About the Government Libraries Section

Scope

Government libraries form a Section of their own within the IFLA (Section 04) belonging to the Division of Special Libraries (Division II).

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 Executive Committee, i.e. the Chairperson and the Secretary. During the annual IFLA General Conference the Section presents a programme for an Open Session and/or sets up a workshop held in connection with government libraries of the host country. Sometimes preconferences for several days are organised.

Useful Addresses

Members of the Standing Committee

Chair:
Jerry W. Mansfield
Information Research Specialist
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SE
WASHINGTON DC 20540
United States
Tel. +(1)(202)7070106
Fax +(1)(202)2523475
E-mail: jmansfield@crs.loc.gov

Secretary/Treasurer:
Patrick Ryan
Chief Librarian
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Ground floor zone D
Whitehall
LONDON SW1A 2HB
United Kingdom
Tel.+(44)(20)72180266;
E-mail: Patrick.ryan893@mod.uk

Information Coordinator/Web Editor:
Miguel Navas-Fernández
Manager of the Documentation Centre
Agència Catalana de Protecció Dades (Catalan Data Protection Authority)
BARCELONA
Catalonia, Spain
E-mail: miguel.navas@gencat.cat

Last update: 20 November 2009