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IGEL hosts first international librarian-in-residence
The University of Kansas Libraries has welcomed its first international librarian-in-residence, marking a major step forward for the Institute for Globally Engaged Librarianship (IGEL) and its efforts to build meaningful global partnerships. Patience Eméfa Dzandza Ocloo, a faculty member and senior lecturer in the Department of Information Studies at the University of Ghana, arrived in March and is spending part of her research sabbatical at KU Libraries.
International Collections Travel Grants now available through KU Libraries
IGEL is pleased to offer support to scholars from outside the University of Kansas who wish to conduct research using KU Libraries’ rich and diverse international collections. These grants of up to $1,500 aim to foster global scholarship and promote the use of KU’s unique resources in international and area studies.
A link to the global south
If shouting was allowed on Watson Library’s fourth and fifth floors, it’s feasible that Brian Rosenblum in the Institute for Digital Research in Humanities (IDRH) could be hailed from upstairs by Kodjo Atiso in International Collections, yet their first professional collaboration took place nearly 6,000 miles from campus, in Accra, Ghana. The serendipitous connection was the highlight of several KU Libraries’ efforts over the last year to shrink the distance between the U.S. Midwest and West Africa.
