> >
> >*Help! I'm an Accidental International Government Information Librarian:
> >The Basics, and a Bit Beyond on March 8*
> >The session will be recorded and made available after the live session,
> >linked from the NCLA GRS web page (
> >http://www.nclaonline.org/government-resources).
> >
> >The Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Association
> >welcomes you to a series of webinars designed to help us all do better
> >reference work by increasing our familiarity with government information
> >resources, and by discovering the best strategies for navigating them.
> >
> >This session on March 8 at 12pm will cover information sources from major
> >international governmental organizations (IGOs) focusing on publications,
> >documentation, and statistics. IGOs covered will include the United
> >Nations, European Union, International Financial Institutions such as the
> >World Bank, IMF, and World Trade Organization, as well as specialized
> >agencies of the United Nations such as the Food and Agriculture
> >Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Labour
> >Organization, and UNESCO. By the end of the webinar participants should
> >have an understanding of the uses of IGO information and be able to
> >identify international government information sources to meet the needs of
> >users across a range of subjects, including international law, human
> >rights, economic development, public health, demography, gender and
> women's
> >studies, and more. Biographical Information
> >
> >Jim Church is the librarian for economics and international & foreign
> >government information at the University of California Berkeley.
> >He is active in the ALA Government Documents Roundtable where he served as
> >the international documents columnist for the journal *DttP *for* *four
> >years, and currently serves as the Secretary of the IFLA Government
> >Information and Official Publications Section. His primary areas of
> >interest include international poverty and development issues, statistics,
> >human rights, NGOs, and digital archiving
> >
> >We will meet together for Session #15, online on *March 8 from 12:00 –
> 1:00
> >p.m. (EDT)*. Please RSVP for the Session by March 7 at 5:00 pm using this
> >link: http://tinyurl.com/grs-session15
> >
> >Technical requirements: We will be using collaborative software called
> >Elluminate. It requires that you be able to download Java onto your
> >computer, but you do not need any special software. After you RSVP, we
> will
> >send you a link that you can use to test the software. If you have any
> >questions, please contact Lynda Kellam ([log in to unmask]). You do not
> need
> >a microphone as a chat system is available in the software, but you do
> need
> >speakers or headphones.
> >
> >The session will be recorded and made available after the live session,
> >linked from the NCLA GRS web page (
> >http://www.nclaonline.org/government-resources).
> >
> >
> >--
> >Lynda M. Kellam
> >Data Services & Government Information Librarian
> >University of NC at Greensboro
> >Jackson Library
> >Greensboro, NC 27402
> >336-334-5251
> >http://uncg.libguides.com/profile/lyndamk
> >
> >http://uncgdataland.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Lynda M. Kellam
> >Data Services & Government Information Librarian
> >University of NC at Greensboro
> >Jackson Library
> >Greensboro, NC 27402
> >336-334-5251
> >[log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Lynda M. Kellam
> >Data Services & Government Information Librarian
> >University of NC at Greensboro
> >Jackson Library
> >Greensboro, NC 27402
> >336-334-5251
> >[log in to unmask]
>
--
Lynda M. Kellam
Data Services & Government Information Librarian
University of NC at Greensboro
Jackson Library
Greensboro, NC 27402
336-334-5251
[log in to unmask]
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