Browsing by Author "Gerasimidou, Despina"

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    IFLA Guidelines for Libraries Supporting Displaced Persons: Refugees | Migrants | Immigrants | Asylum seekers
    (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-12-16) Gerasimidou, Despina; Bolt, Nancy; Rakočević Uvodić, Maela; Okerson, Ann
    In the face of the largest global refugee crisis since the second world war, library support to displaced persons is one of the most vital things that we as library community can provide right now. Libraries play a crucial role as trusted community spaces and welcoming sanctuaries for all, regardless of their displacement, limbo state, or any kind of intersectional vulnerability they may face at the same time, like gender identity, childhood, third age, or disability. With this work libraries contribute to the two-way integration process: they empower displaced individuals to integrate into the host communities, helping them recover from their traumas, while they also allow both displaced and host communities to learn from each other and appreciate the cultural diversity. The first-ever IFLA guidelines for libraries supporting displaced populations aim to serve as a vehicle to expand the traditional role of librarianship, entering a new learning space for libraries.
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    IFLA Smernice za podršku Biblioteka raseljenim licima
    (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-03-07) Gerasimidou, Despina; Bolt, Nancy; Rakočević Uvodić, Maela; Okerson, Ann; Djenadic, Marina
    Suočeni smo sa najvećom globalnom izbegličkom krizom od Drugog svetskog rata, te je podrška raseljenim licima jedna od najvažnijih stvari koje mi kao bibliotečka zajednica trenutno možemo da pružimo. Biblioteke igraju ključnu ulogu kao prostori zajednice kojima se veruje, u kojima su svi dobrodošli, bez obzira na njihovo raseljavanje, psihološko stanje, ili bilo koju vrstu intersekcionalne ranjivosti, kao što su rodni identitet, detinjstvo, treće doba ili invaliditet, sa kojima se mogu suočiti istovremeno. Ovim radom biblioteke doprinose dvosmernom procesu integracije: osnažuju raseljene pojedince da se integrišu u zajednice domaćina, pomažući im da se oporave od svojih trauma, dok takođe omogućavaju i raseljenim i zajednicama domaćinima da uče jedni od drugih i cene kulturnu raznolikost. Prve IFLA smernice za biblioteke koje podržavaju raseljenu populaciju imaju za cilj da služe kao sredstvo za proširenje tradicionalne uloge bibliotekarstva, ulazeći u novu oblast za razvoj biblioteka.
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    Πως να εντoπίσεις ψευδείς ειδήσεις
    (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2017-03) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); Gerasimidou, Despina; Mole, Vasiliki
    Critical thinking is a key skill in media and information literacy, and the mission of libraries is to educate and advocate its importance. Discussions about fake news has led to a new focus on media literacy more broadly, and the role of libraries and other education institutions in providing this. When Oxford Dictionaries announced post-truth was Word of the Year 2016, we as librarians realise action is needed to educate and advocate for critical thinking – a crucial skill when navigating the information society. IFLA has made this infographic with eight simple steps (based on FactCheck.org’s 2016 article How to Spot Fake News) to discover the verifiability of a given news-piece in front of you. Download, print, translate, and share – at home, at your library, in your local community, and on social media networks. The more we crowdsource our wisdom, the wiser the world becomes.