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Enquiry and Reference Service
The ILO Library
mainly responds to requests of ILO staff for research
assistance by telephone, email, fax, or in person. Assistance can be
provided to an official in using research tools, including the Book
Database, Periodical Database and other electronic databases, via the
Internet, or the internal network.
Compilation of Bibliography
Any client may present a written (letter, fax or email) request for a
personalized, subject search of the Library
catalogues. The requested bibliography can also be sent back to the
requester by email.
Current Awareness
Service
To alert the
users of current materials and information recently added in the
Library's collection and electronic databases through its monthly List
of Library Accessions, including library announcement on new
information and interesting web sites with brief summary.
Selective Dissemination of
Information
The Library identifies and highlights articles and arrival of new
publications of specific interest to ILO officials and specialists in
the Regional Office and Sub-regional Office.
Online News
The Library scans printed and online press for news and articles on ILO
to identify key labour related issues of specific concern to ILO
officials and specialists for sending
through email.
Loan and Inter-Library Loan
The Library's
collection is available to be borrowed up to a maximum ten items for two
weeks.
ILO staff in Bangkok Office may have documents delivered directly to
their office or collect them in the Library.
Non-ILO staff who wish to borrow publications from the Library should
bring an inter-library loan form or a letter printed with the
letterhead of their respective library or organization. The ILO
Library can lend items to outside clients directly only through the
inter-library loan service.
Certain types of document are not available for loan i.e. documents
regularly used by ILO officials or currently on loan to them, reference
materials, texts of legislation or official gazettes.
Facilities Available in the
Library
- Internet access is available at
two workstations.
- Client access to the Library's collection through library
databases and CD-ROMs.
- Photocopy machine is available for use by clients for a
small fee.
Recommendation of Book
Purchase
ILO staff may recommend books, e-books, periodicals or electronic
databases for library acquisition by e-mail to
ILO
Library in Bangkok.
Promotion of ILO
Publications
The Library
regularly participates in the organization of promotional activities and
exhibits focusing on the display
and distribution of ILO publications in various conferences and meetings
at national, regional and international levels.
The Library
also promotes ILO publications through the sales of ILO
publications. All ILO publications can directly be ordered by:
E-mail: libroap@ilo.org
Fax: +662.288.1735 or +662.288.3062
Tel: +662.288.1768 or +662.288.1769
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Technical Assistance
and Training
Provision of
technical assistance and training for labour information specialists on
capacity building in operating library and documentation centre in
accordance with ILO library standard especially to field offices in the
region as well as ILO constituents, ILO partner institutions upon
request.
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