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Carter, Ruth C. – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Efforts of the Technical Standards for Library Automation Committee (TESLA), a division-wide committee of the Library Information and Technology Association (LITA) of the American Library Association, are described. The current status of suggested technical standards and recommended action are detailed. Five sources are given. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Library Associations, Library Automation, Library Standards
Sorensen, Richard J. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1988
Discusses the role of the American Library Association (ALA) in continuing education for media specialists. ALA objectives in this area are listed, the association's mechanisms for accomplishing these objectives are identified, and recommendations for individuals are offered. Four references are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Library Associations, Media Specialists, Professional Continuing Education
Wilson Library Bulletin, 1987
This report of the American Library Association's 1987 conference in San Francisco summarizes meetings on: local area networks, personal liability of library trustees, librarian shortages, AIDS education, CD-ROM technology, literacy, Black librarians and the political process, and restriction of young adult literature. Exhibit highlights are also…
Descriptors: Conferences, Exhibits, Library Associations, Library Automation

Warye, Kathy L. – Special Libraries, 1987
This overview of the current professional development activities of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and its future plans describes SLA's employment and career-related services, its involvement in education for librarianship, and the present focus on accreditation of graduate schools in library and information science. (MES)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Employment Services, Library Associations, Library Education

Matarazzo, James M. – Special Libraries, 1987
Discusses the value of continuing education for staff members of special libraries as reported by information professionals in a study of excellence in corporate libraries. Background on the Special Libraries Association's Professional Development Program is also provided, and the importance of keeping current with the literature is emphasized.…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Associations, Library Education, Professional Continuing Education
Library Journal, 1986
This article summarizes the 1986 Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) held in Chicago, Illinois, January 18-23. Discussion covers debate over Lacy Report, censorship, ALA's financial situation, divestiture and the ALA endowment, debate among ALA candidates, federal matters, continuing education, service to members, and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Budgets, Censorship

White, Herbert S. – Special Libraries, 1987
Examines issues of special library management and the emphases in SLA (Special Libraries Association) continuing education courses dealing with these issues. Five courses taught for SLA are described, including one-day courses on management communications, delegation, and effective supervisory skills, as well as seminars dealing with human…
Descriptors: Course Content, Library Administration, Library Associations, Library Education
Association of Coll. and Research Libraries, Chicago, IL. Bibliographic Instruction Section. – 1985
This manual contains basic information about the Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). As of November 1984, BIS membership was approaching 3,000 with nearly 100 members actively involved in the section's committees. Following an introduction that describes the development of the BIS,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Committees, Higher Education, Library Associations
Mark, Linda – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1987
The Special Libraries Association 1987 conference had the theme "Global Information Access--Expanding Our World." Topics discussed included: information access in the Third World, the value of information professionals, copyright fees and fair use, CD-ROM technology, and military libraries. (EM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Conferences, Copyrights, Developing Nations
Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1987
Presentations on NCIP (North American Collections Inventory Project) program developments and future program directions are combined with business meeting minutes in this report from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The text of remarks presented as part of a panel discussion on the program theme includes: (1) "Development and Use…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Conferences, Library Associations
Cheney, B. J., Ed. – 1984
The first of two volumes of a conference proceedings, this document contains the welcome, the opening, the keynote addresses, and the invited papers, as well as a submitted paper by John Gillam which was not available for publication in the pre-prints (Volume 2) prior to the conference. Three addresses are not included in these proceedings and…
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
Cheney, B. J., Ed. – 1983
The second of two volumes of a conference preceedings, this volume contains the preprints of five submitted papers, which are published as submitted by the authors: M. Broadbent and L. B. McIntyre, "Information Management: Promise and Reality"; E. Spoor, "Management Information from Library Systems"; R. Walsh, "Integrated…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Interlibrary Loans, Library Associations
Association of Coll. and Research Libraries, Chicago, IL. – 1985
This revised manual for committee members of the Association of Research Libraries' (ACRL) Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS) is a guide to the organization, procedures, bylaws, and membership of the committee. Following an introduction and suggested ways to get involved with BIS, three sections describe the structure of the BIS, its…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Committees, Directories, Guides

Joachim, Martin D. – Microform Review, 1986
This article discusses the major steps taken by the Association of Research Libraries, OCLC's Major Microforms Project, the Research Libraries Group, and various libraries to ensure the successful bibliographic control of microforms. Action plan of subcommittee of Association of Research Libraries Resources and Technical Services Division is…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Committees, Conferences, Databases

Aronoff, Carol; Cart, Michael – Journal of Library Administration, 1985
Discusses factors that contribute to Santa Monica Public Library's excellence, including supportive city government and citizenry, city council, library board, lean top management, and the basic management team. Specific management principles and techniques, public relations, and measures of service at Beverly Hills Public Library are also…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrators, Library Administration, Library Associations