Prepared by Stephanie Darden and Millicent Sewe

1.  Directline Assurance (DAC) is an
insurance company based in
Nairobi Kenya. It was started in the
2005. It mainly deals with Motor
insurance but recently it included
various General insurance
packages.
 I work in the DAC Registry, Claims
section. Although, the registry has
a collection of both Claim records
and Legal records.
 My main daily duties involve
Receiving, sorting and processing
claim documents. Also, preparing
new files and setting them up in
both the computer (claims Module
system) and paper systems.
Directline Assurance
Company
Nairobi, Kenya
Internati ona l Li bra ri a ns N etw ork i ng P rogram
a nd N ET WORKIN G
S T E P H A N I E D A R D E N , C o o r d i n a t o r o f C o l l e c t i o n M a i n t e n a n c e , G e o r g i a , U S A
M I L L I C E N T S E W E , R e c o r d s M a n a g e m e n t A s s i s t a n t , N a i r o b i , K e n y a
Oxford College
Library of Emory
University
Covington, GA, USA
• Oxford College is a 2-year
college that accepts about 800
staff undergraduate students.
The library is the academic and
social hub of the campus.
• We employ about 50 student
employees. There are 14
library members, and we are all
on a multitude of Teams that
keep the library innovative and
functioning optimally.
• Our 2-floor library holds about
61,000 titles in compact
shelving, over 1100 databases,
62 research guides, course
reserves, e-books, films,
games, and circulating
technology.
• I oversee stacks maintenance,
co-lead our student
employment team, assist with
course reserves, collection
development, and archives.
Summary
• Introductions
• Goals:
• Networking &
friendship!!
• Prompt questions:
• How did we get into
librarianship?
• Challenges as a librarian?
• How has Covid impacted our
institutions?
• Zoom talk!
• Professional strengths
• Professional goals
• Training projects
• Current projects
• Prompt questions:
• Workplace communication
• Similarities/differences
between libraries in our
countries
• Traci D. Hall article!
Difficulties
• We never heard from the third member of our
team.
• Finding time to answer prompts amidst the end
of the academic term was challenging.
• Both of us experienced sicknesses during the
program.
What Networking Looks Like in the Future
 Librarians will be more interconnected and
technology driven.
 Digital platforms, social media and online
communities will be leveraged to connect,
collaborate and share knowledge
 Virtual conferences, webinars and professional
forums will be prevalent for real time
discussions, presentation and professional
development opportunities.
 AI and Data Analytics may play a role in
enhancing librarians networking capabilities
 Networking will be characterized with increased
digital connectivity and utilization of innovative
tools and platforms.