peter Lor and Sjoerd Koopman
  • LIASA Ina van Straten and Karin Kitching
  • Contributors
  • http//www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/africa/contributors.
    php

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African Feast at La Trobe!
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Macquarie Edith Cowan Universities
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University of Western Sydney
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Our fabulous local committee!
  • Jan, Meg, Susan, Michael, Jenny, Ross, Charlie,
    Anthony!
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