Post Tagged with: "Nargis Library Recovery"

22Jan
2013

A Million Tourists: A Million Books

in About the Project, Donations, Libraries, Newsletter, Overall Nargis Recovery Strategy, Tour Reports
A Million Tourists: A Million Books

I live near Seattle where memories of the Alaska gold rush linger in our local culture. Myanmar this trip bore resemblance to those halcyon days. Travelers are coming from every corner of the world, some to test if  freedom is on the lips of citizens; others to explore  ancient ruins and natural wonders in a country finally deemed safe by guide books and once hostile “experts”, and global media pestering President Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi after their [...]

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11Oct
2012

Two Conference Reports

in About the Project, Friends of NLR, Newsletter, Overall Nargis Recovery Strategy

Myanmar has moved to center stage in media coverage of Asian affairs, one measure of that shift is the widening participation in Myanmar conferences. While the role of libraries has not yet become a focus in these events, our work is being discussed, I am pleased to report. 1] The Center for Strategic and International Studies is located midst powerful lobbyists on K St. in Washington D.C. For three decades it has served as a venue for policy experts to [...]

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19Jul
2012

Montana to Myanmar: Libraries join Professor’s effort to help Asian nation

in About the Project, Featured, Friends of NLR, Libraries, Newsletter, Press

July 11, 2012 98° Yes, this was the temperature as we loaded 150 boxes of books July 10, 2012 Buy Now CASEY PAGE/Gazette Staff   John Badgley stacks boxes of books donated to the Nargis Library Recovery project by the library at Montana State University Billings on Tuesday. Badgley started the project to send books to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.   July 12, 2012 12:15 am  •  By Ed Kemmick (3) Comments Related Links Nargis Library Recovery Missoula native John Badgley’s workout regimen [...]

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9Jul
2012

Our Montana-Myanmar Expedition

in About the Project, Donations, Featured, Libraries, Newsletter, Press

MSU BILLINGS LIBRARY COLLECTS 150 CASES OF BOOKS FOR DONATION TO MYANMAR MSU Billings student-workers who have helped in the Nargis Library Recovery project for Myanmar include Craig Lowman, recent graduate with a degree in history with a teaching option; Celesta Rowland, a junior majoring in business management and public relations; Brittany Feiler, a senior psychology major; and Shar Lantz, a senior elementary education major. More than 150 cases of books were collected and packaged at the MSU Billings library [...]

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31May
2012

Myanmar’s Libraries & NLR Develop Knowledge

in About the Project, Featured, Libraries, Newsletter, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF, Overall Nargis Recovery Strategy

ROLE OF MYANMAR LIBRARIES IN KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF MYANMAR BOOK AID AND PRESERVATION FOUNDATION Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung  One of the last countries opened up to the world, Myanmar is facing many challenges to develop its human resources.  In order to improve human resource development, our current government has made  changes and improvements, but  many challenges remain.  Our ministries of Education and Health along with INGOs and NGOs will play major roles in making these changes. This paper [...]

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