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ALA, A Professional or a Library Association?
Weisenberg, Charles M. – American Libraries, 1970
ALA could move forward by becoming an association of libraries in fact as well as in spirit. (Author)
Descriptors: Librarians, Libraries, Library Associations, Library Services
Library Development and Legislation: A Call for Unity.
Rochell, Carlton – Library Journal, 1979
Advocates library organization and support on a national level. Federal legislation and creation of a national library authority are means considered to achieve the goals of library standardization, bibliographic control, and database development. (SW)
Descriptors: Agencies, Citizen Participation, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Planning and the Business of Librarianship.
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Doyle, Daniel – 1970
The concept of total planning as applied in this presentation refers to planning as a part of library organization. It is felt that greater care should be taken at top-level planning to ensure that some proportion of the income and credit available is allocated to various services to allow departmental planning to be carried out effectively. This…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Libraries
Organizations Contributing to Development of Library Standards.
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Avram, Henriette D.; And Others – Library Trends, 1982
Describes a variety of institutions and groups that affect promulgation of library standards, including standards organizations (American National Standards Institute, International Organization for Standardization); library associations (American Library Association); national and international committees, government agencies (National Bureau of…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Global Approach, Information Science, Information Services
Legislative Report of the ALA Washington Office, January-June 1984.
American Library Association, Washington, DC. – 1984
Nationwide interest in restoring excellence to education continued into 1984, but made no dent in the Reagan administration's determination to eliminate federal library programs. Congress is again resisting this third year of zero budgets, despite efforts to contain soaring federal deficits. Few issues pending in this second session of the 98th…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation, Libraries
Examining New Technologies, Legislation, Standards and Budgets [and] Libraries: Global Reach, Local Touch [and] Achieving Professional Standards [and] Putting Knowledge To Work [and] View from the Head of the Table [and] Copyright is My Life [and] Leadership in Library and Information Services [and] PIALA in Micronesia [and] Te Rau Herenga.
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Voogt, Leo; Ford, Barbara J.; Hendry, J.; Bender, David; Field, Judy; Whitney, Paul; Adams, Karen; Crotts, Joanne Tarpley; Cooper, Sue – inCite, 1997
Representatives from seven international library associations give a global view of the library and information sector by outlining goals of the international library association and discussing information literacy, repositioning libraries at the center of the information society, "virtual associations," reassessing library roles and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Copyrights, Depository Libraries, Foreign Countries
In Our Opinion; Regional Hearing Before the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, September 27, 1972, Chicago, Illinois.
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Trezza, Alphonse F., Comp. – 1973
The State Library of Illinois presents the written testimony given at the regional hearings of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science at Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 1972. Witnesses include librarians from academic, regional, public, special, state, school children's, and audiovisual libraries, as well as legislators,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cable Television, Copyrights, Federal Programs