28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris Copyright, Innovation and UNESCO Library

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris Where is UNESCO?

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28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris Around the globe Field Offices 10 Regional Bureaux 21 National Offices 2 Liaison Offices 11 UNESCO Institutes and Centres

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris UNESCO’s origins Initial idea floated during an Allied Ministerial Conference in London in 1942 UNESCO Constitution signed by 30 countries represented at the London Conference in November 1945 UNESCO set up in Paris in November 1946 Now has 193 Member States + 6 Associate Members

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris UNESCO’s Mission UNESCO’s fundamental mission: –" …………. to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among the nations through education, science and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations " Article 1(1) of UNESCO’s Constitution

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris What UNESCO does … Recommends the adoption of international agreements promoting the free flow of ideas Cooperates in efforts to advance mutual knowledge and the understanding of peoples Supports efforts to maintain, increase, and disseminate knowledge Assists in the preservation of cultural patrimony and world heritage Functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter on issues in its fields of competence Helps Member States build their human and institutional capacities Promotes international co-operation among Member States and Associate Members

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris UNESCO’s structure … General Conference Executive Board Director-General Secretariat

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris UNESCO Secretariat Programme Sectors –Education –Natural Sciences –Social and Human Sciences –Culture –Communication and Information –Special Themes Support Sectors –External Relations and Cooperation –Administration Central Services –Secretariat of the General Conference –Secretariat of the Executive Board –Office of the Director General –Bureau of Strategic Planning –Bureau of the Budget –etc. etc. …… Field Offices and Institutes

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris UNESCO’s main fields of action UNESCO’s main fields of action Education, Natural Sciences Social and Human Sciences Culture Communication and Information Also works on Special Themes –Gender –Poverty Eradication –HIV/AIDS –Heritage –Climate Change, etc. Cooperates with UN Institutions and a range of other organisations in areas of common interest

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris UNESCO and Copyright Universal Copyright Convention adopted under UNESCO’s aegis in 1952 Awareness-raising and capacity-building projects Information and training Research in the field of copyright law Works within the framework of the Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris Copyright Tools and Resources Basic Notions about Copyright and Related Rights What is Copyright? Copyright Bulletin Collection of National Copyright Laws Anti-Piracy UNESCO Chairs Guide to the Collective Administration of Author’s Rights Conventions and Committees Universal Copyright Convention Intergovernmental Copyright Committee

UNESCO and Libraries UNESCO and Libraries This portal is on UNESCO’s Communications and Information Sector website and contains links to interesting library-related resources: 28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris UNESCO and Libraries: UNESCO-CI

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris UNESCO Library Works closely with UNESCO Archives and Clearing House Small team – 10 full-time staff: each from a different country Newly renovated Reading Room next to UNESCO main entrance books 1700 periodicals 30+ online databases Indexing of materials into UNESDOC (UNESCO online catalogue )UNESCO online catalogue Some materials received – eg. Mission Reports prepared by external experts – have to be embargoed for non UN readers for 20 years Open to UNESCO and Accredited Delegations staff and to external visitors Increasing emphasis on electronic information resources and website Financial situation makes development difficult to fund

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris Keeping track of information and events worldwide Monitoring the press and the media Online resources Information supplied by UNESCO Field Offices and UNESCO Institutes worldwide Information sent through HERMES system for cataloguing into UNESDOC by the Library Personal and professional contacts Rather decentralised approach – several UNESCO units are involved in searching for and managing information

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris Collection development on a budget UNESCO a major publisher in its own right – UNESCO Library gets (or should get !!) all UNESCO publications Library also benefits from donations of materials – individual books from interested academics through to occasional suites of furniture from generous governments Prioritises spending on online services and periodicals, and important reference resources Purchases materials where there is a clear relevance to UNESCO’s programmes and fields of interest UN Purchasing Consortium – UNSEIAC – for online subscriptions (often with paper journals thrown in for free) Money is tight – UNESCO targets spending on ‘frontline’ sectoral programmes rather than ‘support’ functions like the Library Elaborate financial procedures and inflexible bureaucratic controls have caused practical difficulties when managing Library budgets

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris Ongoing projects and future developments Participation in the World Digital Library project Knowledge management initiatives Thesaurus compatibility project, with EU and other institutions Arabic and Chinese versions of UNESCO thesaurus Climate change resource Second Life Anything else I’ve forgotten !!

28/01/2016 UNESCO Paris My contact details John Miller Chief Librarian UNESCO 7, place de Fontenoy Paris 07 SP France tel. (33) fax (33)