Guidelines for International Documentation Centers

International Documentation Centers are the gateways through which multicultural and global prevention strategies, programs, and materials are identified and addressed. It is the intent of the Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource (RADAR) Network to promote and/or develop culturally and linguistically appropriate information. This aspect of the RADAR Network vision is especially relevant in the international arena.

On the whole, the RADAR Network International Documentation Centers will help mobilize civil society in drug demand reduction activities, specifically in the areas of alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention. RADAR Network International Documentation Centers will enhance, whenever possible, the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) leadership activities.

The International Documentation Center Guidelines provide milestones, objectives, and indicators that will assist in the planning, implementing, and assessing achievement of the RADAR Network goals.

These Guidelines should be followed in accordance with each International Documentation Center's directives from the appropriate authorities that fund the Center. A Center will not carry out activities that countermand the directives of its funding source. It is important to recognize that all activities and services covered in these guidelines do not necessarily have to be delivered directly by the Center. Service provision and delivery guidelines may be met by formal or informal agreements with other organizations working in partnership or cooperation with the Center. In fact, such arrangements are encouraged.

The use of the reference RADAR Network Center, as used in this document, refers to all three types of centers, International Documentation, U.S. State, and U.S. Specialty Centers. Within a given paragraph, once the International Documentation Center has been identified as such, it may be referred to as the Center.

These Guidelines are operational as of May 2003.

I. Library Services
II. Information and Referral
III. Outreach
IV. Promotional Activities
V. Marketing Services
VI. Equipment and Facilities
VII. Materials
VIII. Management Operations and Evaluation
IX. Schema

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