Dag Hammarskjöld Library Conferences

UNLINKS (UN Library and Information Network for Knowledge Sharing) is the UN system libraries’ annual forum to share know-how and best practices. KSIM's profile shifted from an informal meeting of UN librarians into a community of practice. An increasing number of UN system librarians participate in the meeting to form partnerships, voice issues relevant to the profession and obtain first-hand information on challenges facing UN libraries today.  At the 2010 meeting in New York, KSIM members decided to change its name from KSIM to UN-LINKS, but still working with the same mandate. 

Fields of cooperation:

• Share know-how, experience and competencies
  • Digitization (hardware and software, workflow, work programmes
  • Digital preservation
  • Evaluation of e-resources tools
  • Knowledge sharing
• Reinforce our mutual cooperation to buy e-resources
  • Commercial agreements (UNSEIAC)
  • Intellectual property rights
  • Licensing
• Create a common set of frameworks to evaluate services
  • Impact and performance measures
  • Statistical framework
• Develop access for everybody to e-resources produced by each institution
• Exchange our training programmes (both for staff and users) and, if necessary, develop some common programmes
• Plan our services strategically and complementary