text: therecommendations concerned withmanagement improvement andtheintroduction of newtechnology weregenerally endorsed bytheSecretary-General andthe Administrative Committee onCo-ordination. Initsresolution 39/242, section III of18December 1984,theGeneral Assembly concurred withtherecommendations and observations oftheAdvisory Committee andrequested theSecretary-General to implement themaccordingly. Inaddition tothebasicmandates putlined in paragraphs 39.1to39.3above,therefore, subprogramme 5continues tobeguided by theapproach thusendorsed bytheAssembly. 39.57 Therapidly changing needsandincreased prospects andpossibilities inthe information sectorrequire thatUnitedNations libraries continue aprocess of internal organizational restructuring andprofessional reorientation. 39.58 Thesubprogramme's principal aimistoenablethelibraries oftheUnited Nations tofunction asanetwork ofco-operating information centres within awider framework ofco-operation withthelibraries ofotherorganizations ofthesystem, ontheonehand,producing andprocessing data,andontheother,supporting delegates, missions, Secretariat staffmembers andresearchers fromoutside, in theirneedsfordocumentary andfactual information. -16- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library(b)CourseofactionoftheSecretariat 39.59 Duringthe cou~seofthemedium-term planperiod: (a)User-oriented co-operation willbestrengthened between thelibraries of Headquarters, Geneva' andVienna andwiththelibraries oftheotherdutystations, forwhichsupport willbeorganized, particularly bytheDagHammarskjold Library. Various measures, including possibilities forstaffrotation within andamong libraries oftheUnited Nations system, willbepursued inthiscontext; (b)Anetwork oflibrary information services oftheUnitedNations system as awholewillbeorganized incloseco-operation withtheorganizations involved. Thegrowthintherangeofinterrelationships between technical subjects andthe increasing possibilities forautomation andtelecommunications shouldmakeit increasingly feasible toshareefforts andtoexchange information amongthe libraries intheinterest oftheuserssystemwide. Suchco-operation willbethe sUbject ofperiodic meetings oftheheadsoflibraries concerned; (c)Improved co-operation withotherinternational libraries, aswellasmore extensive useofnon-United Nations services, willbepursued; (d)Necessary co-operation willbepursued withtheUnitedNations archives, especially toharmonize technological processing. TheLeagueofNations archives atGenevawillbetreated separately inordertoofferanhistorical recordof international relations tothecommunity atlarge; (e)TheUnited Nations willpromote accesstoitsunrestricted information by bodies andpersons outside theOrganization, withinthelimitsofthemandate of theUnited Nations library network; (f)Thelibraries, inco-operation withtheDepartment ofPublicInformation, willseektheco-operation oftherelevant United Nations offices inupdating information facilities andproviding professional training forlibrarians toensure theavailability oflibrary information atdepository libraries andUnitedNations information centres throughout theworld; (g)Acoherent long-term programme oftechnological innovation willbe carried outinrespect ofstorage, retrieval anddissemination ofUnitedNations information, aswellasinrespect ofthemanagement oflibrary procedures; (h)Adedicated systemforintegrated management andinformation forUnited Nations libraries willbeinstalled, following acoherent planandthrough co-operative preparations. Itwillbebasedoncommercially available software and dedicated minicomputers atHeadquarters andatGeneva, withbatchtransfer ofthe cataloguing andindexing dataoftheGenevalibrary toHeadquarters. Sucha library automation system, withadequate documentation andnetworking facilities
analysis: The text discusses the United Nations libraries and their role in providing information and services to the organization and its stakeholders. It mentions the need for internal organizational restructuring and professional reorientation, as well as the importance of cooperation between libraries and with other organizations. The text also mentions the use of technology, such as automation and telecommunications, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the libraries. Based on this analysis, it seems that the category that best fits this text is likely to be related to information management and technology.