World Library and Information Congress:
78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly In Helsinki, Finland from 11-17 August 2012

IFLA's Library Services to People with Special Needs Satellite Program

The Homeless and the Libraries - The Right to Information and Knowledge For All

Keynote Speech by Dr. Ismail Abdullahi

Keynote Title:  "Libraries as a Human Right: Providing Equal Library Services for the Homeless Population." 

Speaker Info:
Associate Professor, North Carolina Central University School of Library and Information Sciences,
ALA Councilor-at-LargeChair,  ALA Committee on Education (COE)

First Speaker--Dr. Wallace Koehler

Proposal Title: "Professional Ethics, The Homeless and The Libraries"

Speaker Info:
Director/Professor Master of Library and Information Science Program, Odum Library--Valdosta State University

Second Speaker--Mr. Thomas H. Muggleton

Proposal Title: “Public Libraries and the Difficulties of Targeting the Homeless”

Speaker Info:
Former MSc student at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Third Speaker--Ms. Angie Kelleher

Proposal Title: “Not Just a Place to Sleep:  Homeless Perspectives on Libraries in Central Michigan”

Speaker Info:
Angie Kelleher is an Associate Professor and Access Services Librarian at Alma College.  She holds a Master of Social Work degree, along with her MLIS degree. 

Fourth Speaker--Ms. Violet China Radiporo

Proposal Title: "The Homeless and the Libraries-the Right to Information and Knowledge for All”

Speaker Info:
University of Botswana Library, P/Bag 00390 Gaborone, Botswana

Fifth Speaker--Francoise Gaudet

Proposal Title: “What Kind of Services Supply to the Homeless Community?”

Speaker Info: 
Head of the Department of Studies and Research, Bibliothèque publique d'information

Sixth Speaker--Dr. Vivekanand Jain

Proposal Title: “Empowering the Poor with Right to Information and Library Services”

Speaker(s) Info:
Deputy Librarian, Banaras Hindu University, Central Library, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005 India
Joint Author: 
Dr. Sanjiv Saraf, Deputy Librarian, Central Library, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005 India

Seventh Speaker--Ms. Sanja Bunić

Proposal Title: "Libraries and the Homeless: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities"

Speaker Info: 
Sanja Bunić, Zagreb City Libraries, Starčevićev trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Eighth Speaker--Ms. Suzanne Bernsmann

Proposal Title:  "Lowering the Threshold to Libraries with Social Media"

Speaker Info:
Suzanne Bernsmann, Stiftung Digitale Chancen, Project Manager
Fasanenstr. 3, D-10623 Berlin

Ninth Speaker--Ms. Chun-Hsiang Chen Proposal Title: " How to Make it Possible to Bridge the Gap Between Information Outsiders and the General Public" Speaker Info:
Postdoctoral Fellow at The Research Center for Science and Technology for Learning, 
National Central University, Taiwan (R.O.C.)  No.300, Jhongda Rd., Jhongli City, Taoyuan County 32001, Taiwan