International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions - Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section

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38th Pre-Conference of the Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section of IFLA

House of Representatives

August 17-18, 2023 

Bezuidenhoutseweg 67, The Hague, The Netherlands

Venue: Nieuwspoort

Programme

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Towards Sustainable and Innovative Parliamentary Library & Research Services

1. Sustainability

  • Sharing environmental efforts within Parliamentary Library and Research Services (Buildings, preservation of analogue collections, digitization, use of data servers, libraries promoting sustainability literacy in their communities)
  • Parliamentary Information Services moving towards sustainable solutions

2. Digital Innovation

  • Setting up an Open Data Portal, the re-use of public sector information
  • Automating parliamentary data processing
  • Sharing best practices with regards to information management within Library and Information Services

3. Research Services

  • Developing new innovative products and services to strengthen outreach to Members of Parliament and/or citizens
  • Improving work processes and staff skills to implement innovation
  • Measuring the impact and value of parliamentary research services

4. Cultural Heritage / Parliament’s memory & collections

  • Sensitive heritage in parliamentary collections