ESO is an electronic information service providing information on the European Union, the countries of Europe and the issues of concern to European citizens, students and stakeholders.  It is edited and published by the European Documentation Centre at Cardiff University and has subscribers in many European countries and further afield including the major EU institutions and many national governments, public and academic libraries.  For a number of years through a grant from CyMAL, ESO has been freely available to libraries and individuals in Wales.

This short event will act as a practical introduction and refresher to ESO and how it can be used to search for information.  It will also be an opportunity to discuss the way ahead for ESO.  Even though the CyMAL grant ends in 2013 it has been decided that ESO will be a fully free information service for all as from 2014.  There will also be some editorial changes and we would also like to explore whether others in Wales and elsewhere would like to contribute editorially to ESO in a small way – especially in the context of information relating to Wales and Europe.