News from Government Libraries

Government Libraries Section at IFLA 2011 San Juan (Puerto Rico)

The Government Libraries Section is going to participate actively in the next World Library and Information Congress (13-18 August 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico).

Continued… | 10 August 2011 | Government Libraries, Government information, Conferences, Puerto Rico

New publication: "2011 Best Practices for Government Libraries"

This year edition includes around 70 articles and communications by more than 60 authors from libraries of public bodies, courts, armies as well as professional associations, advisors and others.

Continued… | 6 July 2011 | Government Libraries, Publications, Government information, Best practice

Call for papers: eGovernment, the Role of Librarians

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Continued… | 20 January 2011 | Government Libraries, Profession, Government information, Conferences, Puerto Rico

Librarians Helping Librarians

Nearly every library has an "Ask a Librarian" link on their website via which a library patron may ask any librarian a question via the web and receive a reply back via email or in a response posted to a website for other patrons to read. Now there is a similar service for librarians who are having difficulty in locating, identifying, creating, or comparing either responses, plans, or products and more. Heather Negley, a librarian living in Virginia (USA), has developed the website Help a Librarian available at http://www.helpalibrarian.com.

Continued… | 2 November 2010 | Government Libraries, Information professionals, Cooperation, help a librarian