Program

Day 2 (March 7, 2009: Saturday)
9:30-11:00:	Track A: Education(1) (Auditorium) Moderator: Sajjad ur Rehman A Study on the Requirements for Launching e-Learning Programmes to LIS Education in Japan: Challenge of DEPLIS / Mitsuhiro Oda; Sachiko Nakajima; Makoto Setoguchi Knowledge Management Education in Library and Information Science Schools: An Exploratory Study / Md. Roknuzzaman; Katsuhiro Umemoto LIS Education and the Changing Face of East Asian Librarianship / Noriko Asato Challenges and Problems of Library and Information Science Education in India; An Emerging Knowledge Society and Developing Nation of Asia / I. V. Malhan	Track B: Practice(1) (Media Hall, Information Media Union 2F) Moderator: Yushina Mansor "Learning to Speak Web 2.0": Teacher-Librarians Playing with 21st Century Technologies / Joanne De Groot ; Jennifer L. Branch Competition or Cooperation in an Era of Change: Tensions Between School and Public Libraries in Alberta, Canada / Joanne De Groot; Jennifer L. Branch Perceptions of Education, Learning and Access: Public Libraries and the Internet in Singapore / Adrian Heok; Brendan Luyt Perceptions of the Impact of User Education and Information Literacy on the Use of Information Resources: A Nigerian Perspective in the Information Age / Manir Abdullahi Kamba	Track C: Research(1) (Meeting Room for Joint Research 1, Information Media Union 3F) Moderator: MeiMei Wu A Bibliometric Analysis of Asian Authorship Pattern in JASIST, 1981-2005 / Han-Wen Chang Towards a Research Agenda for LIS in the East and Southeast (SE) Asian Region: Some Preliminary Thoughts / Kerry Smith Investigating Multi-Linguistic Information in Japanese University Libraries' Web Pages / Takayuki Matsubara; Kumiko Kondo; Takafumi Suzuki; Shuntaro Kawamura; Maniko Katsura Issues in Ontology Design for a Clinical Decision Support System / Christopher Khoo Soo Guan; Jin-Cheon Na
11:15-12:15:	Keynote (Auditorium) "Turning Point of Library Activities" Makoto Nagao (Director of National Diet Library, Japan) [web] Libraries are confronted with the age of information technology and are forced to go toward digital library system. They have to digitize not only library materials but also capture web information. They have to preserve digital materials for a very long period, and give convenient and high-quality retrieval services to users. To go in this direction it is essential to foster education and training activities of librarians in information science and software technology, particularly natural language processing technologies, their software construction and maintenance. The paper will discuss these problems in some details. Moderator: Shigeo Sugimoto (Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies, University of Tsukuba, Japan)
12:15-14:15:	Poster session(Lecture Room 104) & Lunch(SHOKUDO Hall) Poster Presentation (Lecture Room 104) A Collaborative Model for the National Library and Documentation Centre of Sri Lanka / M. K. Weerasinghe Action Research into E-learning Curriculum Development for Library and Information Science in Taiwan / Mei-Ling Wang; Chiao-Lun Chen Application of Iso Standards for Quality Education and Training in Library Services / Chandrashekara M.; C. P. Ramasesh Education for Digital Library in Asian Countries / Ahmead Bakeri Abu Bakar Filtering Software in Japanese Public Libraries and their Performances / Keita Tsuji; Akiko Yahagi For Practice of Library Service for the Impaired Service in a Japanese Public Library-Starting of Library Service for the Visually Impaired Person and Transliteration Person / Tomoko Kondo Information Literacy Competency of Library and Information Science Students at the Faculty of Humanities University of Indonesia / Indira Irawati Knowledge Management and Knowledge Sharing in Indonesia Institute of Sciences (LIPI): Facing Lot of Challenges to Disseminate Scientific Knowledge for the Society / Bambang Setiarso Library & Information Science Distance Education: A Pakistani Perspective / Pervaiz Ahmad; Kanwal Ameen; Muhammad Jawwad LIS Education in E-Learning Environment: Problems and Proposal for Bangladesh / Shiful Islam; Salma Chowdhury; Anwarul Islam Library and Information Science Research in India / Chandrashekara M.; C. P. Ramasesh NLP Meets Library Science: Providing a Set of Enhanced Language Reference Tools for Online Translators / Kyo Kageura; Takeshi Abekawa Quality of Research: A Commandment and Not a Compromise / Lalitha Aswath Re-Examination of "One Ward, One Library Project" in the City of Nagoya / Harumi Yakushiin The Problematiques of Thesaurus Construction in Iran from the Point of View of Thesaurus Makers / Aneseh Hosseinizadeh; Fatemeh Rahadoost Student Expectations of Job Opportunities and Their Career: Perspectives of Master Students of the LIS Program in Southeast Asia / Shizuko Miyahara Trends in Library and Information Science Education in South Asia: Issues and Challenges / Bobby Phuritsabam; Th Purnima Devi Accreditation: Panacea for Producing Better Professionals / N. R. Satyanarayana
14:30-16:00:	Track A: Education (2) (Auditorium) Moderator: Koti S. Raghavan Internationalization of LIS Program Through Strategic Partnership / Yushiana Mansor; Nooraini Ismail Restructuring Library and Information Education toward Knowledge Informatics Education: A Case of the Undergraduate Program of the University of Tsukuba / Hirotoyo Ishii; Chieko Mizoue; Makoto Matsumoto; Atsushi Toshimori; Hidehiko Hasegawa; Norihiko Uda; Shinichi Nakayama Library and Information Science Education at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman: Preparing Information Professionals for Leadership and Management Roles / Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri LIS Curriculum Review Using Focus Group Interviews of Employers / Khalid Mahmood	Track B: Practice (2) (Media Hall, Information Media Union 2F) Moderator: Rowena Cullen Validation of Performance Indicators for Knowledge Management Activities / Abdus Sattar Chaudhry; Kunjammai Sockalingam Does the National Diet Library Have Pornographic Books? / Akemi Kikawada; Keita Tsuji Empowering Information Professionals: A Training Programme on Information and Communication Technology (EIP-ICT) from UNESCO Bangkok and Japanese Funds in Trust (JFIT) / Susanne Ornager; Tamiko Matsumura Freedom of Access to Information - Thoughts, Actions and Culture of Library Staff in Fiji / Gwen Noeline Mar	Track C: Research (2) (Meeting Room for Joint Research 1, Information Media Union 3F) Moderator: Christopher Khoo Soo Guan An Analysis of Reading Profile of Generation-X in Singapore / Gladys Low; Abdus Sattar Chaudhry Print Media and Modern Subjects: A Transcendental Examination / Bin Umino; Kyo Kageura; Shinichi Toda The Role of the Hospital in Support of the Right of Reading - from Japanese Hospital Patient's Library Investigation 2007 - / Minoru Maeda Using Evaluation Grid Methods and Think Aloud Methods to Identify Undergraduate Students' Image of a Desirable Bookstore / Fukuji Imai; Shuntaro Kawamura
16:00-16:30:	Coffee Break
16:30-17:30:	Track A: Education (3) (Auditorium) - Online Session - Moderator: Yumiko Kasai Families, Technology and Library Education for Public Librarians: Promoting Use, Promoting Understanding Across International Boundaries / Susan E. Higgins An Evaluation of the Graduation Papers at the Faculty of Library and Information Science (FLIS), Hanoi University of Culture (HUC), from 2004 - 2008 / Nguyen Cuong Linh International Collaboration Between Schools of Librarianship and Information Studies: Current Issues / Ian M. Johnson	Track B: Practice (3) (Media Hall, Information Media Union 2F) Moderator: Danuta Nitecki Institutional Repositories and the Role of Academic Libraries / Rowena Cullen; Brenda Chawner Qualitative Evaluation of a Polytechnic Library As a Learning & Social Hub / Jaclyn Teo; Serena Tan Development of a Strategic Knowledge Management Model for Thai Universities / Jutharat Sarawanawong; Kulthida Tuamsuk; Chollabhat Vongprasert; Jiraporn Khiewyoo	Track C: Research (3) (Meeting Room for Joint Research 1, Information Media Union 3F) Moderator: Kerry Smith Effect of Japanese Shisho Librarian Certification: Knowledge and Motivation / Keita Tsuji; Fuyuki Yoshikane; Kyo Kageura The Correlation Between Library & Information Education and Outsourcing in Academic Libraries / Sho Sato; Hiroshi Itsumura Development Concept for School Librarianship in the Republic of Croatia / Jasmina Lovrincevic; Dinka Kovacevic; Marija Laszlo
17:45-19:15:	Track A: Education (4) (Auditorium) Moderator: Shaheen Majid The Role of the Business Librarian Training Program in the Business Support Services Provided by Public Libraries Business Support Services / Seiichi Saito; Makiko Miwa; Shunsaku Tamura; Yumiko Kasai; Nozomi Ikeya; Mika Koshizuka Training New Generation Information Workers: The Entry Level LIS Degree Program in India / K. S. Raghavan; Kaushal Giri A Model for Dynamic Curriculum Development System for Advanced Courses through Knowledge Management in Academic Library / Sarmistha Dutta Trends in Library and Information Science Education: Strategies and Direction Forneed-Based Reforms of LIS Training in India / Babita Jaiswal	Track B: Practice (4) (Media Hall, Information Media Union 2F) Moderator: Hiroya Takeuchi The Integration System for Librarians Bibliomining / Jiann-Cherng Shieh From the Viewpoints of People's Demand of Information and Social Activities to Discuss the Difference between Public Library and Internet Services / Nei-Ching Yeh The Integration of Information Literacy into Web-Based Tutorial with Librarian - Faculty Partnership / Wawta Techataweewan; Kantpong Woraratpanya; Charun Sanrach Experiences on Recruiting and Training Library and Information Management (LIM) Students in Cantho University, Vietnam / Huynh Thi Trang	Track C: Research (4) (Meeting Room for Joint Research 1, Information Media Union 3F) Moderator: Yuriko Nakamura An Enhanced Electronic Access: Theses, Dissertations and Project Studies Documentation System / Jessica Go-Madeja; Marissa P. Justan Decolonializing the East-West Information Flow in Library and Information Studies / Andrew B. Wertheimer LIS Research In India 1980-2007: An Analysis of Doctoral Dissertations / D. Shivalingaiah; Sheshadri K. N.; Manjunatha Keralapura What Motivates Singaporean Wikipedians? / Brendan Luyt; Ng Peck Suan; Wong Tsun-Wei Linus
19:45-	Banquet (Sansui-Tei)

Day 3 (March 8, 2009: Sunday)
9:00-9:30:	Registration (Auditorium)
9:30-10:30:	Keynote (Auditorium) "The Emergence of iSchools as a Transformative Force" Ronald L. Larsen (Dean of School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh) [web] Moderator: Nitecki Danuta (Associate University Librarian, Yale University. USA)
10:30-11:00:	Coffee Break
11:00-13:30:	Symposium (Auditorium) "Symposium on Future Perspectives in Globalization of Library and Information Professionals" Panelists: Reflections on Preparing Librarians for Research-based Management / Preparing LIS Professionals for Global Knowledge Process Outsourcing / Nitecki Danuta (Associate University Librarian, Yale University. USA) Preparing LIS Professionals for Global Knowledge Process Outsourcing / Christopher Khoo Soo Guan (Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Wither International LIS Education? Some Reflections on the Pertinence, Problems and Applicability of Cross-Country and Cross-continental Analysis / Leif Kajberg (Independent Researcher and Project Evaluator, Denmark) Trends and Issues in Globalization of LIS education in Korea / Sung Been Moon (Professor, Yonsei University, Korea) Galápagos or an Isolated Model of LIS Educational Development?: A Consideration on Japanese LIS Eucation in the International Setting / Akira Nemoto (Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan) Chair: Makiko Miwa (National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan)
13:30-13:40:	Closing remark (Auditorium)
13:40-14:40:	Lunch (SHOKUDO Hall)
14:40-16:40:	Round Table Discussion (Meeting Room for Joint Research 1, Information Media Union 3F) "Collaboration on Faculty Development on Quality Assurance of LIS Programs" Moderator: Chihfeng P. Lin (Shin Hsin University, Taiwan)	Workshop (Media Hall, Information Media Union 2F) "Toward Standardization of the National Curriculum of LIS Education: A Workshop on the LIS Proficiency Test in Japan" (Language: Japanese)