- Collection/Resources
-
ILO publications (monographs, periodicals, working papers,
project reports, workshop reports, statistical tables,
training materials)
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ILO Videos and CD-ROMS
- LABORDOC
:
Contains the whole database of ILO Geneva library from
1965 to date, and is updated quarterly. Users can search
by author, title, subject, country or region, by language
and by year of publication.
- ILOLEX
:
Contains the full-text database of ILO Conventions and
Recommendations and texts of reports on their ratification
and application in ILO member states.
In addition to all ILO publications, the library's collection
contains books, journals, reports, documents, pamphlets on
development and labour-related issues, including national
legislation and labour statistics. The library also has publications
of the UN, UN specialized agencies, and other inter-governmental,
non-governmental and regional Organisations on labour and
employment issues, education and training, development issues,
labour economics, labour relations, labour legislation, enterprise
and management development, rural development, working conditions
and technological change, social security, worker and employer
organisations.
ILO
subject related articles from the local newspapers are collected
and compiled.
- Information
Retrieval Facilities
The library maintains a fully computerized catalogue using
WINISIS in order to provide an effective and efficient information
service.
Library
Catalogue
(The library collection of the ILO Office Colombo is searchable
online through the bibliographic database.)
- Services
The library provides:
Reference facilities
Current awareness services
Photocopy services
Document delivery services
Database search facilities
- Publications
The information centre also handles the promotion and sale
of ILO priced publications.
Ordering ILO publications can be done through the ILO Colombo
Office. The order will take about 3-4 weeks to arrive in Colombo
from ILO Geneva. Payment could be made to the Colombo Office
by cash/cheque.
ILO
publications catalogue offers listings of publications available
to order at www.ilo.org/publns
For
further information, please contact the library/information
centre at Tel: 2592525 Ext.294, Fax: 500865 and e-mail: sandra@ilo.org
For
more information about ILO information resources and publications,
please visit our ILO Headquarter website ILO-INFORM
and our Regional office website ILO
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