This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 27th annual conference was held in Kolonia, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia, November 13-17, 2017. This volume includes a listing PIALA Officers and Executive…

Today's educators stand at the crossroads of globalization and technology. The world is rapidly shrinking. The workplace is being transformed before our very eyes. Technology is forever changing the way we perceive reality and the way we do business. Educators are required to equip students for a workplace that has yet to emerge. The skill sets of…

Efforts for the unification of library standards between nations is described. (80 references) (SJ)

The Committee was established in 1967 to advise the Director-General on questions of documentation in general, and in particular on those related to subject fields of interest to UNESCO. The second session, reported here, was devoted to the examination of UNESCO's activities in documentation, libraries and archives in 1967-1968; UNESCO's program…

The General Conference, at its fifteenth session, deemed it desirable that an international instrument be drawn up for the standardization of statistics relating to libraries in the form of a recommendation to Member States. In accordance with the "Rules of Procedure concerning Recommendations to Member States and International…

At its fifteenth session, the General Conference deemed it desirable that an international instrument be drawn up for the international standardization of statistics relating to libraries, in the form of a recommendation to Member States. Thus, the Director-General drew up a preliminary report together with a preliminary draft recommendation (See…

Comments by the editor on the publications received by the International Library Review are presented. (SJ)

The International Association of Metropolitan City Libraries (INTAMEL) was founded in 1968. This profile is the first in a series on international library associations. (20 references) (DH)

Describes the stipendiary program of the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany, which contains a collection of children's books from 60 countries. (JM)

This collection of papers provides a kind of handbook for academic librarians who are preparing to serve as library consultants in foreign countries. The papers describe challenges facing the American librarian working with and adjusting to foreign cultures. The papers include (1) "On Getting Ready for an Overseas Library Assignment" by Thomas R.…

A description of the privately supported, American public subscription library in Paris. (JB)

Criticizes the Library of Congress' manner of representing the United States in international attempts to develop universal bibliographic control. Direct involvement by American libraries in international activities is urged, in order that actions taken be decided upon in a democratic fashion. (SW)

Established in 1986 under the Fulbright-Hayes Act and funded by the United States Information Agency with a grant to the American Library Association which administers the program, the Library Fellows Program places American librarians in foreign institutions and sponsors foreign librarians in American institutions. Describes the experiences of a…

The General Conference recommended provisions concerning definition of the library and related terms in the library field to insure standardization for the collection of library statistics. Definitions are provided for the library, its collections, users, expenditures and for librarians. Libraries are categorized as national institutions of higher…

The American Library Association, always alert to its international library responsibilities, has been intensively active since 1942, its early activities heavily financed by foundation support, its later activities, since 1967, by the association and the U.S. government. (Author)