Archive for 'LIS Education' Category

Library Training in Chennai, India, Oct. 23

By admin - Last updated: Friday, October 24, 2008

Library Training in Chennai, India, Oct. 21

By admin - Last updated: Friday, October 24, 2008

Library Training in Chennai, India, Oct. 19, part 2

By admin - Last updated: Friday, October 24, 2008

Library Training in Chennai, India, Oct. 19

By admin - Last updated: Friday, October 24, 2008

Library School Graduation at the Baghdad Technical Institute

By Meaghan - Last updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Our students celebrated today (6 May) their graduation day. They studied two years and now can get diploma in library and information science. Now they will go to training for two months in the summer.
Usually students choose the name of this graduating day. This year for fun they chose to name “graduate [...]

Abdulateef’s Blog: Arranging to Study in Boston

By Meaghan - Last updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Hi all,
This is Khairi, Abdulateef (or Khairy, Abdul latif as you knew me from my old Blogs). As some of you know me, I am from Baghdad-Iraq. I am a university professor in Al-Mustansiriyah in Baghdad, & I am now at Simmons College for my PhD studies (along with my colleague Falah).
I’d like [...]

Thoughts from an Iraqi librarian

By Meaghan - Last updated: Friday, December 14, 2007

Hiiiiiiii,
I am Thana, one of group that participated in the Amman training sessions that started on 18th, Nov. that Simmons College is responsible for.
I want first to thank Dr Michele, Dr Harvey, and Meaghan about the big efforts they did to succeed in geting this training, and many thanks also for each one who shared [...]

Concluding thoughts from Michele

By admin - Last updated: Monday, November 26, 2007

Ma’a Salaama – Goodbye (from Harvey)

By Meaghan - Last updated: Monday, November 26, 2007

23 November 2007 Amman, Jordan
It is 2:30 pm on a quiet Friday at ACOR. Almost all of the Iraqis have departed – two to go at 3pm and then I bug out at 3:30. Michele and Meaghan have left as well, making ACOR seem way-too-quiet.
We concluded our week with a wonderful dinner at [...]

Last day at ACOR

By Meaghan - Last updated: Friday, November 23, 2007

Just a quick post to say we wrapped up the program yesterday. Michele gave the final session on leadership and we had a small “graduation” ceremony complete with certificates for each participant. We had a celebratory dinner at one of the nicest restaurants in Amman. Michele, Harvey, and I all received gifts [...]