UN Depository Library Programme To Be Gradually Discontinued | United Nations
Hanna_S's bookmarks 2025-01-20
Summary:
"The UN Depository Library Programme was established in 1947 with the purpose of making UN information accessible to researchers, policymakers and citizens around the world. To achieve this, physical copies of UN documents and publications were sent out to be “deposited” at libraries all over the globe.
But the information landscape has evolved. Digital UN content is now widely accessible, and the UN Secretariat Libraries continue to digitize a significant portion of their physical collections.
Recognizing these changes, the Department of Global Communications decided to phase out the historic UN Depository Library Programme..."