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Scope

Minutes of Meetings

Four-year perspective

Useful Addresses

Discussion Group on Reference Work

Archive - Historical Material

Scope

The discussion focused on the importance of the new electronic environment and that a change is taking place in reference work. The future role of reference work is an important issue as well as the quality aspect.

It was generally agreed that the most important topics to discuss are:

• Organization
  
• Ethics
  
• The impact of electronic materials
  
• Reference collections
  
• Continuing education of reference librarians.

Minutes of Meetings

• Report from the meeting held at the 66th IFLA General Conference, Jerusalem, 14 August 2000

• Report from the meeting held at the 65th IFLA General Conference, Bangkok, 23 August 1999

• Report from the meeting held at the 64th IFLA General Conference, Amsterdam, 16 August 1998

• Report from the start-up meeting held at the 63rd IFLA General Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 31 August 1997

IFLA Discussion Group on Reference Work, a 4-year perspective

Useful Addresses