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Multiple Ways of Knowing: Global Perspectives on Academic Libraries Re-imagining Systems of Knowledge

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the International and Areas Studies Library
Date
Sep 15, 2020   1:00 - 2:00 pm  
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Originating Calendar
International and Area Studies Library

Speakers:
Kanwal Ameen, Professor & Vice-Chancellor, University of Home Economics (Pakistan)
Spencer Lilley, Associate Professor, Massey University (New Zealand)
Ana Ndumu, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park (United States)

Respondent:
Paulette A Kerr, Campus Librarian, The University of the West Indies – Mona Campus (Jamaica)

Moderators:
Clara M. Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (United States)
Jaya Raju, Professor and Head, Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, University of Cape Town (South Africa)

Abstract:
This webinar is the first event of the Chai Wai Series: Race, Social Justice, and Ways of Knowing, organized by the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, and the International and Areas Studies Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The focus will be “Multiple ways of knowing: Global perspectives on academic libraries re-imagining systems of knowledge,” which is the title of the International Insights column to be published in the October 2020 issue of College & Research Libraries News. The authors will present their column contributions, followed by a response, and a panel discussion.

FREE Registration: https://go.illinois.edu/ChaiWai1

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