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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
Download full textTrezza, Alphonse F. – 1982
The current interaction among federal libraries and information centers was examined and assessed to determine ways to improve the coordination of resources and services among federal libraries and to increase cooperation between federal and non-federal libraries in order to meet national, state, and local information needs. The more than 400…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Library Cooperation
Pare, Richard – 2002
In the late 1980s, when few Canadian citizens had Internet access, federal departments and agencies in Canada were already preparing for the future by putting information and documentation online. This paper outlines several government-sponsored programs--SchoolNet, the Canadian Investment Fund, Community Access Program, Canada Foundation for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedHenderson, Chris – Australian Library Journal, 1986
Discusses the responsibility of local libraries to provide information services to local government and act as a contact point between the government and its community. The distinction between internal and external information sources is examined, and problems of information delivery resulting from a lack of inter-council cooperation are…
Descriptors: Archives, Community Information Services, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedFinsten, Hugh – Government Information Quarterly, 1985
Describes the organizational structure of the research unit of the Parliamentary Library of Canada and lists a variety of services offered to Parliamentary members, committees, associations, and delegations. (CLB)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Federal Government, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
Peer reviewedHernon, Peter – Government Information Quarterly, 1989
Examines the effects of safety nets (government information transfer mechanisms that guarantee minimum access to government information) on the ability of U.S. industries to compete internationally. The need for research that explores methods of improving information dissemination and the role of libraries and information centers in fostering…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Competition, Federal Government, Government Libraries
Gude, Gilbert; And Others – 1981
This set of papers presented to the General Research Libraries Division of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) during its 47th annual conference (1981) includes: "The Effect of the Introduction of Computers on Library and Research Staff," by Gilbert Gude; "Libraries as Information Service Agencies…
Descriptors: Databases, Depository Libraries, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries
