ASSOCIATIONS

• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions is THE international LIS association. They work with governments and other institutions on information policies, intellectual freedom, intellectual property rights, etc.
• Knowledge Management Africa. KMAfrica is a continental participatory network: an agent and electronic platform in knowledge sharing and dynamic best-practice in Africa. (Taken from website 11/17/07)

CONFERENCES

• IFLA's World Library and Information Congress is a great place to get introduced to international issues in LIS.

SCHOLARSHIPS

• The Rovelstad Scholarship is awarded to those attending their first international conference.

OTHER RESOURCES

• The Pratt-SILS Summer in Italy offers a short summer course on Italy's libraries.
• SJSU's International and Extended Studies department may be able to work with you to design your own international opportunity.
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Recommended Reading:

• Cross Cultural Cataloging: Lessons From a School Library in India by Lisa Gonzalez
• Planning a Practicum Abroad by Laurie Briggs.
• Bridges Across the Globe: Attending IFLA's 72nd World Library and Information Congress by Paige Fujisue
• I Say Catalog, You Say Catalogue by Joy Humphrey
• Working Conditions in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: An Interview with Julie Anderson by Michele Gibney

MORE IDEAS:

Subscribe to libjobs (http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/libjobs) - mostly jobs in the US, but overseas stuff pops up regularly.

Once you've got some experience, or if you have a teaching credential, there are int'l school headhunters looking for teachers/librarians to staff the zillions of int'l school jobs (much more of these than at universities, btw). Places to get started:
http://search-associates.com/main.html
http://www.iss.edu/edustaff/jobs.html
http://tieonline.com/
Be aware that most of these you have to apply for (and join & sometimes pay a fee). A credential + 2 yrs experience is required 99% of the time.

Finally, for more int'l school-type work (K-12), the US Gov't Office of Overseas Schools keeps a list of international schools all over the world where US citizens can send their children:
http://www.state.gov/m/a/os/

There is also Resources for International Job Seekers posted by HigherEd.com