About the Government Libraries Section
Scope
Government libraries form a Section of their own within IFLA (Section 04) belonging to Division I: Library Types.
Purpose
The Section is aimed at the community of libraries which are part of and work for a body with a governing task and which have, in any way, a political responsibility or connection. The Section encourages the growth and development of government libraries and assists in their cooperation.
Objectives
- Promote government libraries and government information services.
- Assist government libraries in working with each other.
- Provide advice to librarians working in government libraries to better assist their patrons in utilizing government information.
- Provide a means for librarians in government libraries to exchange information and communicate with each other.
Organisation and Activities of the Section
The Section's work is steered by a Standing Committee which elects the officers, the Chair and the Secretary. During the annual IFLA General Conference the Section presents one or more programmes, either individually or jointly sponsored with one or more IFLA sections. Periodically the section holds a regional preconference of two to three days duration.
Standing Committee Officers 2011-2013
Chair
Miguel NAVAS-FERNÁNDEZ
Librarian of the Catalan Government (on leave)
PhD researcher on OpenAccess at the University of Barcelona (CATALONIA, SPAIN)
Email: miguel.navas.fernandez@gmail.com
First term: 2009-2013
Secretary/Treasurer
Sanjay Kumar BIHANI
Attache (Press & Information / Library)
High Commission of India
India House, Aldwych
London WC2B 4NA
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +(44) (0) 207 632 3064 / 3166
Fax +(44) (0) 207 632 3204
Mob. +44 (0) 750 122 8693
Email: sanjaykbihani@gmail.com
First term: 2007-2011
Second term: 2011-2015
Information Coordinator/Web Editor
Guillermo GARCÍA-CAPCHA
Librarian
Osterling Firm
Av. El Parque 270
Canto Rey
Lima 36, PERU
Email: ggarcia78@gmail.com
First Term: 2011-2015
Last update: 13 February 2013
