The background to an analysis of information management in the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Fiji is outlined and the implementation of proposals to create better information systems and improve libraries in the Fiji Public Service is described. The Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC) provided funds for a preliminary review and feasibility study and among the recommendations of the study report was the establishment of a Research and Information Unit. This was set up with a wide-ranging brief involving personnel record systems, internal correspondence registries, the PSC library, statistics and research and document editing. The progress made by the Unit, of which the principal author of this article was appointed Head, is described, including a review of government libraries. In most areas positive improvements are evident and there has been an increase in information awareness within the Commission and throughout the Government service.
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