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…

This 1976 inventory is published to indicate the extent to which current cooperative library programs are operating, and to describe programs which may be appropriate for libraries not now participating in these organizations. Data for the inventory was gathered in questionnaires and distributed by the Bureau of Library Development in November…

Part of a series published by the "Journal of Library History," this document includes unannotated bibliographies of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Minnesota library history. For each one there is an introduction which includes a short history of libraries in the state and a brief overview of relevant publications. Coverage varies from…

The events and trends in the library world which have made news in the past year. Comments especially on issues of intellectual freedom and insurgent groups within library associations. (Editor/JS)

The history of books, reading, and public libraries in Canada can be traced from the first public reading in 1535. Although a university library organized by Jesuits in 1635 was followed by book collections in fur trading posts, government agencies, subscription libraries, and libraries for the professions, the first public libraries did not open…

Included in this report are the following papers which were delivered at the conference: (1) "Elements in a Manpower Blueprint--Library Personnel for the 1970's" by Paul Wasserman, (2) "New Directions in Library Education?" by Lester Asheim, (3) Howard Roberts Lamar's response to receiving the Southwestern Library Association's…

A report of trends, events and activities of libraries during 1973. (JB)

Establishing the Southwestern Library Interstate Cooperative Endeavor (SLICE) Office and developing the SLICE Project as an integral part of the Southwestern Library Association (SWLA) has been achieved this quarter. Identification of the Oklahoma MARC Services as the unique resource for sharing among the six states has been followed by…

This overview of Indo-American cooperation in the field of librarianship suggests generalities governing the relationship and discusses future considerations. A brief history of involvement, private support, agency activity, and other cooperative efforts are reviewed. References are provided. (EJS)

In her inaugural address in San Francisco, July 4, 1975, the new president of the American Library Association (ALA) poses some questions about the library's future, its place in the community, its relationship to governing bodies, its role, functions, and responsibilities. She points out ALA's concern with these questions as reflected in the new…

The purposes of this annual report of the Southwestern Library Interstate Cooperative Endeavor (SLICE) are twofold. One purpose is to document the activities, achievements, failures, finances, and philosophy of the SLICE Project during the first fourteen months of its existence. The second purpose is to attempt to clearly communicate with all…

The minutes of a meeting sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is presented. Thirty-one representatives, primarily from the library community, met at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. on July 19, 1974, for an ARL-sponsored meeting to discuss a recently-completed feasibility study of a computer-based system for…