Information professionals and interested
stakeholders are traveling to Victoria Falls for the historic 48th ZimLA Conference
and Annual General Meeting to be held at the A’Zambezi River Lodge. A Keynote
address is expected to be given by Kgomotso Radijeng of the Botswana Library Association. Participants started traveling yesterday (Sunday) to the majestic Victoria Falls which is
considered Africa's adventure capital and the best hub for safaris into
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia.
The conference is running under
the theme “Working Smarter and Adding Value: Library services in a new Paradigm”
will see more than 20 papers being presented treating many sub themes. The
conference will also see the strategic planning meeting taking place that
is expected to revitalize the operations of ZimLA and define the future for the
information professional in Zimbabwe. IFLA is keen to see ZimLA regaining its strength
and visibility so that it can execute its duties well.
The AGM is another activity that
is likely to bring change in the national structures that bona fide ZimLA members participate in accordance with the current ZimLA
Constitution. The AGM is expected to iron out outstanding issues within the
association and pave way for the strategic meeting in identifying key areas
that the association needs to look into. Branch representatives are expected to
present branch reports that will also be used as a benchmark on the performance
of ZimLA.
