Libs for Africa

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Libs for Africa

• IFLA WLIC Durban 18-24 Aug 2007
• Sharon Karasmanis
• La Trobe University Library
• Bundoora Campus
• Victoria, Australia

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http//www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/africa

• What has been achieved!
• 10,649.91 AUD
• Registration for 16 librarians to attend the IFLA
  WLIC 2007

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What made this work?

• People
• co-ordinator
• local committee
• librarians from other libraries
• ALIA support conference, promotion etc.
• IFLA advertising and granting of registrations
  
• LIASA co-ordination and organisation
• Time line speed and organisation
• Electronic communication

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Getting started!

• Local committee
• informal lunchtime meetings
• Web page vital link to monitor progress
• Bank account
• Sharepoint or other structure to manage
  administration

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Web site

• Provided continuous feedback, and links to
• IFLA Home page
• contributors
• donate button to online donation forms
• fund raising initiatives
• photos
• fund raising ideas

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Marketing techniques!

• Branding Libs for Africa!
• National email discussion lists
• Libraries Australia, ALIA, VDX, CAUL
• ALIA Conference
• Information Online 2007 exhibition space,
  conference exposure, business cards etc.
• Web site
• Newsletters, blogs etc
• Business Cards

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Business card to hand out at events
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Fund Raising Ideas

• African feast
• Collections
• Matching see if your organisation will match
  your fund raising effort!
• Morning Teas
• Pizza lunches
• Raffles
• Second hand book sale

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Support to the grantees

• Business cards
• Conference mentors
• matched by library sector
• Email discussion prior to the conference
• establish personal connection
• Library Souvenirs
• donor libraries contributions, souvenirs etc.

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Thank you to

• La Trobe University
• Libs for Africa Committee Meg, Susan, Benji,
  Charlie, Jan, Michael, Ross, Anthony and Jenny
• Australian Library Information Association
• Sue Hutley
• IFLA Peter Lor and Sjoerd Koopman
• LIASA Ina van Straten and Karin Kitching
• Contributors
• http//www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/africa/contributors.
  php

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African Feast at La Trobe!
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Macquarie Edith Cowan Universities
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University of Western Sydney
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Our fabulous local committee!

• Jan, Meg, Susan, Michael, Jenny, Ross, Charlie,
  Anthony!