2021 IFLA Report: The Government Information Landscape and Libraries

The Government Information Landscape and Libraries report illustrates the challenges and complexities posed by government publishing systems and the need to maintain professional government information expertise in libraries to assist users. This is highlighted through a series of case studies from selected countries, regions, and institutions worldwide that provide examples of government publishing practices, depositories, access to information, government libraries, preservation, data, and digitization.

 

Disruptive technologies, budget constraints, changing priorities of government administrations, misinformation, barriers to access, and fake news pose challenges that intimidate government information professionals in accessing and disseminating government information, which remains crucial for an informed civil society. 

The report can be downloaded for free here.