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IASL Newsletter

2010, Volume 39

 

February Issue 1 | May Issue 2 | October Issue 3

Meles Meles

In the digital age, it is expected that everybody will be able to access, retrieve or download material from the Internet. But as many members and stakeholders from IASL will recognize, this is not the case. Many people do not have computers and/or access to electronic information.

As IASL is a global community that will allow all people to share and find information on International School Librarianship, it is with great pleasure that we can announce that IASL has found a sponsor that will ensure the production and mailing of hard copies of the Newsletter to members of Zone C, honorary and retiree members.

This sponsor is Meles Meles School Library Service (Meles Meles SMD) from the Netherlands.

Meles Meles School Library Service is a private organisation and was founded in 1996 by Lourense H. Das. Meles Meles SMD works for primary, secondary and higher (vocational) education, and for library and educational organisations. The main activities are:

  • Consultancy for schools, educational institutions, library managers, school administrators and school librarians in the Netherlands and abroad
  • Training programmes for school librarians and clerks
  • Presentations in the Netherlands and in international settings and articles in professional magazines
  • Policy development for library organizations

The name Meles Meles has been derived from ‘Meles meles’, the Latin name for badger (see logo). A mammal that lives in large parts of Great Britain and on the continent in Europe. In the Netherlands the badger threatened to die out some years ago. The situation of the badger in the Netherlands is improving, due to the effort of organisations for preservation of badgers. The founder of Meles Meles School Library Service is Mrs. Lourense Das, the current Director Europe for IASL and Coordinator of the ENSIL Foundation. . The word 'das' is the Dutch word for badger.

GreenBall February, Number 1

Columns
President's message
Executive Secretary's message
Introducing ISLM coordinator, Marie O'Brien

IASL Business

Regional Perspectives

  • Latin America and the Caribbean -- Regional Director, Katharina Berg
  • Canada -- Regional Director, Marlene Asselin
  • USA -- Regional Director, Blanche Woolls
  • Asia -- Regional Director, Madhu Bhargava
  • Africa: Sub-Sahara -- Regional Director, Busi Blamini
  • Africa: Zimbabwe -- Keith Kuda Munyengeterwa
  • Pacific Islands -- PIALA Conference 2009

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GreenBall May, Number 2

IASL Business

Columns

  • President's message
  • Executive Secretary's message
  • Making a stand - Dr. Lesley SJ Farmer, Vice-President: Association Relations
  • Members: Ruth Waldrop passes

Regional Perspectives

  • Europe: Croatia by Helen Boelens, ENSIL Foundation
  • Canada, Winter 2009 - Spring 2010 by Marlene Asselin, Regional Director
  • Oceania by Patricia Carmichael, Regional Director
  • Caribbean: Jamaica @ Your Library Campaign by Mark-Shane Scale

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GreenBall October, Number 3

IASL Business

  • ISLM 2010
  • SLAQ / IASL 2010 conference
  • SIG report - The Sister Library Initiative
  • GiggleIT Launch & winners

Columns

  • Past President's message
  • Incoming President's message
  • Executive Secretary's message
  • Member - Dr Jaco Schouwenaar - Passes

Regional Perspectives

  • Europe: Croatia
  • Canada
  • Oceania
  • Oceania: Api fo'ou Book Award
  • Africa
  • Israel

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Last updated 21 October 2010 (KSB)