ALIEP-2006 conference on Library Leadership at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore: A Summary Report

• Main Author: Ghosh, Maitrayee
• Language: en
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Libraries; Library and Information Science Education
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106262

This report outlines few selected presentations of the ALIEP 2006 conference based on the theme "Preparing Information Professionals for Leadership in the new age" held at the Executive centre, School of Information and communication, NTU, Singapore, during 3-6, April 2006. The four-day event provided both professional librarians and educators a unique opportunity to explore the collaborative agenda emerged due to pervasive convergence technologies in todayâ s knowledge society. The author, who was also a speaker provides an overview of the ALIEP- 2006 Asia Pacific discussion forum, which carried out a variety of program viz. industry updates, keynote sessions, Paper presentations, invited guests and local tours to national library, university libraries and national Archives of Singapore.