United States military libraries in foreign countries serve the American communities that have developed in response to U.S. military commitments. (2 references) (Author/MM)

The education of the librarian should be a continuing process which can be aided by periodic participation in formal academic programs. (MF)

This paper is designed to point out major funding sources and chronical what was, and is, the Federal support pattern. (Author)

The creation of an International Center for Government Information is proposed, including the overall plan for such a program. Ways of organizing a hypothetical planning conference for ascertaining attitudes toward the projected center are detailed. (FM)

Description of a program sponsored by the University of Arizona's Office of Arid Land Studies to improve management of information resources of the Ministry of Planning of Niger covers: (1) assessment of existing services; (2) operational policy development; (3) implementation of a computerized cataloging system; (4) the organizational plan; and…

It has been an unconventional career path. Sharon Morris has been a children's librarian, a collection development librarian, a product manager for CARL, and an academic advisor in a graduate library science program. Today she's coordinator for AskColorado, the 24/7 online reference service recognized as 2004 Project of the Year by the Colorado…

In January 1882, John H. Hickcox, a central government documents figure in his time, and the creator of "United States Government Publications: A Monthly Catalogue" or "Hickcox's Monthly Catalogue" was arrested in Washington, DC, for taking letters addressed to the Librarian of Congress. Although the charges were eventually dismissed, 1882 is the…

In late 2006, the National Library of Australia (NLA) implemented a trial Instant Messaging (IM) service that ran in parallel with the AskNow chat reference service for a six month period. The trial was a resounding success, proving both a demand for an IM service and the suitability of the medium for reference service provision in a collaborative…

This report marks the second release of library statistics data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). It contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year (FY) 2007. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies (StLA) Survey, the product of a cooperative…

Government documents and information services in Australia are discussed. (Author)

This bibliography includes studies and descriptions of federal information systems; including federal libraries, Educational Resources Information Centers (ERIC), Government Printing Office, Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine, and National Technical Information Service. Also listed are National Commission on Libraries and…

The 1973 fiscal year activities of the Federal Library Committee (FLC) are briefly discussed in this annual report. The report begins with background information on the FLC since its establishment in 1965. The three areas emphasized during the fiscal year, which are reported upon, are: the reorganization and functions of the FLC as reported in the…

Miss Barbara A. Ringer, Assistant Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, filed a formal complaint of discrimination on September 2, 1971. She charged that the rejection of her application for the position of Register of Copyrights in the Library of Congress was the result of discrimination for reasons of sex and race. An analysis of the…

The 1972 fiscal year activities of the Federal Library Committee (FLC) are reported upon under General and Work Group categories. Community Relationships and the Federal Library Advisory Service are discussed as General facets. The Work Groups reported upon are: Automation, Coordinated Collection Development, Education, Interlibrary Loan, Physical…