Learn about the national bodies that shape library policy and legislation. These institutions set strategies and make key decisions influencing libraries across the country.
Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) is the independent advisory body to the Scottish Government on matters relating to libraries and information services. Although not a Government agency, SLIC effectively defines and influences policy, strategy and investment decisions for the sector in Scotland.
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan / O'zbekiston Respublikasi Vazirlar Mahkamasi
Uzbekistan Ministry of General Education
Zambia
The Ministry of General Education, through Zambia Library Service (ZLS), manages seven main public libraries. The Ministry is responsible for formulating policies for provincial libraries. ZLS is a department of the Teacher Education and Specialized Services (TESS) Directorate of the Ministry of General Education. The mission of ZLS is to inculcate a culture of reading and using information for personal and national development through the provision of library and information service to the public, schools colleges and teacher resources centers. It provides library services through provincial public libraries and supports school libraries and teacher education college libraries by providing library resources and training of library staff.
Ministry of Local Government
The Ministry through the various city councils is responsible for ten main libraries with a number of branches. The services are decentralized and each council that has a library is independently responsible for policy formulation for those libraries under their councils.
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education
Zimbabwe
The Ministry is responsible for the National Library and Documentation Service (NLDS).