ALA Program:ALA PROGRAM: Dancing at the Revolution?: Libraries and the Arab Spring Uprisings

(Of interest to those attending ALA Annual this month--wk)

Dancing at the Revolution?: Libraries and the Arab Spring Uprisings
Sunday, June 24, 2012
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Anaheim Marriott, Platinum 7 Room

The Near East and South Asia Subcommittee and the Africa Subcommittee of
ALA's International Relations Committee invite you to this special program
featuring eyewitness accounts from two librarians present in Cairo during
Egypt's revolution.

Magda El-Sherbini, Ohio State University:

A Fulbright librarian's account of the Arab Spring in Egypt
On January 25, 2011, the people of Egypt went out into the streets in a
massive protest against the government of Hosni Mubarak.  This was the
first in a series of tumultuous days that brought life in the Egyptian
capital to a standstill.  Just completing the second month of her 9-month
teaching and research grant at the Alexandria Library, Magda El-Sherbini
found herself in the eye of the revolutionary turmoil.  She will share her
observations of the impact of the revolution on librarians and their
attitudes, as well as descriptions of the specific events organized by the
library that played an important role in educating people about social
change and the democratic process.

Carolyn F. Runyon, American University in Cairo:

Harnessing the Power of Social Media: Crowdsourcing Acquisitions and
Marketing Revolutionary Collections at the American University in Cairo