News from Government Libraries
Call for Panelists: Government Libraries as Voices for Open Government
Open government is the core issue for the session we are organising for the next IFLA World Library and Information Congress - WLIC 2013. We invite proposals for roundtable discussion topics for a two-hour programme. The deadline for submissions is March 29, 2013.Guidelines for Government Libraries translated into Arabic
As we did with other languages, our Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments have been translated into Arabic. This time, Miss Maria El Kady was in charge of the translation, with the coordination of Fatima Alloul, Corresponding Member of the IFLA Government Libraries Section.Executing GL Section Action Plan and Planning of Singapore Session
We are glad to inform that Goverment Libraries (GL) Section’s Action Plan 2012-2013 has already been published. The current action plan is intended to give consistency and direction to our actions in behalf of government libraries worldwide. Moreover, the articulation of the goals with the current IFLA Key Initiatives has also been remarked.Successful events in Helsinki! Lyon will receive WLIC 2014!
The activities of the Governmen Libraries Section in Helsinki have been successful! Lyon to be the venue for the WLIC 2014.