Content tagged Government Libraries

Following our satellite meetings on advocacy organised for Berlin in 2017 and Kuala Lumpur in 2018, Government Libraries Section held a final satellite meeting on this theme in Rome in August 2019...

News - 4 November 2020

Tags: Advocacy, Best practices, Government information, Italy, Government Libraries

Linking with the overall Congress theme of “Inspire, Engage, Enable, Connect”, the session aims to consider how the concept of evidence based policy relates in practice to government...

News - 3 February 2020

Tags: Government information, Government Libraries

On 5-6 December 2019, the IFLA Government Libraries Section organised a conference on Informed Parliaments, Engaged Citizens, Effective Governments. Participants from around the world explored the...

News - 6 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Good Governance, SDG16, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Mid-Term Conference in London is now open for registrations. See the Events webpage for further details. 

News - 3 November 2019

Tags: Advocacy, Government information, Libraries for development, Networking, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Government Libraries

In 2019 in the context of its work on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations is focussing in particular on SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions. This goal is core...

Event - 1 November 2019

Tags: Advocacy, Democracy, Government information, Libraries for development, Midterm Meeting, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section, with the Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, invite proposals for presentations at their session at WLIC 2019 to share experience in Government...

News - 6 March 2019

Tags: Call for Papers, Greece, Government Libraries

2019: Athens, Greece - 1st Meeting   2019: Athens, Greece - 2nd Meeting   2018: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Two meetings...

Publication - 23 April 2018

Tags: Minutes of Meetings, Government Libraries

Government Libraries Section joint with Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section invite presenters to share views and implementations on Government/Parliamentary libraries helping to...

News - 5 January 2018

Tags: Government Libraries

Session 191, 09:30 - 11:30 Government and Parliamentary Libraries: Supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals - Government Libraries with Library and Research Services for...

Event - 10 August 2017

Tags: Law Libraries, Libraries for development, Parliamentary Libraries, Programme, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section is pleased to invite government librarians and information professionals to its satellite meeting in Berlin on 25-26 August, following the 2017 WLIC in...

News - 15 April 2017

Tags: Government Libraries

The Government Libraries, Library and Research Services for Parliaments and Law Libraries Sections invite proposals for presentations, to be presented in the next ...

News - 5 February 2017

Tags: Government Libraries

Linking Advocacy to UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Date: 25 – 26 August 2017 Location: Bundestag Library, Berlin (Germany). The Government Libraries Section is hosting a satellite...

News - 5 February 2017

Tags: Government Libraries

IFLA Government Libraries Section (GLS) intends to continue communicating its activities and achievements to the international library community from all corners of the globe. For this reason, GLS...

News - 1 February 2017

Tags: Government Libraries

As part of the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016 (WLIC 2016), the Government Libraries and Library and Research Services for Parliaments Sections invite you to a two-hour...

News - 25 July 2016

Tags: Government Libraries

The Government Libraries and Library and Research Services for Parliaments Sections invite proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour programme in the next IFLA ...

News - 20 January 2016

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Collaboration and networks in government libraries are the core issues for the session we are organising for the next IFLA World Library and Information Congress – WLIC 2015 to be held in...

News - 13 January 2015

Tags: Government Libraries

A new edition of the IFLA Annual Congress was held in Lyon (France) last August. As every year, the Government Libraries Section was glad to sponsor a session where working projects in...

News - 28 October 2014

Tags: WLIC2014, Government Libraries

​Come and join us in the morning of 21 August in the session entitled "Government Libraries as Knowledge Platforms for Citizen Engagement". Sponsored by IFLA Sections Government...

News - 19 August 2014

Tags: Government information, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section has published the last issue of its newsletter "The Information Point", including conference reports  and details of our participation in the...

News - 18 August 2014

Tags: Government information, Government Libraries

We are glad to inform that a new translation of the 'Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments' is already on IFLA website. Our sincere thanks goes to the Greek...

News - 20 June 2014

Tags: Guidelines, Government Libraries

Theme: Government Libraries as Knowledge platforms for citizen engagement We invite proposals for roundtable discussion topics for a two-hour programme during the next  IFLA...

News - 5 January 2014

Tags: Government Libraries

We are glad to inform that a new translation of the Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments is already online. Thanks to the collaboration of CHEN Ning, from the National Library of...

News - 14 October 2013

Tags: Government Libraries

A new IFLA World Library and Information Congress will be held in Singapore next month. We are glad to inform that we will be leading there a session focused on Open Government....

News - 22 July 2013

Tags: Government Libraries

Open government is the core issue for the session we are organising for the next IFLA World Library and Information Congress - WLIC 2013. The theme refers to a collection of  ideas...

News - 11 February 2013

Tags: Government Libraries

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,...

News - 6 January 2013

Tags: Government information, Guidelines, Government Libraries

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...

News - 22 November 2012

Tags: Government Libraries

Banner for Section pages - 8 October 2012

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Part 1 Part 2 (updated June 2014)

Publication - 21 August 2012

Tags: Publications, Leaflets, Government Libraries

The activities of the Governmen Libraries Section have been successful. Sessions sponsored and cosponsored by us have had a big number of attendees, and there has been participation between them...

News - 20 August 2012

Tags: Access to information, Conferences, Finland, Government information, Meetings, Government Libraries

Our Newsletter "The Information Point", from July 2012, is now available.  Articles and reports of activities during the first semester can be found  here.

News - 12 August 2012

Tags: Government Libraries

Last Easter we got sad news when our colleague Maija Jussilainen passed away due to cancer. As information management professional, she was very active in IFLA's Government Libraries and Government...

News - 29 July 2012

Tags: Government Libraries

The IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland is coming soon. The Government Libraries Section is organizing one of the conference sessions, whose detailed program and...

News - 3 July 2012

Tags: Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section is sponsoring one session and cosponsoring other 3 sessions in the next World Library and Information Congress that will take place in Helsinki, Finland. Here you...

News - 17 April 2012

Tags: Government Libraries

Our Annual Report 2011 is already online. You can access here to a review of the Government Libraries Section activities during last year, which include reports, publications and changes in...

News - 19 March 2012

Tags: Government Libraries

Government Libraries Section (GLS) & Government Information and Official Publications Section (GIOPS) & Law Libraries Section & Library and Research Services...

News - 6 January 2012

Tags: Government Libraries

Por Magdalena Biota English El 28 de septiembre de 2011, en coincidencia con el “Día del acceso a la información”, se realizó en Buenos Aires el...

News - 2 January 2012

Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Argentina, Transparency, Government Libraries

Español On September 28, 2011, simultaneously with the “Access to information day”, the Workshop on transparency and good governance was carried out in Buenos Aires....

News - 1 January 2012

Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Government Libraries

  Miguel Navas-Fernández, Chair of the Government Libraries Section, attended to the V Catalan Law Libraries Conference that took place in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain...

News - 31 December 2011

Tags: Government Libraries

We are pleased to announce that the Spanish translation of the Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments, "Directrices para bibliotecas gubernamentales", is already available...

News - 30 December 2011

Tags: Government Libraries

Ramon Mujica was recently confirmed again as Head of the Peru's National Library by the incoming President Ollanta Humala. Mujica, who has been in office since September 2010, was actively exposed...

News - 17 November 2011

Tags: Government Libraries

The Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11th left massive destruction. Especially hard-hit are libraries in the coastal area; at worst libraries were wholly swept away, and...

News - 10 November 2011

Tags: Government Libraries

Next year we want to lauch engaging projects for the government libraries’ community. So we’d love to hear your voice about what kind of projects would you like us to undertake...

News - 25 October 2011

Tags: projects, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section (GLS) must prepare this month its corresponding session program for next IFLA annual conference in Helsinki (2012). For that, we would like to open the...

News - 18 October 2011

Tags: Conferences, Government Libraries

The new Standing Committee of the Government Libraries Section was announced during the IFLA Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on August 2011. We would like to introduce its members to you...

News - 10 October 2011

Tags: Members, Government Libraries

The minutes of the two meetings of the Section  in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part of the last IFLA’s Congress, have been published online: 1st Meeting...

News - 22 September 2011

Tags: Conferences, Government Libraries

It’s official! Singapore is scheduled to host the 2013 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. You can...

News - 29 August 2011

Tags: Conferences, Singapore, Government Libraries

The latest "Information Point", the Government Libraries Section newsletter, has been released. The July 2011 issue is available online here.

News - 13 August 2011

Tags: newsletters, Publications, Government Libraries

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). These are the...

News - 10 August 2011

Tags: Conferences, Government information, Puerto Rico, Government Libraries

The Spanish translation of the "Guidelines for libraries of government departments" is almost ready. Its title will be "Directrices para bibliotecas gubernamentales...

News - 10 August 2011

Tags: Government information, Guidelines, Government Libraries

2011 Best Practices for Government Libraries. e-Initiatives and e-Efforts: Expanding our Horizons has been launched. This year edition includes around 70 articles and communications by more than...

News - 6 July 2011

Tags: Best practices, Government information, Publications, Government Libraries

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). These are its activities, open...

News - 5 March 2011

Tags: Conferences, Government information, Puerto Rico, Government Libraries

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY 4, 2011.   World Library and Information Congress 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly "Libraries beyond...

News - 20 January 2011

Tags: Conferences, Government information, Library and information profession, Puerto Rico, Government Libraries

Strategic Direction Empowering government libraries to enable their user communities to have open and equitable access to government information...

Informational Page - 23 November 2010

Tags: Action plan, Strategic plan, Government Libraries

Magdalena Biota was one of the IFLA grantees this year. She is a certified translator and cataloger with the Documentation and Information Center of the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance in...

News - 10 November 2010

Tags: conference reports, Conferences, Grants, Sweden, Government Libraries

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...

News - 2 November 2010

Tags: Cooperation, help a librarian, Information professionals, Government Libraries

Patrick Ryan, current Secretary/Treasurer of the Government Libraries Section, has written a report from the last IFLA conference. It has been published in the Government Libraries Blog. You...

News - 26 October 2010

Tags: Conferences, conferences reports, IFLA 2010 report, Sweden, Government Libraries

You can read the minutes of the two meetings of the Government Libraries Section, held on the 10th and 13th of August 10th in Gothenburg. This is a picture of some of the Standing...

News - 14 September 2010

Tags: Conferences, Minutes of meetings, Sweden, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section has published the latest "Information Point" newsletter. You can download July 2010 issue here.

News - 9 August 2010

Tags: newsletters, Publications, Government Libraries

The IFLA Government Libraries section has launched this new publication online. This is a list of real mission and/or vision statements, current at a certain point in time, sorted by country....

News - 2 August 2010

Tags: Management, mission statement, planification, vision statement, Government Libraries

Within recent years the Government Libraries Section of the International federation of Library Associations (IFLA) was contacted by two libraries for viable examples of mission and/or vision...

Publication - 27 July 2010

Tags: Management, mission, mission statement, planification, vision, vision statement, Statements, Government Libraries

The two programmes sponsored by the Government Libraries Section are already complete and available. You can consult them here: Creating an International Legal Information Policy...

News - 20 July 2010

Tags: Government information, Information policies, International cooperation, Sweden, Government Libraries

The videos from the Mid-Term Conference "Case Studies in Government Libraries", celebrated in Barcelona on 22nd April are already available online. You can watch them here. The...

News - 28 June 2010

Tags: Barcelona, Catalonia, Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

The IFLA Government Libraries Mid-Term Conference in Barcelona 2010 has been reviewed in the last issue of Document, the official bulletin of the Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-...

News - 27 May 2010

Tags: Barcelona, Catalonia, Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section will be sponsoring two programs for the 2010 Gothenburg IFLA conference. See complete information at http://www.ifla.org/node/1932.

News - 21 May 2010

Tags: Conferences, Government information, Information policies, Library and information profession, Sweden, Government Libraries

Among other libraries, the attendees of the Mid-Term Congress in Barcelona visited the Catalan Women's Institute on the 23rd April 2010. The electronic bulletin of the Institute has...

News - 13 May 2010

Tags: Catalonia, Conferences, Institut Català de les Dones (Women's Catalan Institute), Spain, Women’s issues, Government Libraries

The Section has created a Facebook Group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107477945962385) in order to grow an online community in the social networks. Everyone is welcome. You only need...

News - 10 May 2010

Tags: Communications, facebook, Library and information profession, Networking, Professional development, Government Libraries

The full text papers and presentations are already available at the conference website. There are English and Spanish versions.

News - 3 May 2010

Tags: Best practices, Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

The Mid-Term Conference in Barcelona, Case Studies in Government Libraries, will be live online broadcasted at http://biblioteques.gencat.cat/ on Thursday April 22, from 9:30 to 13:30h (local...

News - 21 April 2010

Tags: Barcelona, Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

The Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments have been translated into German language by Maria Göckeritz and Christine Wellems. It has been published by IFLA at the IFLA...

News - 20 April 2010

Tags: Government libraries, Guidelines, Guidelines for Government Libraries, Management, Publications, Government Libraries

There have been some changes and updatings. Please have a look at http://www.ifla.org/en/node/2026. Looking forward to meet you in Barcelona!

News - 7 April 2010

Tags: Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

The Japanese language version of the Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments has been translated by the Branch Libraries and Cooperation Division, Administrative Department, National...

News - 5 March 2010

Tags: Government Libraries

This weblog  is for the Sections' activities and for government libraries issues. You can read it and subscribe to the RSS feed.

News - 5 March 2010

Tags: Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section has launched GOVLIB. The purpose of this list is to facilitate discussion about government libraries and to encourage idea and information exchange on issues facing...

News - 15 February 2010

Tags: Conferences, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section has published the latest "Information Point" newsletter.

News - 3 February 2010

Tags: Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section in conjunction with the Biblioteca de Catalunya (Library of Catalonia) will hold a two-day mid-term conference in Barcelona on April 22-23, 2010. The program...

News - 22 December 2009

Tags: Conferences, Spain, Government Libraries

Mid-Term Conference Case Studies in Government Libraries  Museu d'Història de Catalunya 3 Plaça Pau Vila (Palau de Mar building) Auditorium (4th floor) 08003 Barcelona,...

Informational Page - 16 December 2009

Tags: Barcelona, Best practices, Catalonia, Conferences, Conferences, Government libraries, Spain, Success stories, Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section will be sponsoring two programs for the 2010 Gothenburg IFLA conference. See our Gothenburg program page.

News - 1 December 2009

Tags: Government Libraries

The Government Libraries Section will be sponsoring two programs for the 2010 Gothenburg IFLA conference. Our first program will be: Creating an International Legal Information Policy...

Informational Page - 1 December 2009

Tags: Argentinian Commision, Chilean Commission, Conservation, Government information, Human rights, Information policies, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Knowledge management, Preservation, South Africa Truth Commission, U.S. 9/11 Commission, Yugoslavia, Government Libraries

2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2005-2007 2004-2005  

Publication - 24 November 2009

Tags: Action plans, Government Libraries

Several years of brainstorming, planning, meetings, writing, and hearings have culminated with this working guide for managers and line staff of government libraries. Guidelines are just that-...

Publication - 24 November 2009

Tags: Guidelines, Government Libraries

Mission The Section of Government Libraries encourages the growth and the development of government libraries by means of assisting in their mutual cooperation and by increasing awareness of the...

Informational Page - 24 November 2009

Tags: Government Libraries

Past Annual Conference Sessions August 2019: Athens, Greece 24 August, 15:45 - 17:45, session 044, 1st Standing Committee Meeting - Government Libraries Section...

Informational Page - 25 April 2009

Tags: Government Libraries

Note: the IFLA Government Libraries Section now has a blog. 2014: August 2013: July 2012: July 2011: July 2010: January | July...

Publication - 22 April 2009

Tags: Government information, Newsletters, Government Libraries

2013 2011 2010 2008 - 2009 2006 - 2007 2003 - 2004 1999 - 2000 1996 - 1997 1998 - 1999 1995 - 1996...

Publication - 22 April 2009

Tags: Annual reports, Government Libraries

Scope Government libraries form a Section of their own within IFLA (Section 04) belonging to Division I: Library Types. Purpose The Section is aimed at the community of...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: Government Libraries

Government libraries form a Section of their own within IFLA, belonging to Division I: Library Types. The Section is aimed at the community of libraries which are part of and work for a body with...

IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009

Tags: Sections, Government Libraries