1. a IFAD ARCHIVES

2. Placement of the Archives in the organizational chart OPV PMD EAD Information Resources Centre FAD Archives

3. “the purpose of the Information Resources Centre is to support IFAD’s vision of becoming a leading world centre of expertise and knowledge on rural poverty and development issues. The mission is to provide effective documentation and reference services for IFAD and for outside users, allowing user- friendly and efficient access to information” IRC’s mission

4.  Information broker  Knowledge sharing facilitator  Custodian of institutional memory  Information broker  Knowledge sharing facilitator  Custodian of institutional memory IRC’s Role

5. RECORDS WORKFLOW ACTIVE FILES

6. Archives Permanent records (paper and electronic format) Historical records Special collections (e.g. memorabilia,CD- ROMs, etc.) Archival Holdings Records Centre Inactive files (until disposal date) Stock of IFAD basic documents Reproduction copies

7. IFAD Archives Database Main features: ISAD(G) standards applied to an automated environment semantic integration with other systems browse and search options access through IRC Web page