1. Helen Kay Raseroka is a librarian who was born in Kwazulu-Natal with Botswana citizenship.
13 Facts About Kay Raseroka
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Kay Raseroka is a former President of The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions from 2003 to 2005, under the theme "Libraries for lifelong literacy".
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Dr Raseroka has worked in the library and information service sector for over two decades, during which she made tremendous contributions to the profession both locally and internationally.
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Kay Raseroka has been the Director University of Botswana Library Services, a position she left in 2010.
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Kay Raseroka served as President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, being the first candidate for Africa, between 2003 and 2005.
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Kay Raseroka is a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications.
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Kay Raseroka was a founding member of Botswana Library Association and regionally, the founding chairperson of the Standing Conference of National and University Librarians of East, Central and Southern Africa.
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Kay Raseroka has served as a board member of CODE Canada, an international literacy for children that works with partners in the developing world to support a sustainable literate environment and served as a member of the NOMA Award for Publishing in Africa and founded the Botswana Children's Information trust.
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Kay Raseroka has devoted more than thirty five years to promoting the importance of oral information and learning systems in indigenous communities.
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Kay Raseroka has been involved in the RDA'S Libraries for Research Data Interest Group through which they advocated for the raising of awareness of Librarians on Open Data.
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Kay Raseroka's distinguished career includes serving as the first African president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Libraries.
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Kay Raseroka is a member of the Library Services Advisory Council at Lubutu Library Partners, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals of the United Kingdom, member of the Nigerian Library Association and the Library and Information Association of South Africa.
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Kay Raseroka founded the Botswana Children's Information Trust in support of integration of school with indigenous knowledge learning systems through story telling by elders and the children sharing and writing their own stories dedicating more than 35 years to promoting the importance of oral learning in indigenous communities.