Browsing by Author "Britz, Johannes"

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    Forging Global Partnerships : Intercontinental Collaborative Initiatives between LIS Programs
    (IFLA General Conference and Council, Durban, South Africa, 2007) Cortez, Edwin-Michael; Britz, Johannes; Albright, Kendra; Kigongo-Bukenya, I. M. N.; Hernández, Nitza
    The paper reports on several collaborative initiatives between four international LIS programs—University of Tennessee (UT), School of Information Sciences (SIS), University of Puerto Rico, Graduate School of Information Science and Technologies,(GSIST), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Library and Information Studies (SOIS), and Makerere University, East Africa School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS). These collaborative ventures have resulted from one newly prorogated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between UT and UPR and the renewal of an existing MOU between UT and Makerere University, with the addition of UW-Milwaukee. A brief history of the relationship between Makerere University and the University of Tennessee is presented with a focus on HIV/AIDS information research examining the role of information and information agencies in Uganda’s reduction of HIV/AIDS prevalence. The paper then defines and describes the elements of a Memorandum of Understanding outlining such aspects as mission, values and principles supporting the collaborations and the plans for action. Described in detail is the action plan between the University of Tennessee,(SIS) and the University of Puerto Rico,(GSIST) which led up to a symposium on intercultural leadership and a research project for building an intercultural leadership toolkit for library and information professionals. The purpose of the toolkit is to create a focused awareness of, and sensitivity to international and intercultural differences. The project addresses the need for librarians to serve diverse, intercultural communities in the US with a focus on the Latino population. The paper then shifts to the African continent and the potential for LIS collaborations
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    Strategies for Continuing Professional Development of LIS Faculty in Sub-Sahara Africa
    (Word Library and Information Congress: 74 th IFLA General Conference and Council, 2008) Cortez, Edwin M.; Britz, Johannes; Kigongo-Bukenya, I. M. N
    The paper addresses the need for structured access to continuing education opportunities by LIS faculty in sub-Sahara Africa. The paper takes as it starting point that human development, and in particular education, lies at the heart of Africa’s sustainable development. The paper first discusses the barriers and challenges faced by LIS faculty in pursuing their professional development in the areas of teaching, research and service. A potential solution to the problem is then described in the form of an information and educational web based portal modeled after the Foundation for Professional Development, a health sector educational and development organization servicing the needs of health professionals in Southern and Eastern Africa.