Information resources

The ILO Ankara Information Resource Centre was inaugurated in September of 2001 with the aim of providing the following services:

• To make available to the general public for library-loan, ILO books, research and official documents as well as the publications on social and labour issues of national and international tripartite organizations.
• To provide online access to Internet research resources, and the specialized databases based in ILO Headquarters Geneva.
• To distribute to the ILO constituents and public at large non-priced materials such as posters, brochures and limited number of publications.
• To provide consulting services on research topics to walk-in readers or requests by e-mail, phone or fax.
• To provide the means for the purchase of ILO publications to all constituents throughout Turkey.
• To provide information about the training activities of the ILO International Training Centre in Turin, Italy and coordinate the activities of constituents who participate in training.

Entrance to the Centre	The Centre is open to the public during the following hours: Monday through Thursday 14:00 - 17:00 Friday 09:30 - 12:30
Books/Documents Section	In addition to the books published by Geneva headquarters and ILO area offices, the Information Resource Centre houses the official documents of the ILO including those of the International Labour Conference, Governing Body and the Official Bulleting. These materials are available to all readers for check-out on a two-week loan basis.
Periodicals Section	In the Centre's periodicals section, readers can find the journals published by the ILO, Turkish worker and employer groups and other national/international labour organizations.
Information Desk	The reading room of the Centre is provided for public use and allows users to conduct research over the Internet and access ILO databases such as Labordoc and Natlex. In addition, the many ILO CD-ROM re and Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety) can be used at the centre.