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CENTRE FOR AFRICAN LIBRARY LEADERSHIP (CALL)

CENTRE FOR AFRICAN LIBRARY LEADERSHIP (CALL). A GRANT AWARDED TO THE UPLS BY THE CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK (CCNY). Ujala Satgoor LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar 30 June 2009. Library Leadership Development in South Africa. Background Mortenson Center for International Library Programs

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CENTRE FOR AFRICAN LIBRARY LEADERSHIP (CALL)

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  1. CENTRE FOR AFRICAN LIBRARY LEADERSHIP (CALL) A GRANT AWARDED TO THE UPLS BY THE CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK (CCNY) Ujala Satgoor LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar 30 June 2009 LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

  2. Library Leadership Development in South Africa • Background • Mortenson Center for International Library Programs • South African Library Leadership Project: 2001-2004 • Goals & Results • CICD • Thinking Outside the Borders, 2008 “Leadership is not an accolade you can accredit to yourself, but a privilege given to you by peers.” LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

  3. Library Leadership Development in South Africa Passion (Purpose) Why library leadership? Vision (Ideas about change; about how the future can be different) Attitude (Positive) LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

  4. Overview – CCNY Grant • Timeframe: 3 years, July 2008 – June 2009 • Finances: • Total grant - $1m • Project Governance • UPLS • Advisory Committee, representatives of the identified LIS sectors; ToR • Programme Co-ordinator LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

  5. Goal • Objectives and activities to realise this goal • Establishment of the CALL within the precincts of the Merensky Library. • To build leadership expertise within the public and academic LIS sectors – further development opportunities & relevant skills based training Address the leadership development needs of current and future middle and senior managers of academic, public/community and national library services LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

  6. Goal Address the leadership development needs of current and future middle and senior managers of academic, public/community and national library services • Objectives and activities to realise this goal (contd) • 6 x 2-week Leadership Academies (120) • 20 participants per academy • Curriculum to be designed in collaboration with the library schools at UP, UKZN and UCT • Current best practices in library management, advocacy and communication skills, change management, refining of IT skills, mentorship, etc. • 3 x 1-week Train-the-Trainer workshop (30) • 10 participants per workshop LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

  7. Progress • Programme design – Oct 08, 1st discussions with LIS schools • Appointment of the PC • Mrs Martha de Waal • April 01, 2009 to end of project. • Training facility – plans and designs • 30 computers • 2 x break away rooms • Flexible design • Mini-auditorium (2nd phase) LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

  8. Progress • 1st Carnegie Library Leadership Academy, 05-17 July 2009, Leriba Lodge, Centurion. • 20 participants – academic, public/community libraries • Institutions represented • Programme – theoretical and practical components; various formats of teaching & learning; visits and speaker sessions. LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

  9. Partners • The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign • Department of Information Studies, University of Pretoria • The Centre for Information Literacy, University of Cape Town • Department of Information Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal • Identified LIS sectors LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

  10. Outcomes • A self-sustaining centre • Design a comprehensive library leadership plan • Achieve a high level of measurable improved skills • Develop a cadre of 120 well trained library leaders • Build a team of library trainers • The content of the academies could be made available electronically and shared with others. LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

  11. Opportunity to … • Make a difference to the LIS sector • Develop visionary leaders • Create a network for library leaders • Become an acknowledged library leadership centre • Expand to include the rest of the continent. • Contribute to the continuance of the profession. LIASA-CICD Winter Seminar

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