Libraries and the Fight against HIV/AIDS, Poverty, and Corruption. IFLA/FAIFE Theme Report, 2006. IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series Volume VI
Author: Seidelin, Susanne, Ed.
Date: 2006-00-00
Type: Collected Works - General
Subjects: Library Role,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),Poverty,Access to Information,Information Dissemination,Library Services,Public Libraries,School Libraries,Information Literacy,Economically Disadvantaged,Ethics,Deception,Guidelines,Adoption (Ideas),Lifelong Learning,Sustainable Development,Foreign Countries,Disease Control,Prevention

&quot;Libraries and the fight against HIV/AIDS, poverty and corruption&quot; takes up some of the big issues and major challenges facing the world: the HIV/AIDS pandemic, poverty and the reduction of it, and corruption and its counterpart transparency. The articles explore the role and responsibilities of libraries and information services, and how they can contribute to this fight. In regard to all three themes, authors call everyone's attention to the need to identify new responsibilities and values for the library profession. This report tries to answer the question of why libraries and information services should place stronger emphasis on issues concerning the condition and constraint of the environment in which they are operating, and by doing so recognize their social responsibilities and their role as advocates of intellectual freedom and equal participation in an inclusive information and knowledge society. This year's report clearly demonstrates the need for libraries' active involvement and support in the fight against HIV/AIDS, poverty and corruption. Contents of this report include: (1) Authors; (2) Acknowledgments (Susanne Seidelin and Paul Sturges); (3) Preface (Alex Byrne); (4) Introduction (Susanne Seidelin and Paul Sturges); (5) Information accessibility by the marginalized communities in South Africa and the role of libraries (Dennis Ocholla); (6) Information vaccine: HIV/AIDS and libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa (Kendra Albright); (7) India's public libraries: poised to meet the needs of the poor? (Anjali Gulati and John Riley); (8) Health information services in public libraries in Japan (Yasuyo Inoue); (9) The role of libraries in the dissemination of HIV/AIDS information in Trinidad and Tobago (Ernesta E. Greenidge, Marilyn Drayton-Andrews, and Marilyn Lewis); (10) The experience of Cuban libraries in preventing STI/HIV/AIDS (Margarita Pobea Reyes); (11) Information access for the poor and the role of libraries in the reduction of poverty (Celso M. Musino); (12) Information and transparency in Mexico: A mechanism to control corruption? (Oscar Maya Corzo); (13) Information and HIV/AIDS in Mexico: Towards building an appropriate system for public documentation? (Celso M. Musino &amp; Oscar Maya Corzo); (14) Access to books, libraries and information literacy: Adoption of IFLA/UNESCO Manifestos and Guidelines by public and school libraries in South America (Marcia Rosetto); (15) Georgian libraries and the fight against HIV/AIDS, poverty, and corruption (Irakli Garibashvili); and (16) Conclusion (Susanne Seidelin and Thomas Skov Jensen). Appendices include: (1) Statement on Libraries and Sustainable Development; (2) Alexandria Manifesto on Libraries, the Information Society in Action; and (3) Beacons of the Information Society: The Alexandria Proclamation on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning. (Individual sections contain figures, tables, notes and references.)