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12 East Street
Kingston
ANNUAL REPORT
April 2007—March 2008
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 2
Table of Contents
Page
Executive Summary 1
Vision and Value Statements 2 Collect 3
Preserve 6 Document / Catalogue 7 Facilitate Access 7 Promoting the Nation’s Knowledge 10 Network of Technologically Enhanced Libraries 12 & Services
Human Resources 13 Partnerships 17 Appendices
(i) Board of Management Members (ii) Directors Compensation (iii) Senior Managers and Compensation at March 2008 (iv) Financial Statement 2007/2008 (audited) (v) List of topics presented at the Conference,
“Libraries Networking for National Development”
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 1
Executive Director’s Summary
In April 2007 the NLJ was an agency in the Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment and
Culture (MTEC); in September 2007 the NLJ became an agency in the Ministry of
Information Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS) and for the period September 2007 to
March 2008 NLJ was without a Board of Management. Throughout all these changes the
NLJ stayed focused on its mission to collect, document, preserve and facilitate access to
the nation's cultural heritage, through the promotion, coordination and development of
a network of technologically enhanced libraries and services.
Accomplishments of the year include the presentation of the conference Libraries
Networking for National Development; publication of a 2008 Calendar of archival
photographs; the presentation of the Inaugural Distinguished Lecture and our
partnerships with the British Arts Council, the Yale Center for British Art and IRIE FM.
The year 2007 was a signal one in the history of the Jamaican people and the NLJ made
its contribution to the observances to mark the bicentenary of the abolition of the trade
in enslaved Africans by way of an exhibition and the compilation and publication of a
bibliography on the Slave Trade.
This operational year was one of significant staff movements which included the
retirement in January 2007 of Deputy Director Mrs. Eppie Edwards and the resignation
of Mr. Byron Palmer acting Deputy Director in July 2007. The death of long-serving
Board member Mrs. Gloria Hamilton in January 2008 was occasion for pause and
reflection on the organization’s history.
Disappointment was that the well needed restructuring was not realized.
A Study Leave Policy was adopted and a fair draft of the Bill to establish the NLJ as an
entity with clearly articulated mandates were also among the 2007/2008 milestone
accomplishments.
The launch of an Information Commons on July 26 has resulted in new customers for
the NLJ and the organization adopted the slogan Living History Shaping Lives.
The subvention from Government totaled $81,078,000.00.
Winsome Hudson Executive Director (Mrs.)
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 2
VISION STATEMENT
The National Library
of Jamaica is
Jamaica’s premier
library for fostering
and promoting the
nation’s knowledge
of its history,
heritage and
information sources.
MISSION
STATEMENT
To collect, preserve,
document and
facilitate access to
the nation’s cultural
heritage, through
the promotion,
coordination and
development of a
network of
technologically
enhanced libraries
and services.
OUR VALUES
In Our Relationship with one
another and our customers, we are
committed to the core values of
Service, Integrity, Excellence and
Teamwork.
SERVICE
We satisfy the needs of our clients
in a professional and equitable
manner.
INTEGRITY
We practice truth, transparency,
trust and respect in all our words
and deeds.
EXCELLENCE
We support continuous
improvement towards the highest
standards in all services and
resources.
TEAMWORK
We work together towards
achieving the goals and objectives
of the organization.
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 3
TO COLLECT The Acquisitions of Note included:
Funeral programme, tributes and condolences book for Honourable Louise Bennett.
Architectural drawings of Spanish Town Historical District donated by Jamaican
Architect, Ms. Patricia Green.
Microfilm copies of extracts from the Slebech Papers at the National Library of Wales. The extracts are letters and account books of Nathaniel Phillips a property owner and sometime resident in Jamaica between 1759 and 1785.
Newspapers on Microfilm purchased from the British Library: Jamaica Courant; Jamaica Daily Telegraph; Jamaica Journal (1823-1824); Jamaica Post (1892-1893); Jamaican 1907.
Over 500 images captured by NLJ staff including damage caused by Hurricane
Dean and the changing stages of the construction of the bus park in Half Way Tree.
Photographs and 35mm transparencies donated by Mr. A.R.D. (Tony) Porter
noted Jamaican geologist.
The personal papers of Ambassador Peter King.
The recording of 483 television programmes and 198 radio broadcasts – Budget Debates, Mid Day News, Jamaica Corner; special events.
Progress was made, though not completed, on the copyright status of the Daily News
photographs which were donated to the library in 1986 when that newspaper went into
receivership. Three thousand six hundred and eighty five (3,685) photographs from that
collection were added to the NLJ photograph resources while we await legal advice on
the status of the remaining photographs.
The strategy for compliance with Legal Deposit is gentle persuasion and education
rather than enforcement of the penalty and in that regard a presentation was made to
the Jamaica Federation of Musicians and brochures distributed to a number of
organizations including Book Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ) and Jamaica
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 4
Composers and Producers (JCAP). Four hundred and ninety seven (497) items were
deposited in the year under review a thirty percent (30%) increase over the previous
year. The acquisition statistics for the year, legal deposits and purchases were as
follows:
Legal Deposits Books Pamphlets Serials CDs DVDs Film
226 129 80 52 10 0
Purchases Jamaican
Books
General
Reference
Pamphlets
JA & WI.
Serials CDs DVDs Microfilm Film
253 52
38 118 145 17 39 0
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 5
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 6
T0 PRESERVE
The preservation function recorded improved outputs over the previous year. The
improvement is in some way due to a revised data collection system, manual and
electronic. Manuscripts restored total 15 (a fifty percent over last year) and books
bound (216); books restored (156) an increase of 141 and 48 respectively over the
previous year. The preservation of audio visual resources included reformatting of one
hundred and twenty seven (127) 16 mm films to VHS; 577 films cleaned and repaired; 6
months of the Gleaner and 15 months of the Observer microfilmed.
Major roof repairs to stop leaks were undertaken in this period and the Fire Prevention
System was tested and proven with very timely responses from York Park Fire Station.
Film Inspector Mr. Gabriel Miller examining films in Film Vault
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 7
T0 DOCUMENT/Catalogue
A total of one thousand and five (1,005) print items were catalogued and classified
during the period. Five hundred and seventy-four (574) items were new acquisitions;
one hundred and seven (107) post-inventory items; three hundred and two (302) serial
titles and twenty-two (22) digital items. Audiovisual items catalogued totaled 459. The
inventory of the Jamaican book and pamphlet collection continued and at the end of the
year was ascertained to be 25,539 items. The inventorying of the Jamaican material is to
continue in the coming year and the inventorying of the West Indian material is also to
begin then.
Catalogue maintenance is part of the documenting mission and that activity centered on
editing the Serials Database with over fifteen hundred records edited. This was
achieved with the assistance of temporary employees in July and August 2007. The
drive to eliminate duplicate records was also ongoing with three hundred and twenty-
nine records edited.
Production of the national bibliography (JNB) is a mandate unique to NLJ. During the
year the preliminary work on JNB 2001 – 2003 was started and is expected to be
finalized by the end of the second quarter of 2008/2009. The Name Authority File was
also updated with more than three thousand, five hundred records entered in the Name
Authority File (NAF) database. The point must again be made, the National Library of
Jamaica has only two cataloguers on its establishment.
TO FACILITATE ACCESS
As noted in the Executive Director’s Summary a significant accomplishment of the year
was the launch of the Information Commons. This Information Commons was
established with five (5) new computers for internet access and word processing and is
located in the Main Reading Room. The computers were funded by the Universal Access
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 8
Fund on request from the NLJ. With the launch of the Commons the NLJ did away with
the fifty dollars per half hour fee to access the Internet. The statistics suggest that the
commons was a welcome addition to the services offered by NLJ. Four thousand three
hundred and sixty seven (4,367) persons used the Commons as opposed to the one
thousand six hundred and eighty three (1683) who used the Internet Kiosk in the
previous year.
Audience at the Launch of the Information Commons, Inset Professor Daphne Douglas, Board Chair
Collection Usage: The number of items consulted for the period was 40,526 compared
to 39,294 recorded in 2006-2007. Visits to the library’s website increased significantly.
There were 73,565 visits recorded for the period compared to 49, 918 for the previous
period.
Consultations Resources 2006 / 2007 2007/2008
Non-Fiction, Fiction, Clippings, Periodicals
10, 349
9,791
Special Collections (MSS. Maps, Newspapers, Microfilm , Photographs, Posters)
28,945 30,734
Internet Kiosk / users 1,683 4, 367
Visits to nlj.org 49,918 73,565
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 9
In order to enhance digital access the storage capacity of the website, www.nlj.org.jm
moved from 800MB to 40GB and the site content and user interface were revised and
updated. New pages added to the site included E-Literacy, E--Jamaica, E-References and
E-Caribbean; new additions to the Biographies page and a Site of the Month.
The library also entered into a partnership with the Jamaica Social Policy Research and
Evaluation (JASPEV) and the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies
(SALISES) to host a database of studies and reports generated in the public sector. The
database is titled JAMPSRED and was publicly launched in a ceremony in the Main
Reading Room on March 5, 2008.
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 10
PROMOTING THE NATION’S KNOWLEDGE
The major promotional activity was the Inaugural Distinguished Lecture which was
presented on Sunday October 21, 2007 to an almost full house at the Lecture Hall of the
Institute of Jamaica. The distinguished lecture was presented by Professor Robert Hill,
Marcus Garvey Scholar. The topic of his lecture was: Marcus Garvey’s Mission: The
Untold Story of the True Source of His Inspiration. The lecture was broadcast live on RJR
and a DVD of the lecture is being developed.
Exhibitions and displays mounted or hosted provided another avenue for the National
Library to promote its resources. The exhibitions mounted included Journey through the
Slave Trade which remained mounted in the foyer for the entire year in
commemoration of the 200TH anniversary of the abolition of the trade in enslaved
Africans. Honouring Miss Lou was mounted on the first anniversary of her death and
Emancipate Yourself from Mental Slavery: Marcus Garvey to mark the 120th
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 11
anniversary of Garvey’s birth. NLJ also exhibited at Emancipation Park in July as part of
the Park’s anniversary celebrations and was host to an exhibit of award winning entries
in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission literary competition. In recognition of
reggae month, February 2008, the exhibition Reggae was mounted.
The publication The Slave Trade: A Select Bibliography was prepared and distributed.
The full text of some of the resources in that bibliography were also mounted on the
website. Considerable work was done in the compilation of a bibliography on Afro-
Caribbean Religions which is to be published in the coming year. Other promotional
activities were:
Publication of two issues of National Library News
Hosting of the launch on Sunday May 27 of An Heirloom to Treasure, the family history of the Batts family of Trelawny.
Placements in the Sunday Herald and Daily Gleaner regarding Legal Deposit.
Time Signal at 4:30 p.m. daily on IRIE FM re Legal Deposit during the month of October.
Competing for pride of place in the promotional activities was the 2008 Calendar of
black and white photographs from the collection. The calendar was very well received
and mentioned in the Jamaica Observer Calendar Competition.
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 12
NETWORK OF TECHNOLOGICALLY ENHANCED LIBRARIES AND SERVICES
A significant accomplishment of the year was the presentation of the conference:
Libraries Networking for National Development. This was presented on November 22
and 23. Keynote speaker was Mr. Michael Gorman, Past President American Library
Association who spoke on the topic The Value of Information for National
Development. The Conference was in keeping with the strategic objective to co-
ordinate the continued development of the National Information System. The list of
papers presented is appended.
The Advisory Committee on the National Information System (ACNIS) which was
established by NLJ in 2001 to implement Cabinet directives to coordinate and advise
government on the continued development of an integrated National Information
System convened one meeting during the year. The meeting received reports from the
sector networks: Audio Visual information Network (AVIN); Socio Economic Information
Network (SECIN) College Library Information Network (COLINET), Legal Information
Network (LINET); Science Information Network (STIN).
ACNIS also drafted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) amongst the four major
nodes of the NATIS (NLJ, JLS, JARD and UWI, Mona libraries) but the MOU was still
unsigned at year’s end. Other activities advancing a network of technologically
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 13
enhanced libraries and services were the ongoing collection of catalogue records from
special libraries to form the national union catalogue; a meeting of network
coordinators in December 2007; hosting of the Socio Economic Information Network
(SECIN) catalogue; ongoing consulting and troubleshooting services to NATIS members;
distribution of the library management software CDS/ISIS to new libraries.
Internally the NLJ strengthened its technological capacity by upgrading the RAM
memory for fifteen (15) computers to at least 512 MB and procured five Symantec
Antivirus licenses for the Windows Vista computers in the Information Commons area
and twenty (20) Microsoft Office 2007 Professional licenses for office workstations.
A notable accomplishment during the year was an audit of the backup regime and the
findings dictated a new daily backup schedule of the servers with monthly backups
being stored offsite at the Edna Manley College of the Visual Arts. A Fixed Assets
Management System was also developed to support the previously troubling inventory
management.
HUMAN RESOURCES
As previously noted in the Executive Director’s summary the proposals for restructuring
were not realized. To repeat: the NLJ is seriously under-resourced. The present
classification and staffing levels are serious limitations to processing of the resources
and delivering of services. It is miraculous the accomplishments given the staffing
situation and staff is to be commended for their accomplishments.
The strategic objective for Human Resources is to strengthen employees capacities and
facilitate shared values. The tasks undertaken in that direction included monthly staff
meetings; the completion of a Policy on Study Leave; institutional membership in a
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 14
number of associations; the encouragement and facilitation of a staff association and an
incentive awards programme. The Departmental Incentive Awardees were:
Name Department
Ms. Alythe Edwards Accounts and Administration
Miss Yulande Lindsay Acquisitions and Cataloguing
Mr. Jason Smith Audiovisual and Micrographics
Miss Annette Hunter Information Network Systems
Miss Norma Vassell Personnel and Office Management
Mrs. Dawnette Phillips Research and Information
Ms. Romaine Brown Special Collections and Conservation
Mrs. Dawnette Phillips, Employee of the Year
The inadequate staffing levels worsened this year with the retirement of Deputy
Director Mrs. Eppie Edwards, the resignation of Acting Deputy Director, Mr. Byron
Palmer who took up a post at the University of the West Indies and the resignation of
the Head of Research and Information (Miss Jessica Lewis) who took up a post in the
Cayman Islands. On the positive side the post of Internal Auditor was established.
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 15
Mrs. Eppie Edwards receiving retirement bouquet from Miss Yulande Lindsay
Mr. Byron Palmer saying farewell at a staff meeting.
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 16
The training opportunities afforded staff included:
CONFERENCES
Name Position Conference
Fay Barrett, Human Resource and Office Manager
Human Resource Management Conference – Ocho Rios, St. Ann
Nicole Bryan Bridget Heron
Librarian Field Programmer
Jamaica Computer Society
Nicole Bryan Librarian ACURIL Conference – Puerto Rico
Winsome Hudson Executive Director IFLA Conference - South Africa
Maureen Webster-Prince
Head of Department, Audio Visual
Archives at Risk, The Netherlands
Maureen Webster-Prince
Head of Department, Audio Visual
International Association of Sound Archives
WORKSHOPS
Names Position Workshop
Annette Hunter Junior Programmer IBM X Series Server
Maxine Jones Cataloguer Caribbean Digital Libraries and Digital Repositories - Trinidad
Yulande Lindsay Serials Librarian Creating Digital Collections - Online
Wayne Walker Head, Information Network Systems
IBM X Series Servers
Jamila Whitney Database Editor Caribbean Digital Libraries and Digital Repositories - Trinidad
TIME OFF FOR STUDIES
Names Position Course
Treviann Harris Library Assistant Hospitality Management - (B.A)
Genevieve Jones Research Officer Librarianship - (M.A.)
Nicole Prawl Library Assistant Librarianship - (B.A.)
Fay Barrett Human Resource Manager Teaching - (M.A.)
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 17
PARTNERSHIPS
Through its membership on the Unesco Information for All Committee the library
coordinated the booksellers exhibition for the observance of World Book and Copyright
Day which was held on April 20 at the Stella Maris Church Hall.
National Library of Jamaica also partnered with its counterpart in the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago by releasing Mrs. Maureen Webster-Prince to be a presenter at the
NALIS/ Unesco Conference on Caribbean Digital Libraries and Digital Repositories.
The NLJ loaned forty two (42) items to the Museums Division for a joint exhibition on
Port Royal with the Historic Museum of South Florida for the period June 25, 2007 to
June 30, 2008. The NLJ also loaned material to the Yale Centre for British Art and the
National Gallery of Jamaica for their exhibitions on Isaac Mendes Belisario. A benefit of
the loan to Yale was the superb restoration of three of the loaned items which were in
very bad condition.
NLJ Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Page 18
Services to the Publishing Community was met by the supply of the thirty-two (32)
requests for Cataloguing-In-Publication Data (CIP) and a seminar on International
Standard Book Number (ISBN) and (ISSN) International Standard Serial Number which
targeted persons in the publishing industry in Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth
and held in Mandeville on June 12. Over eighty persons attended. A similar seminar
planned for Montego Bay for October 31 had to be canceled due to inclement weather.
The NLJ continued to coordinate efforts to develop a collection of digital talking books
for use by the blind. The efforts were largely in discussion with the Canadian Institute
for the Blind (CNIB) regarding possible purchase of digital talking books; however that
idea fell through due to intricacies related to copyright.
NLJ continued to make its contribution to the field of librarianship by accommodating
students for field work from the Department of Library and Information Studies (DLIS),
UWI, Mona and from the Library Technician programme at Excelsior Community
College. The Executive Director was also released to teach the course Public Libraries at
the Department of Library and Information Studies (DLIS) University of the West Indies.
A most exciting partnership was the opportunity to participate in the Cultural
Leadership Programme (CLP) of the British Arts Council. The Cultural Leadership
Programme is a United Kingdom initiative to develop management skills of ethnic
middle managers in the UK by providing them with placements in overseas institutions.
The NLJ made an application and was successful and in January the Executive Director
was invited to London at the expense of the British Arts Council to interview applicants
for the post of Digital Resources Associate. Miss Maxine Miller librarian at Institute of
International Visual Arts (INIVA) and of Jamaican heritage was the successful candidate
scheduled to begin a three months assignment at NLJ to develop a digital collection and
observe best practices in the management of a cultural institution.
Board of Management Members
2007-2008
Names
Professor Daphne Douglas, C.D Chairman
Father Michael Allen
Mr. Vivian Crawford
Miss Dianne Daley
Dr. Hopeton Dunn
Professor Fay Durrant
Dr. Gloria Royale–Davis
Mrs. Winsome Hudson - Executive Director/Secretary
Mr. Winston Oliver
Mss Hermine Salmon
Mr. Robert Simpson (Staff Representative)
Mr. Whilston Taylor Jr.
Dr. Swithin Wilmot
DDIIRREECCTTOORRSS CCOOMMPPEENNSSAATTIIOONN AAPPRRIILL 22000077 –– MMAARRCCHH 22000088
Position of Director Fees ($)
Motor Vehicle Upkeep/Travelling
or Value of Assignment
of Motor Vehicle ($)
Honoraria ($)
All Other Compensation
including Non-Cash Benefits as applicable
($)
Total ($)
Daphne Douglas $27,050.00 $27,050.00
Michael Allen $6,750.00 $6,750.00
Dianne Daley $8,250.00 $8,250.00
Hopeton Dunn $4,125.00 $4,125.00
Fay Durrant $4,125.00 $4,125.00
Winston Oliver $9,375.00 $9,375.00
Gloria Royale-Davis $4,125.00 $4,125.00
Hermine Salmon $13,500.00 $13,500.00
Notes
Where a non-cash benefit is received (e.g. government housing), the value of that benefit shall be quantified and stated in the appropriate
column above.
SSEENNIIOORR EEXXEECCUUTTIIVVEE CCOOMMPPEENNSSAATTIIOONN
SSEENNIIOORR EEXXEECCUUTTIIVVEE CCOOMMPPEENNSSAATTIIOONN 22000077//22000088
Position of Senior Executive
Year Salary
($)
Gratuity or Performance
Incentive ($)
Travelling Allowance
or Value of
Assignment of Motor
Vehicle ($)
Pension or
Other Retirement Benefits
($)
Other Allowanc
es ($)
Non-Cash Benefits
($)
Total ($)
Fay Barrett Personnel & Office Manager (GMG/AM 4)
2007-2008
1,111,457.04 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,111,457.04
Eppie Edwards Deputy Director (SEG 3) (Retired June 2007)
2007-2008
229,054.11 n/a 75,000 n/a n/a n/a 304,054.11
Valerie Francis Acquisition Librarian (PIDG/LS4)
2007-2008
1,325,905.65 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,325,905.65
Winsome Hudson Executive Director (SEG 5)
2007-2008
2,737,554.42 n/a 568,812 n/a n/a n/a 3,306,366.42
Jessica Lewis Coordinator, Research and Information (Resigned July 2007)
2007- 2008
450,684.77 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 450,684.77
Luke McIntosh Accountant (FMG/PA2)
2007-2008
1,626,879.43 n/a 200,040 n/a n/a n/a 1,826,919.43
Maxine Jones Cataloguer (PIDG/LS4)
2007- 2008
1,218,408.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,218,408.00
Byron Palmer Acting Deputy Director (GMG/SEG 5) (resigned October 2007)
2007- 2008
1,057,671.66 n/a 175,000 n/a n/a n/a 1,232,671.66
Maureen Webster-Prince Manager, Audio Visual Department (AR 6)
2007- 2008
2,227,850.28 n/a 300,000 n/a n/a n/a 3,760,521.28
Wayne Walker Manager, Information Network Systems Department (MIS/IT6)
2007-2008
1,166,693.35 n/a 256,334.20 n/a n/a n/a 1,423,027.55
Vivienne Kerr- Williams Deputy Director (SEG 3)
2007-2008
82,867.04 n/a 25,000.00 n/a n/a n/a 107,867.04
Notes
1. Where contractual obligations and allowances are stated in a foreign currency, the sum in that stated currency must be
clearly provided and not the Jamaican equivalent.
2. Other Allowances (including laundry, entertainment, housing, utility, etc.)
3. Where a non-cash benefit is received (e.g. government housing), the value of that benefit shall be quantified and stated
in the appropriate column above.
Topics presented at Libraries Networking for National Development
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Jamaica Conference Centre, 14-20 Port Royal Street, Kingston
OPENING SESSION Keynote Address:The Value of Information for National Development. Speaker: Mr. Michael Gorman, Library Educator,
Past President, American Library Association
NATIS Jamaica: Its History, Objectives, Framework, Accomplishments. Speaker: Professor Daphne Douglas, Library Educator
Libraries Networking for Development: The Role of the National Library of Jamaica. Speaker: Mrs. Winsome Hudson, Executive Director,
NLJ
Union Catalogues: Their Role in Library Networking and their
Continued Relevance in a Digital Age. Speakers: Mr. Michael Gorman
Chair: Miss Rosemarie Runcie, Librarian/Cataloguer, University of the West Indies The Jamaica
Union Catalogue – Objectives, Status, Challenges, Strategies.
Speaker: Mrs. Hyacinth Brown, Lecturer, Department of Library & Information Studies, Mrs. Arlene Ononaiwu, Coordinator, Socio-Economic
Information Network (SECIN)
The Potential Contribution of the National Integrated Library Information Network to VISION 2030 Jamaica. Speaker: Miss Claire
Bernard, Director, Sustainable Development & Regional Planning Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
Partners and Policies for a Sustained National Integrated Library and
Information Network. Speakers: Miss Karlene Francis, Director General,
Ministry of Energy, Mining & Telecommunications; Mrs. Angela Patterson, Chief Executive Director, Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC);
Mr. Isidro Aballi, Regional Advisor, UNESCO Communication & Information.
Network Case Studies:
College Libraries Network (COLINET) & Legal Information Network
(LINET). Speakers: Miss Hermine Salmon, Coordinator, COLINET; Miss Carol Ford, Coordinator, LINET
The Future Roles of Jamaica Archives and Records Department
(JARD) Jamaica Library Service (JLS) and the University of the West
Indies (UWI) in the National Information System. Speakers: Mr. John Aarons, Government Archivist (JARD); Mrs. Patricia Roberts,
Director General (JLS); Mrs. Norma Amenu-Kpodo, Campus Librarian (UWI)