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Unlocking Your Potentials as Librarians 20-22 September 2016 Brunei Darussalam

ONE COMMUNITY FROM BLA TO CONSAL Prepared by Haji Abd Talip Haji Tassim Brunei Library Association

 Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians    

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(CONSAL) Was Formed in 1970 It Is a Loose and Flexible Organisation It Provides Professional Contact and Exchange It Holds A General Conference Once Every Three Years It Promotes Cooperation: Librarianship, Bibliography, Documentation and Related Activities in the Region Its Members: National Libraries/Las

 The Secretariat Was Established in 2000  Hosted by the National Library Board (NLB) of

Singapore  To Plan and Execute Programmes and Activities  Secretary General is a Member of CONSAL Executive Board  Currently the Host Nation of General Conference Acts as the Secretariat

 Normally the Board Meets Once a Year and is Hosted

by the Host Country of the General Conference  This Year 2016 Myanmar Recently Hosted the EB Meeting  The Meetings Act as a Forum for Updates on the Collaborative Projects and Regional Activities  The Meetings are Attended by Executive Board Members

 The Award is Given Annually  The Recipient Must Have Made Significant

Contributions to the Library Profession  Or To Improving the Relations Among Libraries of Member Countries

 Resource Sharing and Legal Depository  Copyright  Preservation and Conservation  Translation of Materials  Training

 To Facilitate Access To Each Other’s National

Bibliographic Resources Including the Acquisitions or Exchange of Publications  To Establish a Working Group To Consider and Study Strategies For Maintaining and Preserving Legal Deposits in Southeast Asian Countries

 To Explore Guidelines for Fair Use of Various Types of

Materials, Especially Digital Transmission  To Explore the Setting Up of a Rights Management System

ď‚— To Establish a Training Programme on Preservation

and Conservation of Library Materials for Member Countries

ď‚— To Establish a Translation Programme With the

Purpose of Making Available the Written Cultural Heritage of Each Member Country

ď‚— To Coordinate Library Training Programmes for the

Region

 Regional Digitisation Project  Project on Borneo Collection Database

 BSLA Building Strong Library Associations  BLA Project: Leadership and Advocacy Workshop for

Promising Young ASEAN Library Associations Leaders (Pre-CONSAL, Bangkok, 2015)  Objectives: To Build Strong Library Association Across Asia; Promotion of Advocacy Skills and Strategies So That National Library Association Representative May Engage In National Policy Making Issues Affecting Libraries