Transfer of Voucher Scheme to IFLA Headquarters

With effect from 1 April 2003, the Voucher Scheme moved from the British Library, Boston Spa, UK to IFLA HQ in The Hague, Netherlands.

All contact details and payment and redemption instructions will change from this date. Please check IFLA's web site at http://archive.ifla.org/VI/2/uap.htm#1a for the latest information.

Your new contact at IFLA HQ is Ms Susan Schaepman, susan.schaepman@ifla.org or voucher@ifla.org

If you have recently sent a payment to the IFLA Voucher Scheme at Boston Spa, your order will be processed as usual. Please do not send new orders to Boston Spa.

If you have recently sent vouchers to Boston Spa for redemption, please let us know at ifla@bl.uk. Your vouchers will be processed at Boston Spa, but your payment will be issued by IFLA HQ by bank transfer in Euros. Please do not send new redemptions to Boston Spa.

From 1 April 2003, the sale and redemption of IFLA vouchers from IFLA HQ will change from Dollar transactions to Euros. The value of existing vouchers will change from US$8 and US$4 to become EUR8 and EUR4. All vouchers in circulation will remain valid and you should continue to use them in the usual way.

We have been delighted at the success of the IFLA Voucher Scheme during its first eight years. The transfer to IFLA HQ offers the opportunity to introduce some changes which many colleagues have been demanding for a long time. There may be a short delay in the processing of Voucher Scheme requests during April, and we would ask you to be patient with us while we make the transfer.

On a more personal note, both Katharine Rennie and I would like to say thank you for all the friendly and encouraging communication we have with our Voucher Scheme colleagues in recent years. The Scheme is passing into the best possible hands, and we are sure you will continue to enjoy an excellent service from our IFLA HQ colleagues.

Sara Gould