This article reports and analyzes the survey results on the continuing education needs of librarians with current job responsibilities in the science, technology, and engineering subject fields. The intended purpose of the survey results is to assist conference coordinators in the development of a continuing education program at future Special…

In 2001, the Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons (LSDP) Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), published the "International Resource Book for Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons." This publication is a seventy year retrospective which chronicles the history of the Section from 1931 to 2001.…

Describes the 65th Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association held June 9-13, 1974, in Toronto. (LS)

Presents a summary of the activities and events that were part of the Special Libraries Association 81st annual conference held in Pittsburgh in June 1990. Included are highlights of the business meetings, conference programs of the various divisions, and summaries of presentations by speakers John Naisbitt and Richard Saul Wurman. (LRW)

Describes the June 8-12, 1975 meeting of the Special Libraries Association. (PF)

History and current status of special libraries serving business, industry, and government. (LS)

Discusses special features of music libraries and music librarianship to acquaint members of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) with the profession. Information about the Music Library Association and International Association of Music Libraries is provided, and areas for shared concerns, possible future…

The highlights of the June 10-14, 1973 Special Libraries Association annual conference are discussed. (SJ)

Everything, for the second year in a row, seemed to be looking up for the Special Libraries Association as it gathered in Pittsburgh in June. This article is a brief report on the conference. (Author/SJ)

A reprint from a chapter in The Black Librarian in America" edited by E.J. Josey (Scarecrow Press, 1970), p.253-271, describes the experiences of a Negro librarian both in preparation for the field and in a working environment. (AB)

Tom Rink may be the only librarian who is also a police officer. After years of the Tulsa police force, he was ready for a change. When a career exploration course showed he was ideally suited to be a librarian, he was amused. The son of two librarians, he had never even considered it. He did enjoy researching, writing, and exploring all kinds of…

Traces the development of a specialty within the profession of librarianship, highlighting the origins of art libraries (particularly in museums), growth of the literature of art, the formation of professional associations, and the development of specialized education in library schools. Forty-five references are cited. (EJS)

The three parts of this annual membership directory contain an historical and general description of the Special Libraries Association (SLA); the SLA officers, committees, representatives, and council; and a listing of individual members arranged by various groupings. (SJ)

In preparation for the 1971 children's sub-section meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations, librarians from Belgium, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, U.S.A., U.S.S.R., and Yugoslavia prepared descriptions of the professional organizations of the children's librarians within their…

The Church and Synagogue Library Association was formed in 1967 to encourage and aid the development of improved religious library service. Objectives, activities, and publications of the organization are discussed. (Author/JS)