IFLA's video: Library cooperation in Asia-Oceania: meeting the challenges

This webinar is the digital version of IFLA’s Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee Open Session at the World Library and Information Congress in Dublin, Ireland. However, in this second version, there was more time for in-depth presentations, and for moderated Q&A after the presentations. The session starts from the premise that library sector support for the UN SDGs will be more successful if the sector itself is strong and cooperates effectively within countries and within the region. The session aims to develop a narrative picture of the current state of library cooperation in various parts of Asia-Oceania, by offering sub-regional presentations from Regional Division Committee members. The webinar is introduced and moderated by Winston Roberts, Chair of the Regional Division Committee for Asia-Oceania. Speakers will cover issues in the four main sub-regions: 1. South Asia 2. South-East Asia 3. North-East Asia 4. Pacific Speakers & Presentations: 1. For South Asia Challenges and Opportunities in Library Corporations in South Asian Libraries Debal C. Kar, Galgotias University (India) and IFLA AO RDC Vice-Chair Dilara Begum, East West University and IFLA AO RDC Member (Bangladesh) 2. For South-East Asia Rising to the Challenge: Southeast Asian Libraries in the time of COVID Lin Li Soh, National Library Board & Manager for IFLA Regional Office for Asia and Oceania (Singapore) 3. For North-East Asia Sustainable Library Cooperation in North Asia and Beyond – A Japanese Perspective Misako Nomura, Assistive Technology Development Organization and IFLA AO RDC Member (Japan) Rei Iwasaki, Kyoto Notre Dame University and IFLA AO RDC Member (Japan) 4. For the Pacific Library Cooperation in the Pacific Tim Kong, Programme Manager of the Digital Pacific Museum (New Zealand) introduced by Jayshree Mamtora, James Cook University Library and IFLA AO RDC Member (Australia)