This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 24th annual conference was held in Koror, Republic of Palau, November 10-15, 2014. This volume includes a listing of the PIALA 2014 Organizing Committee and PIALA Officers and…

The complete program for this four-day conference is included in this proceedings. The papers are grouped into the following major sections: Official Opening, Greetings from American Library Association, Presidential Address, Plenary Papers, General Papers, Archives Section Papers, Public Libraries Section Papers, Children's Libraries Section…

The Library/Book Fellows program began in 1986 with a grant from the U.S. Information Agency. The purposes of the program are to: (1) increase international understanding through the establishment of professional and personal relationships and the accomplishment of mutual goals, and (2) to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and…

Papers on parliamentary and legislative libraries presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Parliamentary Libraries and Networks," a brief overview by Dermot Englefield (United Kingdom) of the position of legislative libraries in national networks, the extent of legislative…