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International Conference on Libraries from a Human Rights Perspective
Grand Park Hotel, Ramallah - Palestine 31 March – 2 April 2008
Conference Program
| Day One |
31 March 2008 |
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| 9:30 – 10:00 |
Registration |
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| 10:00 – 11:30 |
Opening Ceremony
Palestinian National Anthem
HE Mrs. Tahani Abu Daqqa Minister of Culture
Ms. Claudia Lux, IFLA President
Dr. Abdulmalik Jaber, CEO of Paltel Group
Ms. Janette Michael, Mayor of Ramallah
Prof. Iyad Barghouti, Director of RCHRS
Ms. Randa Kamal, Conference Organizing Committee
Palestinian Folklore Show |
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| 11:30 – 12:00 |
Reception |
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| 12:00 – 13:30 |
First Session (Chairwoman Diana Sayej-Nasser)
- Freedom of access to information: the role and functioning of prison libraries for Palestinian detainees, Samira Hanini
- Access to Information as a Human Right, Kay Mathiesen
- Draconian rule in Malawi from 1964-1994: the case of access to right information, Patrick Mapulanga
- Information Accessibility in the Arab Countries, Zakariya Haj Hamad
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| 13:30 – 15:30 |
Library visit/ Birzeit University Library |
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| 15:30 – 17:00 |
Second Session (Chairman Frode Bakken)
- Libraries for the Blind in Palestine, Reality and Development Means, Asma Abu Ghosh
- Reading Attitudes in Palestinian Public Libraries, Raqya Abu Ghosh
- Arabic LIS Education and its Suitableness for Knowledge Community: An Analytical Study, Hiyam Hayek
- UNRWA Libraries, Presentation by Fatima Badwan
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| Day Two |
1 April 2008 (Jerusalem) |
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| 8:00 |
Moving to Al-Quds University – Jerusalem |
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| 10:00 – 12:00 |
Third Session (Chairman Moa'tasem Al-Nasser)
- Libraries in Jerusalem, Sumaya Hamdan
- The Situation of Cultural Institutions in Jerusalem Ishaq Al-Budayri
- Discussion and break
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| 12:00 – 13:30 |
Fourth Session (Chairman Stuart Hamilton)
- Objective Librarian in Academic Surrounding: Librarians in the Aftermath of Conflict: Example of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fedja Kulenovic
- E-publishing and Human Rights, Ibrahim Qasim
- Incidents of library censorship in Canada related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict since the second Palestinian Intifada, Blair Kuntz
- Presentation by Hala Kaileh
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| 13:30 – 13:45 |
Break |
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| 13:45 – 15:15 |
Fifth Session (Chairman Abdul Rahman Haj Ibrahim)
- Freedom of Access to Information in Fiji: The Effect of Cultural Values on the Attitudes and Behaviour of Library Staff, Gwen Neoline Mar
- Libraries and Hate Speech Investigation, Dragana Kovacevic
- Libraries, Cultural Life, and Community Identity, Julie Edwards and Stephan Edwards
- Collective of Librarians and Cultural Actors, presentation by Françoise DANSET
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| Day Three |
2 April 2008 |
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| 9:00 – 10:30 |
Sixth Session (Chairman Adel Haj Hamad)
- Apologies, Boycotts & Law Reform: Why & How Library & Information Workers Talk & Walk Human Rights, Toni Samek and Kevin Rioux
- Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights in Palestine between Reality and Challenges , Riyad Ayaseh
- Law libraries in Palestine: Reality and Challenges, Liana Qwaider
- Al-Haq Foundation: A leading Organization in Human Rights Advocacy, Ellen Saliba
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| 10:30 – 12:30 |
Library Visit, Palestinian Parliament Library |
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| 12:30 – 14:00 |
Seventh Session (Chairman Ziyad Othman)
- GIS and Community Rights to Public Library Services, Ibrahim Sabri
- Human Rights of Librarians and Their Influence on Library Visitors, Ibrahim Abu Khader
- Freedom Fighting Librarianship: Safeguarding Information Commons in Digital Age, Mario Hibert
- Nour Soft Presentation, Basim Qasim
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| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Closing Session
Closing Remarks and Recommendations, Paul Sturges, Iyad Barghouti and Sami Batrawi |
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