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Newsletter of the Section on ReadingNo. 5 - November, 1997Welcome from the New OfficersPlease allow us to introduce ourselves. John Cole, the new chairman, has been the director of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress since it was established in 1977. The mission of the Center for the Book is to stimulate public interest in books, reading, literacy, and libraries. Adele Fasick, the new secretary-treasurer, is the former dean of the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto. She has been active in IFLA and is a former member of the Section on Children's Libraries. She edits the Section's database, International Research Abstracts: Youth Library Services.We look forward to working with members of the Standing Committee and many other colleagues and new friends as the Section on Reading begins a new life. Your ideas and help will be needed in recruiting new members and in shaping a useful program that addresses important issues in reading promotion, reading research, literacy, and the vital role that libraries play in today's world.
Chairperson
John Y. Cole The Center for the Book Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave., SE Washington, DC 20540-4920 phone: 202-707-5221 fax: 202-707-0269 e-mail: jcole@loc.gov Secretary/Treasurer
Adele M. Fasick San Francisco, CA 94122 phone/fax: 415-564-3096 e-mail: amfasick@crl.com Standing Committee Meets in CopenhagenThe first meeting of the Section on Reading standing committee convened on 30 August 1997. Secretary-treasurer Shmuel Sever of the University of Haifa reported that section chair Valeria Stelmakh, who was unable to attend the meeting, had submitted her resignation. Ms. Stelmakh was nominating John Y. Cole, director of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress to be the new chair. Shirley Fitzgibbons of Indiana University nominated Adele M. Fasick as the new secretary-treasurer, and Cole and Fasick were elected unanimously. Mr. Cole thanked Valeria Stelmakh and Shmuel Sever for their hard work and loyal service.In addition to John Cole, Adele Fasick, Shmuel Sever, and Shirley Fitzgibbons, the following individuals were present: Ivar Haug, a new member, who is County Librarian of Vestfold, Norway, and chairman of the International Committee of the Norwegian Library Association; Michele Duflos, France; Jadwiga Kolodziejska, Head, Institute of Book and Reading, Warsaw, Poland; Aira Lepik, Tallinn, Estonia; Marielle de Miribel, France; Martine Poulain, Bulletin des Bibliotheques de France; Pamela Richards, Rutgers University; Irene Sever, University of Haifa; and Catharina Stenberg, Swedish School of Library and Information Science, Boras. The new issue (no. 4, August, 1997) of the Section on Reading Newsletter was distributed. The Section on Reading Mid-term Program for 1998-2001 and Action Plan for 1998-1999, published in the Section on Reading Newsletter, no. 3, Dec. 1996, were reviewed and approved as the Section's guiding documents for the immediate future. Members were reminded about the Section's program meeting on Tuesday, 2 September and that the Section was a cosponsor, with the European Dyslexia Association, of the workshop on Thursday, 4 September, on "Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons." Reading Section involvement in projects and programs was discussed, and a distinction was made between projects and programs initiated by the Section and those initiated by others but endorsed by the Section.
Current and potential cooperative projects were reviewed.
Irene Sever continues to work on an annotated bibliography and
survey about the literature of literacy. The June 1998
conference in Paris on "Libraries, Reading, and the Cold War,"
which is consponsored with the IFLA Round Table on Library
History was discussed. At the request of Pamela Richards, the
Section agreed to the use of its name in a proposal to the
Conference Board for financial support for this conference. The
forthcoming 11th European Conference on Reading, planned for
1999, was noted and it was suggested that the Section consider
participating. Mr. Cole asked for suggestions about possible Section-sponsored programs at the 1998 Amsterdam conference. After discussion, it was agreed to organize two activities: a program on "Book and Reading Promotion in the Low Countries" and a workshop about literacy and reading services to cultural and linguistic minorities. The workshop would be cosponsored with the Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations. Section members discussed ways that the Section can be promoted. Ivar Haug has a special interest in this area; one of his suggestions was a document on a strategy for reaching "target groups" that need to be convinced. It was agreed that the International Reading Association and public libraries in general were good potential sources for new Section members. There was agreement that a "campaign" was needed and the idea of a subcommittee for membership promotion was suggested. The second committee meeting convened on 5 September 1997. John Cole thanked members for chairing the program meeting on 2 September, which he could not attend because of a schedule conflict with the National Libraries Section. The secretary announced that the Section on Reading currently has 39 members. Plans for the Amsterdam program were discussed further. John Cole will take the lead in organizing the reading promotion program and Adele Fasick will develop a call for papers for the workshop. Each will consult with other committee members as needed. We will ask to have the reading promotion program at a time immediately preceding or following the Library History Round Table program. We also will ask that there be no conflict with the Children's Section program. It was agreed to ask for IFLA support for the workshop, which would help cover the costs of taping the discussion. The 1999 Bangkok conference was discussed. Reading promotion will be part of the preconference sponsored by the Children's Section. The Reading Section should try to become a cosponsor. There was interest in focusing on research, perhaps a comparison of reading research between Asia and North America, or Europe. Addressing functional illiteracy and "aliteracy" was mentioned, along with the possibility of surveying special efforts that are being undertaken to overcome illiteracy in the Far East. The discussion about promoting and publicizing the Section continued. An effort will be made to place an article in the IFLA Journal and to place more information on the IFLANET Website. A new brochure will be developed and distributed as widely as possible. Reading Section Presents Program in CopenhagenOn 2 September 1997, the Section on Reading sponsored the presentation of three papers at a program meeting during the 63rd IFLA general conference. In introducing the program before he had to depart for another meeting, chairman John Cole briefly discussed the Section's goals and invited new members. He then turned the session over to committee members Adele Fasick and Ivar Haug.The three papers, which dealt with different aspects of reading and reading research, were followed by discussion. The topics and presenters were: "Poltique de lecture en Suede-loi des bibliotheques-quelques traits recents," by Catharina Stenberg, Institutionen Bibliotekshogskolan Boras, Sweden; "Le discours de la presse professionelle sur la lecture des jeunes," by Suzanne Pouliot, Universite de Sherbrooke, and Monique Lebrun, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, presented by professor Pouliot; and "Reading of Minority Language Speakers," by Mark V. Diatchkov, Russian State Library, read by Irene Sever. UNESCO "Reading for All" Panel to Meet in Egypt on Nov. 24-25, 1997At the suggestion of IFLA Division VII chair Lis Byberg, who is unable to attend, Section on Reading chairman John Cole will represent IFLA on Nov. 24-25, 1997, in Aswan, Egypt at a UNESCO-sponsored panel inaugurating UNESCO's "International Reading for All" program. An extension of the Egyptian "Reading for All" program initiated and managed by Mrs. Suzanne Mubarek, the new endeavor will focus on strengthening and expanding expanding public libraries systems, epecially into rural areas; improving reading habits; and distributing reading materials at low prices in all regions of participating countries. Representatives from Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Morocco, Philippines, Senegal, South Africa, and Trinidad and Tobago will participate in the meeting, which will be opened by Mrs. Mubarek and Federico Mayor, UNESCO director general.Conference on "Libraries, Reading, and Publishing in the Cold War" to be Held in Paris on June 11-12, 1998The Section on Reading is cosponsoring, with the IFLA Round Table on Library History, a two-day conference to examine aspects of the effect of the "Cold War" following World War II on libraries, reading, and publishing." The Library History Round Table of the American Library Association is another cosponsor of the meeting, which will be hosted by the French National Library School. Conference coordinator Martine Poulain reports that 26 proposals for brief presentation (20 minutes each) have been accepted. For further information, contact:
Martine Poulain, 74014 Paris, France, fax 33-1-40-64-1089, email: poulain@ext.jussieu.fr Program on "Book and Reading Promotion in the Low Countries" Planned for 1998 IFLA Conference in AmsterdamThe Section on Reading's program at the 1998 annual IFLA conference in Amsterdam on August 16-21, will examine book and reading promotion in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, with special attention to several successful public and private partnerships for reading promotion in the Netherlands. Speakers will include representatives from Stichting Lezen (the Dutch Reading Foundation), Stichting CPNB (Collective Propaganda for the Dutch Book) and the Stichting Schrijvers School Samenleving (Foundation of Writers, School, and Society).Workshop on "Literacy and Reading Services to Cultural and Linguistic Minorities" Planned for Amsterdam ConferenceThe Section on Reading, in cooperation with the Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations, is sponsoring a workshop in Amsterdam on "Literacy and Reading Services to Cultural and Linguistic Minorities." Further information is contained in the Call for Papers, reproduced below.Call for Papers
Information about Section on Reading Available on IFLANETThe Call for Papers for the Amsterdam workshop and other information about the Section on Reading, including this Newsletter, are available on IFLANET. Information will be updated as it becomes available between issues of the Newsletter.Members of Section on Reading 1997/1998Ms. P. Biggs380 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7PW UK
John Y. Cole Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave., SE Washington DC 20540-4920 USA Fax: 202-707-0269 Email: jcole@loc.gov
Ms. Michele Duflos 75006 PARIS France
Ms. Adele M. Fasick San Francisco CA 94122 USA Phone & fax: 1-415-564-3096 Email: amfasick@crl.com
Ms. Shirley Fitzgibbons School of Library and Information Science Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405 USA Fax: 1-812-855-6166 Email: fitzgibb@indiana.edu
Ivar Haug County Library of Vestfold Storgaten 16 3110 TONSBERG Norway Fax: 0047 3331 3325 Email: ivarh@vf.fylkesbibl.no
Ms. Eugenia Kefallineu National Library of Greece 118, Amaseias Str. 116 34 Pagrati, ATHENS Greece
Ms. Jadwiga Kolodziejska Institute of Book and Reading Niska 11 m17 00 176 WARSZAWA Poland Fax: (48-22) 25 52 51
Ms. Martine Poulain 17, rue Bezout 75014 PARIS France Email:poulain@ext.jusslev.fr
Ms. Ljiljana Sabljak City Library of Zagreb Starcevicev Trg. 6 CRO-10000 ZAGREB Croatia
Shmuel Sever University of Haifa Mount Carmel 31905 HAIFA Israel Fax: 972-4-8257753 Email: SEVER@LIB.Haifa.ac.IL
Ms. Irene Sever University of Haifa Mount Carmel 31905 HAIFA Israel Fax: 972-4-257753 Email:ISEVER@LIB.Haifa.ac.IL
Ms. Valeria D. Stelmakh Russian State Library 3/5 Vozdvizhenka 101 000 MOSCO Russian Federation Fax: (7)(095) 200-22-55
Ms. Catharina Stenberg Swedish School of Library and Inf. Science Allegatan 1, POB 874 S-501 15 BORAS Sweden Fax: +46 33 164005 Email:Catharina.Stenberg@hb.se Corresponding Members
Larry Lempert Box 47601 Bas-Lusset 117 94 Stockholm Sweden Fax: 46 8775 65 47 Email:larry.lempert@ssb.stockholm.se
Aira Lepik Dept. of Information Studies 25 Narva Road EE0001 Tallinn Estonia Tel & fax: +372 6409 480 Email: aira@tpu.ee
Ms. Marielle de Miribel Universite Paris X 4 allee de l'Universite 92000 Nanterre France Fax: 33 (0) 40 97 47 08 Email: Miribel@u-paris10.fr
Pam Richards Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071 USA Fax: 908-932-6916 Email:pamrich@scils.rutgers.edu
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