Post on 28-Aug-2014
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Building Strong Library Associations
IFLA ALP: Building Better Library Communities
• IFLA is the global voice of the library profession, with more than 1600 members in 150 countries.
• Global reach – regional offices and language centres around the world
• IFLA’s activities include advocacy, training programmes, resource development and standards
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About IFLA
• The Action for Development through Libraries Programme (IFLA ALP) is a core activity of IFLA
• ALP provides development and training programmes, online learning and other opportunities
• IFLA ALP delivers the Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme
IFLA ALP
• Strong national associations, globally and throughout the regions, are needed to support the profession
• IFLA developed Building Strong Library Associations, to support associations to develop their capacity and effectiveness, for the benefit of sustainable library communities
Strong Library Associations: Foundations for advocacy
IFLA BSLA programme components
• Library Associations in Society• Building Your Library Association• Sustaining your Library Association• Developing Strategic Relationships:
Partnerships and Fundraising• Libraries on the Agenda
• Specialist modules:– Library Statistics for Advocacy– Copyright for Library Associations
Training package modules
• IFLA countries: Cameroon, Lebanon, Peru, Nepal
• In Partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Lithuania, Ukraine, Botswana
Current country projects
Measuring the impact
• IFLA uses impact evaluation to measure the change that the BSLA programme makes:– Tells participants whether they are
making real progress towards their goals – Raises awareness of the association in
the sector and amongst decision makers– Share what works with other associations
Impact evaluation and BSLA
• Country projects, small grants, and train-the-trainer cascade activities have reached librarians in over 30 countries
• Increased confidence in running associations and advocating for libraries are cited as major impacts
• Organisations, partners, members across and beyond the library sector are more engaged with supporting the association’s work
• Association activities have directly (via advocacy) or indirectly (through actions of workshop participants) benefited all library sectors including public libraries
Impact: Building Strong Library Associations programme
Will be formally launched at WLIC in Helsinki. Shares results and stories from the first six country projects
BSLA Impact Report