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Direct linkAlex Mada; Heather Sloan; Giselle M. Aviles; Seonaid Valiant; Michelle Guittar, Editor and Compiler – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
At the 2023 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, the International Relations Committee, Americas Subcommittee invited panelists from academic, research, and public libraries to discuss various ways of sharing Indigenous-made materials from the United States and Latin America in the panel, "Sharing Knowledge: Projects and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Users (Information), Academic Libraries, Indigenous Knowledge
Gracy, David B., II – Library Quarterly, 2011
Presented as the keynote address at the Library Research Seminar, University of Maryland, October 7, 2010, this essay identifies and explores three agendas ever appropriate for study, the pursuits of which are especially needed now. They are as follows: to (1) explore the historical dimension of library topics, (2) revive study of the institution…
Descriptors: Library Research, Government Libraries, Public Libraries, Librarians
Peer reviewedDoherty, Shannon – Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Discusses the evaluation and redefining of services in the four resource centers of the British Columbia ministry of consumers and corporate affairs in terms of economic feasibility and ministry objectives. (CHC)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Government Libraries, Public Relations, User Satisfaction (Information)
Download full textTakeda, Michiyo – 2001
This paper outlines the challenges and opportunities for the services of the Japanese National Diet Library (NDL), especially the Research and Legislative Reference Bureau by using a SWOT (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis. The introduction lists the major goals of the NDL's reform. The second section discusses the NDL's…
Descriptors: Change, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Information Technology
Chiwandamira, Lyn – 2001
This paper discusses the integration of information services in the Parliament of Zimbabwe (PoZ). An organizational chart of the information systems at PoZ in 1999 is provided, and each of the four departments managing information services are described, i.e., the library, the research department, public relations, and information technology. An…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Information Services, Information Systems
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1991
The nine papers in this booklet were presented at three sessions of the IFLA General Conference. The text of the first paper, "Presidential Address at the Opening of the IFLA Council and General Conference: Moscow 1991" (Hans-Peter Geh, President of IFLA), is provided in English, German, and Russian. The text of the second paper,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Culture, Federal Government, Foreign Countries
Tenopir, Carol; Cibbarelli, Pamela – 1978
An environmental library system (ELS) for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has been developed and installed in six HUD offices to bring together all nationwide and local environmental source materials in an information system with comprehensive cataloging and computer-assisted access. The accompanying manuals…
Descriptors: Environment, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Guides
Farley, Richard A. – 1976
The National Agricultural Library (NAL) provides materials and services in the areas of agriculture, chemistry, biology, and law to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington and its installations throughout the country, to land-grant universities, and to the world agricultural community. Information is disseminated through…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Information Networks
Simmler, O. A. – 1980
This paper examines the characteristics and functions of governmental libraries and information systems which contribute to the decision making activities of governmental institutions. It explores the governmental planning process to outline sources of information, subject specialities, information formats, classes of users, and information…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Government Libraries, Government Role, Information Seeking
Kullmer, Hans K. – 1980
Defined in terms of their institutional role and historical development, national statistical libraries are discussed in the context of present structures, size, personnel situation, technical equipment, financial structure, general and specific activities, areas of specialization, and growth rate, as well as the interlibrary cooperative efforts…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Information Systems, Library Cooperation, Library Role
Eaton, Deborah A. – 1974
The function of a Federal research library reflects the purpose of the laboratory it serves and the philosophy of the librarian. Libraries at the Fish and Wildlife Service research centers must rely on small specialized collections, supplemented by a large amount of cooperation among agency libraries and other subject-related collections. Due to…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Information Sources, Librarians, Library Collections
Elah, Wafaa Ali Abdel – 1999
This paper describes the development of a parliamentary research service in Egypt. The first part investigates the impact on the Egyptian parliament (the People's Assembly) of the development of a new social and cultural environment that fostered the democratization process. The second part deals with how the establishment of a parliamentary…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body), Government Libraries
Rizzoni, Giovanni – 2001
This paper discusses the experiences of the Research Department of the Italian Chamber of Deputies over the past few years. The first section describes the origin of the department in the 1970s, including political factors, basic organizational features, and the salient features of the department's activity. The second section addresses the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Legislation
Jeng, Ling Hwey – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Reviews the literature on cataloging expertise and expert systems and describes a case study of cataloging staff at the National Agricultural Library. Results are reported in the areas of networking patterns of expertise, including levels of expertise; and transformation of expertise from private to public knowledge and between individuals. (24…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cataloging, Expert Systems, Government Libraries
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1991
The 11 reports and papers in this booklet were presented at meetings of 4 sections within the Division of Bibliographic Control: (1) "Report of the Section on Cataloguing--Review of the Work 1990/1991" (Inger Cathrine Spangen, Norway); (2) "Les fichiers d'autorite auteurs: Rapport d'activite 1990-1991 (Author Authority Lists: Report…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Classification, Databases
