Resumen de Governmental Libraries Development: an experience of strategic collaboration in the fi eld of social sciences

Maria Elena Dorta-Duque

• The Institute of Scientifi c and Technological Documentation and Information (IDICT), of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba, (CITMA) convoked a meeting in October 1995 of some governmental and non-governmental libraries and information centres that manage political, social and economic information. The purpose of the meeting was to create a working group to promote the development of such type of centres in the fi eld of social sciences. The group was charged with promoting a closer relationship among the centres and the development of collaborative projects, stimulating partnership, cooperation and coordination of specifi c tasks. This paper describes the work and achievements of the group, the Comité de Coordinación de Centros de Información Política y Social, COIPS, which now comprises 32 centres.