08 November 2013

Bhutan Library Consortium, Annual Conference, 5-6 December 2013

Bhutan Library Consortium
Annual Conference
5 - 6 December 2013

In early December 2012, ten librarians from institutions all over Bhutan came together for the first time to meet, to discuss and to plan for ways to share resources and develop library services throughout the country.   At this two-day workshop, librarians shared knowledge and expertise, started planning for the future and founded the Bhutan Library Consortium (BLC). 

All library workers and all those interested in library development are invited to the BLC’s annual conference.  The conference will be held over two days with the following content:  one and a half days of discussion and of library skills training, and a half day of business planning for the Consortium.  

Librarians attending for the first time will be asked to give a brief presentation on their library, focusing on its strengths, its collections and services, and the challenges it faces.  

The workshop facilitators:
•          Royal Thimphu College (RTC), Cathleen LeGrand, MLS
•          Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE),Sonam Wangdi, EDLM

Target participants:
Who?
            Head Librarians/library workers
From?
            Colleges under RUB, private colleges, institutes, NGOs and agencies

Conference dates:  Thursday, 5 December – Friday, 6 December, 2013

Conference location: Executive Centre, Royal Thimphu College

Agenda to be posted!

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