Content tagged Government Libraries
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Report on the 2019 Satellite Meeting on Advocacy; Rome 30-31 August
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
- WLIC 2020 Call for Papers - Government Libraries Section
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
- Placing Information at the Heart of Good Governance: Government Libraries Conference
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
- December 2019 Mid-Term Conference now open for registration
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
- IFLA Government Libraries Section Mid-Term Conference
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
- Government Libraries Call for Papers for WLIC 2019
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
- Minutes of Meetings
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
- Call for Papers — IFLA WLIC 2018 Open Session
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
- Government and Parliamentary Libraries: Supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals
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
- Government Libraries Section - Berlin Satellite Meeting 2017
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
- Call for Presentations - Government Libraries Section, WLIC 2017
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
- Satellite Meeting on Government Libraries - Berlin 2017
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
- GLS Social Media Communication Plan 2017-2019
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
- WLIC 2016: Session 153 - Government and Parliamentary Libraries as innovators: supporting communities of practice
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
- Call for Papers: "Government and Parliamentary Libraries as Innovators: Supporting Communities of Practice"
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
Tags: Government Libraries
- Call for Papers: Networks of Government Libraries
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
- Government Libraries as Knowledge Platforms: Closing Notes
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
- WLIC 2014: Session "Government Libraries as Knowledge Platforms"
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
- Government Libraries Section: Last Issue of Newsletter Available
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
- Guidelines for Government Libraries: A Greek Version
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
- Call for Panelists: Government Libraries as Knowledge Platforms for Citizen Engagement
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
- Guidelines for Government Libraries: a Chinese Version Released
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
- Government Libraries as Voices for Open Government: our session during WLIC 2013
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
- 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. The theme refers to a collection of ideas...
News - 11 February 2013
Tags: Government Libraries
- 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,...
News - 6 January 2013
Tags: Government information, Guidelines, Government Libraries
- 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...
News - 22 November 2012
Tags: Government Libraries
- IFLA Government Libraries Section
Banner for Section pages - 8 October 2012
Tags: Government Libraries
- Government Libraries Section Leaflet
Part 1 Part 2 (updated June 2014)
Publication - 21 August 2012
Tags: Publications, Leaflets, Government Libraries
- Successful events in Helsinki! Lyon will receive WLIC 2014!
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
- Government Libraries IFLA Section: Newsletter Available
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
- Remembering Maija Jussilainen
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
- Our Presence in Helsinki: Updates
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
- Sessions organised and papers selected for Helsinki
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
- IFLA GLS: Annual Report 2011
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
- Call for Papers: The Surprising World of 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
- Taller de la IFLA sobre transparencia y buen gobierno: Argentina
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
- IFLA workshop on transparency and good governance: Argentina
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
- V Catalan Law Libraries Conference
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
- Our Guidelines translated to Spanish
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
- Peru: National Library's Head confirmed in office
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
- Japan Earthquake: Libraries to Recover
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
- IFLA GLS: possible upcoming projects
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
- Preparing a presence for GLS in Helsinki 2012
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
- Introducing the new Standing Committee members
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
- Minutes of the meetings and conference proceedings of San Juan, Puerto Rico
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
- IFLA Selects Singapore for 2013 World Congress
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" newsletter released
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
- 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). These are the...
News - 10 August 2011
Tags: Conferences, Government information, Puerto Rico, Government Libraries
- Spanish translation of the "Guidelines for libraries of government departments", almost ready
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
- New publication: "2011 Best Practices for 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
- Sessions in 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). These are its activities, open...
News - 5 March 2011
Tags: Conferences, Government information, Puerto Rico, Government Libraries
- Call for papers: eGovernment, the Role of Librarians
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
- Action Plan 2011-2012
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
- Itinerary report
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
- 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...
News - 2 November 2010
Tags: Cooperation, help a librarian, Information professionals, Government Libraries
- Report from the IFLA Conference in Gothenburg
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
- Minutes of the meetings in Gothenburg are now available
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
- July 2010 newsletter published
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
- Mission and/or Vision Statements of Government Libraries Worldwide
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
- Mission and/or Vision Statements of Government Libraries Worldwide
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
- Complete WLIC 2010 Gothenburg programmes available
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
- Videos from the Mid-Term Conference in Barcelona, available now
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 Mid-Term Congress in Barcelona 2010, reviewed in the Catalan Library Association bulletin
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
- Gothenburg program
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
- Visiting the Documentation Centre of the Institut Català de les Dones (Catalan Women's Institute)
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
- IFLA Government Libraries Section on Facebook
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
- Proceedings and presentations of the Mid-Term Congress in Barcelona, now available
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
- Mid-Term Conference in Barcelona, to be broadcasted live online Thursday 22nd April
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
- New version of the Guidelines: German
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
- Mid-Term Conference in Barcelona
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
- New version of the Guidelines: Japanese
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
- IFLA Government Libraries Blog launched
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
- New IFLA mailing list: GOVLIB
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
- January 2010 Newsletter published
The Government Libraries Section has published the latest "Information Point" newsletter.
News - 3 February 2010
Tags: Government Libraries
- Announcement for Mid-Term Congress to take place in Barcelona, April 22-23, 2010
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 in Barcelona, April 22-23, 2010
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
- Program announcement for Gothenburg conference
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
- Gothenburg program
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
- Government Libraries Strategic Plan
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2005-2007 2004-2005
Publication - 24 November 2009
Tags: Action plans, Government Libraries
- Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments
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
- Strategic Plan 2010-2011
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
- Conferences
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
- Newsletters "The Information Point"
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
- Annual Reports
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
- About the Government Libraries Section
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 Section
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