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Site Search IFLA This section In This Document Strategic Plan Medium-Term Programme Reports Annual Reports Newsletters Minutes of Meetings Conferences Publications Mailing List Useful Addresses	Government Information and Official Publications Section Governments, intergovernmental organizations and public non-governmental organizations generate large quantities of documents and information which shape our lives and mould the societies in which we live. The Section promotes the discovery, collection, bibliographic control, preservation and dissemination of information from and about all these public bodies. Persons interested in the Section are drawn from the world community of specialists in access to public documents and public policy. They share the mission of promoting free and equitable access to quality information in order to assure accountability from governments and other public bodies to the people they serve. Strategic Plan 2007-2009 \| 2005-2007 \| 2004-2005 Reports Report on the GIOPS-FAIFE African Seminar and post-WSIS Conference Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2006 by Francis Kirkwood Annual Reports 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 1999-2000 1994-1995 Newsletters January 2008 March 2006 Spring 2004 Autumn 2003 February 2002 October 2000 Minutes of Meetings 2008: Quebec City 2007: Durban 2006: Seoul 2005: Oslo 2004: Buenos Aires 1st Meeting \| 2nd Meeting 2003: Berlin 2002: Glasgow Conferences Call for Papers Theme: Government publications as cultural heritage: preserving the past, keeping up with the present, embracing the future World Library and Information Congress: 23-27 August 2008, Milan, Italy Publications Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments – Edited by Nancy Bolt and Suzanne Burge Best Practices in Government Information: A Global Perspective - Edited on behalf of IFLA by Irina Lynden and Jane Wu Mailing List The Government Information and Official Publications (GIOPS) mailinglist is designed for conveying news and information as well as conducting planning sessions and obtaining important feedback from Standing Committee members. The List also includes the names of interested others and past members who contribute their ideas and experience. Submission: giops-l@infoserv.inist.fr Web interface: http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/giops-l Useful Addresses Standing Committee Members Chair: Jackie Druery Head, Learning & Research Services, Stauffer Library Queen's University KINGSTON, ON K7L 5C4 Canada Tel. +(1)(613)5333309 Fax +(1)(613)5336401 E-mail: drueryj@queensu.ca Secretary: Marcy M. Allen Coordinator Pennsylvania State University 0001 Paterno Library, UNIVERSITY PARK PA 16802-1807 United States Tel. +(1)(814)8650139 Fax +(1)(814)8636370 E-mail: mma17@psu.edu Treasurer: Peter Raggett Head, Centre for Documentation and Information OECD, S339 Tour Europe, 33 Place des Corolles 92049 PARIS LA DEFENSE 2, France Tel. +(33)(1)45248109 Fax +(33)(1)44306128 E-mail: peter.raggett@oecd.org Information Coordinator/Editor of Newsletter: Takashi Koga Assistant Professor National Institute of Informatics 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku 101-8430 TOKYO Japan Tel. +(81)(3)42122534 Fax +(81)(3)35561916 E-mail: tkoga@nii.ac.jp
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