6 March 2025, 15.00-16.30 CET
(2pm-3.30pm BST)
Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill
The open access movement has brought a spotlight to bibliodiversity—the preservation and promotion of scholarly research at both national and international levels. For countries with rich cultural heritage and talented researchers, but limited publishing funds, bibliodiversity is especially critical. Librarians play a vital role in helping scholars secure necessary funding, but as resources shrink and cost-per-use becomes the standard for value, the challenge grows. Our three expert speakers will explore bibliodiversity from national, international, and institutional perspectives.
Speakers are:
Aleksandra Trtovac, Library Advisor, University Library “Svetozar Marković”, Belgrade, Serbia
Mimi Calter, Vice Provost and University Librarian, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Dr. Sarah Kaddu, Senior Lecturer and Dean, East African School of Library and Information Science, Makerere University, Uganda.
The webinar is part of the series “Challenging the Status Quo: Taking Libraries into the Future”, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill and will be moderated by Linda Bennett of Gold Leaf. Registration is free of charge.
For more details and to book your place on the seminar, click here.
Who should attend
Academic librarians; public librarians; publishers; members of librarian support groups; members of consortia and trade associations; academics and students interested in sustainability; environmentalists.
Aleksandra Trtovac is a library adviser with a PhD from the University of Belgrade, specializing in metadata and information retrieval in digital libraries. She has worked for over two decades at the University Library “Svetozar Marković” in Belgrade, currently having position of Chief Catalog Editor (since 2008) and Digital Library Consultant (since 2012). Additionally, she is the editor-in-chief of the Infotheca – journal for digital humanities (since 2022). She is also a consultant for the Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia in the domain of metadata in the Open Science system eScience (since 2023). Aleksandra has actively participated in numerous international and national LIS projects. She is dedicated to advancing LIS, promoting Open and Citizen Science, digital humanities, and preserving cultural heritage.She generously shares her knowledge through lectures to librarians and LIS students in Serbia and the Balkan region. Also, she is the reviewer of several national and regional scientific LIS journals as well as books of proceedings. Aleksandra is a member of LIBER Conference Programme Committee an also a member of the LIBER Digital Scholarship and Digital Cultural Heritage Collections Working Group.
Mimi Calter currently serves as Chair of the Academic & Research Libraries standing committee for the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), coordinating programming in support of research libraries globally. She is Vice Provost and University Librarian for Washington University in St. Louis, where she oversees the Washington University Libraries expert staff of 140 librarians, curators, archivists, and technologists; supports the development of programming and collections in support of research, teaching, and learning; drives strategic priorities, and advocates for library programs both locally and globally. Mimi earned her undergraduate degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania and graduate degrees in business administration and library and information science from Drexel University. She is also an avid birder, and when not in the library will often be seen looking skyward.
Dr. Sarah Kaddu is a Senior Lecturer and Dean, East African School of Library and Information Science, Makerere University, College of Computing and Information Sciences.
She is the Immediate past Chair, IFLA Sub Saharan Africa Regional Division (IFLA SSA RD). Currently, the Information Coordinator and Co- Chair, International Steering Committee, of UNESCO Global MIL Alliance. She is the Chair, Library Education and Training Section of AfLIA, Editorial Board Member- Ghana Library Journal, and Member on the Advisory Board of the African Centre of Excellence for Information Ethics (ACEIE)
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