On 20 March 2000 the first meeting of the Special Interest Group on Water Information, organised by the International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID), was held at the Royal Library in The Hague.
Title | A joint vision on water information : report on the foundation meeting of the FID water information special interest group |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 2000 |
Authors | Browne, NJW, Cummings, S |
Pagination | i, 11 p. |
Date Published | 2000-04-01 |
Publisher | International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID) |
Place Published | The Hague, The Netherlands |
Keywords | information dissemination, information management, information networks, international level, internet, libraries, raw water, sdiinf, water resources, water supply |
Abstract | On 20 March 2000 the first meeting of the Special Interest Group on Water Information, organised by the International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID), was held at the Royal Library in The Hague. It was attended by more than 30 participants concerned with water information from around the world. The objective of the meeting was to establish the Group and to decide on a preliminary plan of activities. This report lists the background to the Group's formation; provides a summary of the papers presented at the meeting; gives an overview of the discussions which took place; and details the conclusions and recommendations that were made. Finally, the appendices contain the programme of the meeting; a list of participants; and details of how to order the Special Issue of the 'FID Review' which will contain the proceedings of this meeting. |
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