Does your organisation have a collection of environmental publications? Or maybe you work in an independent environmental library? If so, and you are located in Central and Eastern Europe, please take a few minutes to fill in this questionnaire. In a few days the information about your library will appear in the online Directory of Environmental Information Centres, Resources and Services. Name of the organisation in English: Name of the organisation in local language: Contact person First name: Last name: Mr. Ms. Contact information Street: City: Postal code: Country: [select country] Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Kosovo/a Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Poland Romania Slovakia Slovenia Serbia and Montenegro Telephone: Fax: E-mail address: @ Web address: Address of online catalogue: Type of organisation Environmental information unit within national/local government NGO environmental resource centre/library Environmental information unit within enforcement agency/inspectorate Environmental library within scientific/technical institute or university Public library Independent environmental library National office/focal point of an international institution Other (please specify): Year library was founded: Number of employees in the library: Number of employees specialised in environmental information: Working language: Other languages spoken: Opening hours Weekdays from: to: Weekends from: to: Other: Types of environmental information resources Type Number Percentage in English Books Periodicals Reference materials Grey literature Maps Audio and video CD-ROMs Electronic databases Microfilms GIS datasets Services offered On-site reading facilities Lending services Reservation services Interlibrary loans Open access shelving Photocopying Reference services Computer facilities (including online access) Meeting/conference facilities Access to environmental information via website Other (please specify): Who are the main clients of your organisation? Please tick the three most important groups. Government officials NGOs and other non-profit organisations Business and economic community Media Researchers Students Private persons   How regularly do you update your collection? Weekly Monthly Quarterly Once a year or less often Environmental topics covered in the collection National monitoring data, regarding: Air quality Soil quality Water quality Biodiversity and landscapes Industrial emmissions Assessments, solutions and responses: Pressures and damage within the country Global problems Legislation, policies and strategies Technologies and management systems/standards Educational resources Emergency response procedures/accident preparedness Information about stakeholders and events: Non-governmental/non-profit organisations Product manufacturers and service providers (including consultants) Professionals (e.g. government officials, lawyers, journalists, researchers, experts) Industrial polluters International financing/assistance programmes Opportunities to participate in decision-making processes Events Membership Is membership obligatory? Yes No Fee for becoming a member (EUR) Annual membership fee (EUR) Fee for one visit (EUR) What groups are exempt? Which of the statements apply to your organisation? It has adequate environmental resources to answer most of the queries it receives. At least one-fifth of its holdings were published after 1995. Maintaining a collection of environmental information resources is not a priority. It mostly serves the needs of its internal clients.

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