Pre-Conference – Monday, 24th May, 2021 – Open to all
| Monday, 24th May, 2021 Pre-Conference Wikipedia Workshop (Open to All) Theme – Wikipedia and Libraries Time: 10:00 – 14:00 (GMT / UTC) |
| English Speaking participants – 10:00 – 14:00 (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Facilitator |
| 10:00 | Session 1 – Wikipedia & Wikidata for Libraries Alice Kibombo (AfLIA WiR) & Wynand van der Walt (LIASA/Wikimedia ZA) |
| 11:00 | Session 2 : Local languages & the orality of Wikipedia Olaniyan Olushola |
| 12:00 | Session 3 : Wikipedia in education and offline access to Wikipedia Isla Haddow Flood |
| 13:00 | Session 4 : Wikimedia Community connections in Africa & pathways Felix Nartey |
| 14:00 | Session 5: #AfLibWk 2,0 #1Lib1Ref Office Hour |
| French Speaking participants – 10:00 – 14:00 (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Facilitator |
| 10:00 | Session 1 – Wikipédia et Wikidata pour les bibliothèques Houcemeddine Turki (Wikimedia Tunisia/University of Sfax) |
| 11:00 | Session 2 : Langues locales & l’oralité de Wikipédia débute |
| 12:00 | Session 3 : Wikipédia dans l’éducation et accès hors ligne à Wikipédia Florence Devouard |
| 13:00 | Session 4 : Connexions de la communauté Wikimedia en Afrique & parcours |
| 14:00 | Session 5: Heure de bureau #AfLibWk 2.0 #1Lib1Ref |
| Monday, 24th May, 2021 Governing Council Meeting I Time: 16:00 – 18:00 (GMT / UTC) |
Day One – Tuesday, 25th May, 2021
| Opening Session – 25th May, 2021 Moderator: Comfort Asare Time: 8:45 – 10:25 (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Presenter / Speaker |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Ghanaian National Anthem, AU Anthem |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome and Introductions Dr. Helena Asamoah- Hassan, Executive Director, AfLIA |
| 09:15 – 09:25 | AfLIA President’s Address Mr. Mandla Ntombela, President, AfLIA |
| 09:25 – 09:35 | Motivational Talk Intentional Librarianship: Even when doors are closed Prof. Perpetua Dadzie, University Librarian, University of Ghana |
| 09:35 – 10:00 | Keynote Address & Opening of Conference Kepi Madumo, National Librarian & CEO, National Library of South Africa (NLSA) |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Attendance / Roll call of countries and Announcements AfLIA Secretariat |
| 10:20 – 10:25 | Comfort Break |
| Session Two – 25th May, 2021 4IR, Libraries and Development Initiatives in Africa Moderator: Dr. Sarah Kaddu Time: 10:25 – 13:40 (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Presenter / Speaker |
| 10:25 – 10:30 | Preliminaries by the Moderator Ground rules, bios of the presenters / speakers |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Paper presentation LIS professionals’ awareness, understanding and readiness for the 4th IR library and information services engagement. Dr. Chinwe V. Anunobi, Amaka Raymonda Obiamalu & Adaora Chigozie Obuezie |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Paper presentation Virtual Reality & Video Conferencing in Virtual Library Reference Service Delivery in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Juliet C. Alex-Nmecha and Isaiah Michael Omame |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Paper presentation Repositioning Libraries, Information Systems and Services In The Era of Fourth Industrial Revolution. Prof. Zakari Mohammed |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Q & A session, interactions with the presenters |
| 11:45 – 11:55 | Time with Exhibitor(s) DSquare Technologies Session |
| 11:55 – 12:40 | Interview with 2 University Librarians: Prospects and challenges of academic libraries as learning goes online. Dr. Ayanda Lebele & Mrs. Nina Chachu |
| 12:40 – 13:40 | Visit Exhibition / Happy time (Networking opportunity) / Lunch / Comfort Break |
| Session Three – 25th May, 2021 Openness Movement, Libraries and 4IR Moderator: Richard Bruce Lamptey Time: 13:40 – 15:30 (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Presenter / Speaker |
| 13:40 – 13:50 | Preliminaries by the Moderator Ground rules, bios of the presenters / speakers |
| 13:50 – 14:20 | Panel Discussion Various overlays of Openness in knowledge creation / dissemination, where libraries fit in and why the practice is needful for driving 4IR in Africa. Heather Joseph – SPARC USA & Reggie Raju – SPARC Africa |
| 14:20 – 14:35 | Q & A session, interactions from the panel |
| 14:35 – 14:45 | Time with Exhibitor(s) Wiley Session Raymond Abruzzi |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Report presentation Libraries for Development: an update from the ALVA Project Renee Lynch, Jason Young (PhD) & Stanley Boakye-Achampong |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Wrap up and Announcements Dr. Nkem Osuigwe |
| CLOSING |
Day Two – Wednesday, 26th May, 2021
| Session Four – 26th May, 2021 Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Futuristic/Innovative thinking Moderator: Prof. Rosemary Shafack Time: 08:40 – 11:00 (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Presenter / Speaker |
| 08:40 – 08:50 | Preliminaries by the Moderator |
| 08:50 – 09:10 | Acknowledgement of posts by participants about the conference on different platforms Stanley Boakye-Achampong |
| 09:10 – 09:19 | Ground rules, a brief recap of the previous day’s activities. Dr. Nkem Osuigwe |
| 09:20 – 09:30 | Motivational Talk Information diversity and libraries Jeff Nyoka |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Paper presentation Libraries as spaces for innovative technology start-ups Richard Chingovo & Belinda Diya |
| 09:45- 09:50 | Ignite Talk Digitalization of the library catalogue – Futuristic and innovative thinking for sustainable development; roles of libraries. Claret Misika |
| 09:50 – 10:10 | Time with Exhibitor(s) Video ads by PressReader |
| 10:10 – 10:20 | Poster presentation Library as a space for spurring innovative technologies. Adaora Chigozie Obuezie & Julia Chinwe Oguedoihu |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | Poster presentation Creating Ethical Technology in Africa: A Classroom Case Study. David A. Sampah, & Kaneisha Gaston Arhin |
| 10:30 – 10:35 | Ignite Talk The COVID-19 Starter Pack Yusuf Ganyana Juma |
| 10:35 – 10:55 | Q&A session for all presentations |
| 10:55 – 11:00 | Comfort break |
| Session Five – 26th May, 2021 Open Educational Resources: Where are we? Moderator: Dr. Ayanda Lebele Time: 11:00am – 12:55pm (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Presenter / Speaker |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Preliminaries by the Moderator Ground rules, bios of the presenters / speakers |
| 11:10 – 11:40 | Report presentation AfLIA / OER Africa Pilot on OER: What next? Nkem Osuigwe, Tony Lelliot & Lisbeth Levey |
| 11:40 – 11:55 | Paper presentation Building the Foundation for Open Educational Resources in Anambra State of Nigeria amid the COVID-19 Pandemic; possibilities and pathways. Mezue Chibuzor Chidiogo |
| 11:55 – 12:05 | Poster presentation Bridging the Inequality Gap for Sustainable Education: Strategies for the Implementation of Open Educational Resources in Tertiary Institutions. Hawwau A. Moruf |
| 12:05 – 12:25 | Q&A on Open Education Resources |
| 12:25 – 12:45 | Time with Exhibitor(s) PressReader Session |
| 12:45 – 13:45 | Visit Exhibition / Happy time (Networking opportunity) / Lunch / Comfort Break |
| Session Six – 26th May, 2021 Institutional Repositories, Data, and Knowledge Management Moderator: Prof. Chinwe Anunobi Time: 13:45 – 15:30 (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Presenter / Speaker |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Preliminaries by the Moderator Ground rules, bios of the presenters / speakers |
| 14:00 – 14:35 | Panel Discussion Institutional Repositories in Africa -Maintaining Functional Institutional Repositories – Where we Are? Cecile Coulibaly & Nthabiseng Kotsokoane, |
| 14:35 – 14:50 | Q&A session, audience interaction with panel members |
| 14:50 – 15:00 | Time with Exhibitor(s) EBSCO Session |
| 15:00 – 15:05 | Ignite Talk Data-Detox for young adults in Kenya Jemmimah Wangechi Maragwa |
| 15:05 – 15:10 | Ignite Talk Education for girls: extra mural classes to help improve exam marks Momoh Mansaray |
| 15:10 – 15:20 | Q&A session, audience interaction with presenters |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | Wrap up and Announcements. Dr. Joel Sam |
| CLOSING |
Day Three – Thursday, 27th May, 2021
| Session Seven – 27th May, 2021 Smart Cities, Disinformation, Disinfodemic and Libraries Moderator: Sarah Negumbo Time: 08:30-10:20 (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Presenter / Speaker |
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Preliminaries by the Moderator |
| 08:45- 09:00 | Acknowledgement of posts by participants about the conference on different platforms. Networking window |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Ground rules, a brief recap of the previous day’s activities. AfLIA Secretariat |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Paper presentation Internet of Things (IoT) as Booster and Enabling Technology for Smart Library Services in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Isaiah Michael Omame, Fitimah Jibril Abduldayan & Zuwaira Ahmed Abubakar |
| 09:30 – 09:36 | Ignite Talk Public Libraries for Empowered and Better Communities. Mustafa Tuhami |
| 09:36 – 09:42 | Ignite Talk Engaging, Inspiring and Collaborative Arts in the library. Allan Mudenda Hagwelele |
| 09:42 – 10:02 | Time with Exhibitor(s) Creating your own unlimited learning ecosystem – ODILO Scott Smith |
| 10:02 – 10:15 | Q&A session, audience interaction with presenters |
| 10:15 – 10:20 | Comfort break |
| Session Eight – 27th May, 2021 Strategizing for 21st Century LIS Curriculum in Africa Moderator: Nthabiseng Kotsokoane, David Adepoju and Lynn Jibril Time: 10:20 – 13:00 (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Presenter / Speaker |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | Welcome, Introduction, ground rules |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Panel discussion Strategizing for 21st Century LIS Curriculum in Africa Prof. Jaya Raju & Dr. George William Kiyingi |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Wrap up and closing Dr. Helena Asamoah- Hassan, Executive Director, AfLIA |
| 13:15 – 13:00 | Visit Exhibition / Happy time (Networking opportunity)/ Lunch / Comfort Break |
| Session Nine – 27th May, 2021 Annual General Meeting Moderator: Mandla Ntombela, AfLIA President Time: 13:00 – 16:30 (GMT / UTC) |
| Time (GMT/UTC) | Activity: Title and Presenter / Speaker |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Section Meetings Break away rooms |
| 13:30 – 13:45 | Reports at Plenary |
| 13:45- 13:55 | Virtual tour of AfLIA Secretariat |
| 13:55 – 15:30 | Annual General Meeting |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Outdooring of New Officers |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Closing Speeches, Announcements etc. |
Day Four – Friday, 28th May, 2021
| NEW 2021-2023 GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING II 14.30-16.30 GMT / UTC |
Note:
This conference schedule may undergo slight modifications or updates in due course until Monday, 24th 2021. Until then, please check back again to get any new updates.