LWB-CLA Event: Putting Information in the Hands of the World

Putting Information in the
Hands of the World

Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Ottawa Public Library Auditorium (120 Metcalfe)

Librarians Without Borders (LWB) is a non-profit organization that strives to improve access to information resources regardless of language, geography, or religion, by forming partnerships with community organizations in developing regions.

The LWB Student Committees are involved in local and international information access projects. LWB has undertaken these projects in order to improve access to information for the people in these communities. Over the past year the student chapters have been engaged in a number of projects to build libraries in Canada, Costa Rica, and Guatemala.

Come find out about these amazing projects and how MLIS students are helping to put information in the hands of the world!

Speakers:

Representatives from the Student Committees at the University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto and McGill University.

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When:                             Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Where:               Ottawa Public Library Auditorium (120 Metcalfe)
 

Admission to this event is by donation. Suggested amount: $5 - $10. Donors will have the chance to win a copy of Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson.

All proceeds from this event will go to Librarians Without Borders.

Register at http://tinyurl.com/lwb-2010

For more information, please contact caslis.govlib@gmail.com

Disclaimer:
Librarians Without Borders is not in any way associated with Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders.