Pecha-kucha prezentācija "Es un Igaunijas Bibliotekāru biedrība" (Preiļi, 22.03.2014.)

1. Me and the Estonian
Librarians Association
Brigitta Kivisaar
March 2014
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2. Introduction
• Overview of ELA-s activities
• Youth work at ELA
• Future plans
• Opinions about ELA
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3. For this presentation…
• Public information:
1. ELA homepage
2. ELA Facebook page
• Opinions from non-members
• No information from official
spokespeople 3

4. About me
• Tallinn Central Library
• Head librarian of information
services
• Not a member of ELA
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5. About ELA (1)
• 800 individual members + several
libraries
• Special sections and work groups
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6. About ELA (2)
• Annual events
• Yearbook and magazine
“Raamatukogu”
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7. About ELA (3)
• Vocational training
• Professional certification
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8. About ELA (4)
• Information from Facebook page?
• Reevalutating my scepticism
• Visibility
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9. ELA – youth work so far
• Why isn’t anyone doing anything?
• Young Librarians group – Liina Tamm
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10. Young Librarians Group
• Inviting ELA members
• 30 e-mails
• Very little interest
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11. Members
• Finding young librarians elsewhere
• Our cooperation
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12. What have we done so far?
• Meetings and e-mails
• Goals have been set
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13. What have we done so far? (2)
• Utilizing contacts
• Finding interested young librarians
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14. Activities and future plans
• Spreading the word
• Making it official?
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15. Activities and future plans (2)
• Financing from projects
• First bigger meeting this summer
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16. Opinions on ELA (1)
• Something is done, but what?
When? For who?
• Very little visibility in public
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17. Opinions on ELA (2)
• In ELA important people are doing
important things – no benefits for a
simple librarian
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18. Opinions on ELA (3)
• Visibility and accessibility in social
media
• Offering mentorship
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19. Opinions on ELA (4)
• Points we should think about when
planning our activities
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20. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
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