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Site Search IFLA This section In This Document Scope Strategic Plan Publications Newsletter Annual Report Conferences Minutes of Meetings Mailing Lists Useful Addresses Archive Formerly: a. Discussion Group on Reference Work b. Reference Work Section	Reference and Information Services Section Scope The Reference and Information Services Section will address all aspects of reference work, in all types of libraries, in all regions of the world. Current interests encompass the new electronic environment and the resulting changes in reference work, the future role of reference work, and the quality of reference services. Future investigation, discussion, and programming will focus on: User-centered reference services Organization and staffing of reference services Ethics and the provision of high quality service The impact of the digital environment on reference services Reference collections in a digital world Continuing education of reference librarians Marketing/Visibility of library reference services Providing a forum for information on the nature of reference work in different parts of the world Strategic Plan 2008-2009: 2006-2007: 2004-2005: Publications IFLA Digital Reference Guidelines Arabic: [PDF version] Chinese: [PDF version] Dutch: Richtlijnen voor Digitale Inlichtingen English: IFLA Digital Reference Guidelines French: Lignes directrices de l'IFLA en matière de référence numérique German: IFLA Richtlinien Digitale Auskunft Greek: [PDF version] Italian: Linee Guida per il servizio di digital reference Latvian: [PDF version] Spanish: Recomendaciones para el Servicio de Referencia Digital Swedish: Riktlinjer för digital referensservice Toolkit for Developing Reference Services IFLA Digital Reference Standards Project Collaborative e-reference services around the 2005-2006 Promotional Bookmarks for Printing: English French Newsletter Summer 2008 February 2007 July 2005, Volume 4 Summer 2004, Volume 3 Summer 2003, Volume 2 Summer 2002, Volume 1 Annual Report 2005-2006 \| 2004-2005 \| 2003-2004 \| 2002-2003 2001-2002 \| Conferences Call for Papers Theme: "The Pro-Active Librarian: the how and the why" World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, 23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy Satellite Meeting – Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section, Acquisition and Collection Development Section, and Reference and Information Services Section Theme: Rethinking Access to Information: Evolving perspectives on information content and delivery 5 - 7 August 2008, Boston, MA, USA Satellite Pre-Conference - Reference and Information Services Section together with Genealogy and Local History Section Theme: Genealogy and Local History for All: Services to Multicultural Communities 6 - 7 August 2008, Ottawa, Canada Call for Papers World Library and Information Congress: 10-14 August 2008, Québec, Canada - "Have we blown up the reference desk? Reference Services in virtual worlds" Papers presented during Satellite meeting: Järvenpää, Finland, 11-12 August 2005: The Physical Library and Beyond Minutes of Meetings Minutes, Quebec, August 2008 Minutes, Midterm, March 2008 Minutes, Durban, August 2007 Minutes, New Brunswick, NJ USA, March 2007 Minutes, Seoul, August 2006 Minutes, Paris, March 2006 Minutes, Oslo, August 2005 Minutes, Rome, March 2005 Minutes, Buenos Aires, August 2004 Minutes, Berlin, August 2003 Minutes, Glasgow, August 2002 Minutes, Boston, August 2001 Report, Jerusalem, August 2000 Report, Bangkok, August 1999 Report, Amsterdam, August 1998 Report, Copenhagen, August 1997 IFLA Discussion Group on Reference Work, a four-year perspective Mailing list: REFSC-L: Standing Committee Members List Useful Addresses Standing Committee members Chair/Treasurer: Martin Kesselman Life Sciences Librarian Rutgers University, State University of New Jersey Chang Science Library, Foran Hall, 59 Dudley Road NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey 08901-8520 United States Tel. +(1)(732)9320305x163 Fax +(1)(732)9320311 E-mail: martyk@rci.rutgers.edu Secretary: Bodil Wöhnert Reference Librarian and Consultant Esbjerg, Public Library Norregade 19 DK 6700 ESBJERG Denmark Tel. +(45)76161961 E-mail: bow@esbjergkommune.dk or bwohnert@mail.tdcadsl.dk Information Coordinator: Ms Sara Gube-Josefsson Department of Information and Readers' Services Readers' Services Kungl. biblioteket/National Library of Sweden Box 5039 SE-102 41 STOCKHOM Sweden Tel. +(46)(8)4634235 Fax +(46)(8)4634004 E-mail: sara.gube-josefsson@kb.se Editor of Newsletter: Mark Dimunation Chief, Rare Book and Special Collections Division Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave., S.E. WASHINGTON, DC 20540 - 4740 United States Tel. +(1)(202)7072025 Fax +(1)(202)7074142 E-mail: mdim@loc.gov
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