OCLC names six librarians to participate in 2010 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program
International Fellowship program prepares librarians to help libraries thrive in countries with developing economies
2010 Fellows are from Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Jamaica, Kenya and Pakistan
OCLC, along with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association, has now named librarians chosen to participate in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2010.
The 2010 Jordan IFLA/OCLC Fellows were named by Jay Jordan, OCLC President and CEO, at a news conference during the World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Milan, Italy. The 2010 Jordan IFLA/OCLC Fellows are:
- Miss Sasekea Harris, Librarian, University of the West Indies, St. Andrew, Jamaica
- Mr. Mahmoud Khalifa, Cataloger Librarian, Library of Congress, Cairo Office, Cairo, Egypt
- Mr. Elchin Mammadov, Senior Information Specialist, Baku American Center, Baku, Azerbaijan
- Ms. Catherine Muriuki, University Librarian, Pan Africa Christian University, Nairobi, Kenya
- Miss Sidra Shan, Assistant Librarian, International Islamic University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Miss Shao Yan, Group Leader, National Library of China, Beijing, China
The Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program supports library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. The program provides advanced continuing education and exposure to a broad range of issues in information technologies, library operations and global cooperative librarianship. With the selection of the six Fellows for the class of 2010, the program will have welcomed 50 librarians and information science professionals from 30 countries.