Now Available: Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, December 2022 Newsletter
17 January 2023The December 2022 issue of the IFLAPARL Newsletter is now available.
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Library and Research Services for Parliaments: it’s complicated!
21 September 2022Parliamentary Libraries contribute to democracy through the provision of information, of reference and research services, of subject matter expert support to parliamentary committees and associations, and in many cases, the provision of information to the public about parliament. IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments discusses the work and its challenges.
Parliamentary Libraries & Archives: Providing information and related services
20 September 2022Constitutions assign to parliaments not only the functions of law making and approval of expenditure/taxation but also the role of overseeing the work of the executive branch of government. Focusing on this last function of parliaments Josefa Fuentes, IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments (IFLAPARL) Chair, analyzes some of the inherent challenges ensuring public access to information produced and attained by the libraries and research services in parliaments related to government information.
Now available: Guidelines for Parliamentary Libraries, 3rd edition
21 July 2022The aim of this publication is to help develop and promote standards and best practice in making information and knowledge available to parliaments. They provide a comprehensive overview of the work of parliamentary libraries and research services.
DEADLINE EXTENDED Call for Proposals: IFLAPARL’s Open WLIC Session, 2022
26 April 2022The IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section – IFLAPARL – is seeking presentation proposals for its Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 in Dublin, Ireland.
Registration Now Open: 37th Pre-Conference of the Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section of IFLA
14 April 2022Call for Presentations: 37th Pre-Conference of the Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section of IFLA
13 April 2022The Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section (IFLAPARL) invites proposals for presentations at the Pre-Conference to be hosted by The Houses of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament), in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday July 22, 2022.
Report IFLA-IPU Conference Parliamentary library & research services: towards an agenda for the next decade
23 November 2021On 6-8 October, 2021, an exciting collaboration between the IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section and the Inter-Parliamentary Union led to a successful virtual event, addressing some key issues on the agenda of parliamentary library & research services in the next decade.
Parliamentary library & research services’ operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic
30 September 2021The IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section (IFLAPARL) has published a report of its 2021 survey on library & research services of parliaments response in the COVID-19 pandemic.
IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Virtual Conference with IPU October 6-8, 2021
19 August 2021IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section and IPU Joint Virtual Conference “Parliamentary library & research services – towards an agenda for the next decade" 6 – 8 October 2021 (UTC 12:00 -16:00 each day) [Registration Required]
WLIC 2021 Session: Libraries and Research Services Enable: evidence-based practice in parliamentary library and research services
12 August 2021DAY 2 Stream 1 on your WLIC 2021 Program!
Library and Research Services for Parliaments (IFLAPARL) Section July 2021 Newsletter Published
3 July 2021The July 2021 issue of the IFLAPARL Section's newsletter is now available online.
Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section Standing Committee June 2021 Meeting Minutes Posted
3 July 2021The Minutes of the June 2021 Open Standing Committee Meeting of the Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section have been posted.
IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliament Section organizes a panel for the World E-Parliament Conference 2021
20 June 2021IFLAPARL section conducted a panel on June 17 on the topic "Virtual parliamentary research services" as part of the World E-Parliament Conference 2021.
Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section Open Standing Committee Meeting June 25, 2021
8 June 2021Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section will conduct a Standing Committee Open Meeting on June 18, 2021 (8am Montreal UTC-4).
13th Conference of the Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP) on 15-17 June 2021
4 June 202113th Conference of the Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP) on 15-17 June 2021 in a virtual format. All interested are encouraged to register to attend.