Conferences
Coming Conference:
The Government Libraries Section is in the process of planning for the next IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Helsinki, Finland from August 11-17, 2012. Our call for papers is available. (Spanish translation here).
Past Annual Conference Papers
13-18 August 2011: San Juan (PUERTO RICO)
- Saturday 13, 14:45 - 17:15, Room 202b: 1st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Section
- Monday 15, 13:45 - 15:45, Session 105, Exhibition Hall A: Political and constitutional status of Puerto Rico: a continuing challenge (with Law Libraries)
- Tuesday 16, 9:30 - 11:30, Session 124, Room 104: e-Government: the role of librarians (with Government Information and Official Publications Section)
- Wednesday 17, 11:30 - 13:00, Room 102b: 2nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Section
- Thursday 18, 8:30 - 10:30, Session 194, Grand Salon B: Promoting global access to law: developing and open access index for official, authenticated legal information (with Government Information and Official Publications Section and Law Libraries Section)
10-15 August 2010: Gothenburg (SWEDEN)
- Creating an international legal information policy agenda: issues and challenges (with Law Libraries and Government Information & Official Publications Section)
- Librarians in action: information policy & human rights (with Law Libraries, Government Information & Official Publications Section, Knowledge Management Section, and the Preservation & Conservation Section)
22-23 April 2010: Barcelona (SPAIN). Mid-term conference: Case studies in government libraries
23-27 August 2009: Milan (ITALY). Session 133: Transforming learning cultures: government libraries as the treasures within
10-14 August 2008: Québec city (CANADA). Session 165: Conquering barriers - the politics of information: communication, collaboration and content. Powerpoint sheets only: Moving towards a new information specialist profile by Daniel J. Caron (Library and Archives Canada, Gatineau, Canada) Français
19-23 August 2007: Durban (SOUTH AFRICA). Government libraries: approaches to multi-lingual collections and services
19-21 April 2007: Cardiff (UNITED KINGDOM). Mid-term conference: Government libraries: creating impact from information
20-24 August 2006: Seoul (SOUTH KOREA). Sessions 78 and 110 (with Social Sciences Libraries): Customer needs: the engines of change for government libraries and information centers; Parnership building with government and social science libraries
March 2006: Addis Ababa (ETHIOPIA). Mid-term conference: Access to Information and Knowledge for Development
14-18 August 2005: Oslo (NORWAY). Session 98: Destination unknown? Piloting innovation in government libraries
10-12 August 2005: Stockholm (SWEDEN). Preconference.
22-27 August 2004: Buenos Aires (ARGENTINA). Session 81: The role of information literacy in a democracy: how government libraries can help
1-9 August 2003: Berlin (GERMANY). Session 129: Changing governments, changing libraries. Session 172: Off-site workshop
18-24 August 2002: Glasgow (UNITED KINGDOM). Session 81: National information policies and the role of government libraries
14-15 August 2002: London (UNITED KINGDOM). Seminar / workshop: Informing government: government library and information services in the information age.
23 August 2001: Boston (UNITED STATES). Off-site workshop: Strategies for recognition - how to promote government libraries and services
1999: Moscow (RUSSIA). Mid-term conference: The role of libraries in ensuring public access to official publications and government information.
See also: Conferences 2001-2007Last update: 13 January 2012
