government libraries section (lai)

Library Association of Ireland [Cumann Leabharlann na hEireann] Representing libraries and librarians in Ireland

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Government Libraries Section

Motion re membership

The following motion was passed at the GLS AGM in May 2005:
"We propose that membership of the Government Libraries Section continue as at present to be open to all members of the Library Association of Ireland but that Committee membership and attendance at regular meetings be restricted to those working in Government or Public Service libraries, with the exclusion of Public Libraries, Health Board Libraries and Educational Libraries."

GLS Motion Passed at the LAI AGM - 10th March 2005

"This AGM calls on the incoming Executive Board to investigate the need for publicly-funded bodies to develop a copyright policy, including ownership of copyright, public access to publicly-funded research and the issue of retention of copyright when licensing publication of research."

In December 2004, the GLS hosted the 2004 joint meeting with the Northern Ireland Government Library Services Group. LAI President Gobnait O'Riordan addressed the two groups on the topic of likely trends in the library world over the next ten years. This was followed by a discussion, lunch and a visit to Farmleigh House and Library.

For more details on what the Government Libraries Section did during 2004, see the Review of GLS Activities 2004 taken from the 2004 LAI Annual Report

Glint No. 16 (PDF format) includes the following articles:

Knowledge Management

Madelaine Dennison and Maria Fitzsimons

Disaster Recovery

Mary Doyle

Libraries on the move

Kay Kennedy, Valerie Ingram and Joe Donnelly

Notes from the Committee

Joe Donnelly

Snippets

Mary Doyle

The GLS would like to thank the editor of GLINT Mary Doyle and all of the contributors for their hard work in putting this issue together

The following motion proposed by the GLS was passed at the LAI Annual General Meeting in Limerick on 25th March 2004

"That this AGM calls on the incoming Executive Board to write to the Government to emphasize the importance of maintaining government library services managed by professional librarians at appropriate professional grades."

The Government Libraries Section represents the interests of all staff working in Government Libraries. Its aims are to promote and develop the role of libraries in the Civil Service and to promote co-operation between Government Libraries.

The Government Libraries Section can help members:

to meet other people working in Government Libraries with similar problems, concerns, and interests.
to develop and update skills and knowledge.
to keep in touch with relevant activities, meetings, training courses, and publications

The Government Libraries Section welcomes contact from anyone involved or interested in Government Libraries. Membership of the GLS is open to all members of the Library Association of Ireland - for further information contact us at glslai@hotmail.com

GLS activities include:

meetings, training, visits to libraries, computer demonstrations and evaluations, social events.
production of publications including GLINT, a newsletter to keep members up to date with events affecting Government Libraries
liaison with various groups concerned with library and information matters.