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Dear Colleagues ? it is Friday, 14 July ? Michele?s birthday, Bastille Day (bon annee France!), and a day of rest. Nothing ?official? to happen today, so we?re all taking it easy after a hectic week.
Yesterday was a long day?… Read the rest
And they?re off? 12 July 2006
Hello colleagues and friends. ? Well, yesterday 30 of the 32 expected Iraqi librarians were on site, so the program began in earnest. There were lots of ?salaams? to go around, as many of the people who started yesterday were returnees from last summer?s… Read the rest
This morning we finally met up with some of the participants from Mosul and Baghdad. The first group of 18 came in late last night, arriving in Al Ain around 2am. Needless to say, they are a bit tired today. Some are quite shy and speak little English, some are talkative and have already shared how they used the information from last summer with their colleagues and students – all are happy to finally be here and are ready to learn.… Read the rest
Educating Iraqi Librarians ? Phase Two 9 July 2006
Hello colleagues ? this is Harvey Varnet writing from Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.
As many of you will recall, several of us blogged from Amman, Jordan last summer, where we were part of the teaching team that worked with 42 Iraqi librarians.… Read the rest