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LIASA LEADING THE PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA

LIASA LEADING THE PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA. Naomi Haasbroek President BSLA Stakeholder Meeting 18-19 November 2010. LIASA leading the profession. Introduction LIASA LIASA Leading the profession Critical issues & challenges Vision for LIASA The Future. LIASA. Beginnings Structure

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LIASA LEADING THE PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA

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  1. LIASA LEADING THE PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA Naomi Haasbroek President BSLA Stakeholder Meeting 18-19 November 2010

  2. LIASA leading the profession • Introduction • LIASA • LIASA Leading the profession • Critical issues & challenges • Vision for LIASA • The Future

  3. LIASA • Beginnings • Structure • Vision • Mission • Role of LIASA • Achievements • Stakeholder relationships • Towards the future

  4. LIASA Beginnings • July 1997 • New body to unify the LIS profession in South Africa • To speak as one voice

  5. LIASA Structure & Management • 10 Branches • 10 Interest Groups • Membership • Representative Council • Executive Committee • President, President-Elect, Secretary, PRO, Treasurer plus 4 additional members • Constitution

  6. Vision • The Association strives to unite, develop and empower all people in the library and information field into an organization that will provide dynamic leadership and that will transform, develop and support library and information services for all the people in South Africa.

  7. Mission • The Association advocates and supports the provision of efficient, user-oriented and excellent library and information services and aspires to provide all communities (literate and illiterate) in South Africa with equitable access to information. To this end, the Association represents the interests of, and seeks to promote the welfare and development of, library and information workers and agencies.

  8. Role of LIASA • Provide leadership • Advocate for libraries • Official voice for LIS in South Africa • To ensure LIS is firmly on the national agenda

  9. Achievements of LIASA • Established office & staffing • Stable finances • Securing grants and funding • SALW • Annual Conference • Partnerships • Awards • Publications • Website • CICD

  10. Stakeholder Relationships • Strategic Partnerships • Funders and sponsors • International Relationships

  11. Strategic Partners • DAC • NLSA • NCLIS • SABDC • EDTP SETA • Library Schools • Equal Education • Presidential Forum

  12. Funders & Sponsors • Carnegie Corporation • UKS, EBSCO & SABINET (award) • SABINET (training) • SALI Trust • Lotto • Vendors

  13. International Relationships • Carnegie Corporation • IFLA • FLA • Goethe Institut • US Embassy • ALA World Libraries Campaign • @ your library

  14. Priorities Leadership Statutory status ** Training Membership ** Funding ** Marketing & Advocacy ** SALW Annual Conference Good Governance

  15. Critical issues • Decline of the profession • Shortage of qualified librarians • Lack of school libraries • Proposed Protection of Information Bill

  16. Challenges • Membership retention and recruitment • Financial sustainability • Development of future leadership

  17. Presidential Theme • Into the future: Mapping the way forward through leadership, advocacy and growth. Key • Leadership • Dynamic • Bold • Relevant

  18. Leading LIASA • Vision • Providing direction • Strategic leadership • Motivating • Inspiring • Strong, effective and relevant Association • Association of choice

  19. LIASA leading the profession • LIASA should provide dynamic leadership to the LIS profession in South Africa • Are we doing that? • How do we do that? • We have to do that!

  20. Characteristics of leaders for LIASA • Visionary • Fearlessness • Commitment • Passion • Self-discipline • Confidence • Advocate • People-skills • Team players • Communicators • Energy • Stamina • Socially aware

  21. The Future for LIASA • Providing bold leadership for the profession • Statutory status • Association of choice & membership growth • Development of future leaders for LIASA • Stronger Branches • Review of Structure • Stakeholder Relationships • Training

  22. Contact details • Naomi Haasbroek • president@liasa.org.za • naomi@tlabs.ac.za • liasa@liasa.org.za • http://www.liasa.org.za

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