IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES

1. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES November 2001 1

2. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES The International Bureau of Education was founded in Geneva in 1925. In 1929, under new statutes, it became the first intergovernmental organization in the field of education. From the beginning, one of the IBE’s main activities was the collection and diffusion of information centred around its Library. November 2001 2

3. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES After the creation of UNESCO, the two organizations worked together, notably in organizing the IBE’s International Conferences on Education. Finally, the IBE was integrated into UNESCO on 1 January 1971, after a two-year interim period. November 2001 3

4. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES 1969 The book collection and corresponding card catalogue were closed. 1970 A new collection and card catalogue were created in conformity with UNESCO Library practices. Work on computerizing the Library, now known as the Documentation Centre, began. November 2001 4

5. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES First results of computerization  The UNESCO :IBE education thesaurus. First ed., 1973 ; fifth ed., 1990 (under revision) Available as the database IBETHES IBEDOCS database. Documents from the International Conferences on Education from 1972 onwards. Catalogue of the Documentation Centre as from 1980. Both databases are available on the CD-ROM of UNESCO databases IBECENT database. Used to produce a series of directories with institutional information. Now extinct except for a small portion used internally. November 2001 5

6. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES Further developments 1993 – Creation of the INNODATA databank describing innovative projects in education. 1996 – Opening of the IBE’s Web site – http://www.ibe.unesco.org. 1996 – Creation of a full text databank of the national reports presented to the 1994 ICE, the first edition of World data on education, on CD-ROM and on the Web site. 1997 – Uploading of INNODATA on the Web site. November 2001 6

7. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES Further developments 1998 – Second edition of World data on education containing profiles of education systems on CD-ROM and the Web. Now in its 4th ed., the databank contains the profiles of 158 Member States. 2000 – Creation of the Country dossiers on the Web bringing together various information resources on education in Member States. 2001 – First library science students received as interns. 2001 – Opening of the IBE’s Intranet. November 2001 7

8. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES Present situation • The Documentation Centre consists of • 125,000 books and documents • 600 current titles of periodicals • 670 archived titles of periodicals • 15,000 UNESCO documents • 450,000 microfiches November 2001 8

9. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES Present situation IBE Archives 1925-1968 Online resources through UNSEIAC Depository library for the documents of the Jomtien Conference, 1990, and the Dakar Forum, 2000. The Documentation Centre receives researchers and specialists in education by appointment and participates in inter-library loans within Switzerland. It also replies to requests for information by e-mail and telephone. November 2001 9

10. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES Present projects Inventory of the Archives from 1925-1968. Organization of the Archives from 1969 onwards. Making the IBEDOCS and Archives databases available on the Web. November 2001 10

11. IBE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES Future projects Building up a Curriculum resources databank in conjunction with the IBE’s new framework programme, adopted in 1998 – The adaptation of educational content to the challenges of the twenty-first century. Retro-conversion of the two library card catalogues, 1925-1969 and the 1970s. Publication of the database on the web. Digitization of IBE publications, 1927-1990. Accessibility of these publications on the web. De-acidification of older materials. November 2001 11