In studying library cooperation as a process of exchange, it is possible to approximate its power to affect the ability of libraries to meet their professional obligations. (Author)

International librarianship is defined as co-operative activity in the field of librarianship done for the benefit of the individual librarian in the whole of the world and examples of fruitful international work by international governmental and non-governmental organizations are given. (6 references) (Author)

The seminar for developing nations described here had as its theme: Recent Developments in Advanced Librarianship. (SJ)

If librarians from all areas of reference and information service understood their own roles better, then they might feel more capable of fruitful interchange transcending common institutional boundaries. (Author)

This brief introduction by Herman Liebaers, president of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), sets the stage for this issue's topic of librarianship overseas. (MF)

The evaluation of the concept is traced and different aspects of international librarianship are discussed. The impact of international organizations on standardization and cooperation on such fields as bibliographic control and availability of information is highlighted. (Author)

The aim of this article is to look briefly at the constituent parts of the British library scene and, where possible, to indicate directions that the profession is likely to follow. (Author)

The fierce pride of the Welsh in their own land and culture is the foundation stone on which their National Library has been built. (Author)

The fifteen speeches presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the Canadian Library Association are: (1) Presidential Address, (2) Theme Day, (3) The Revolutionary 70's, Are We Ready, (4) The Prime Mover: The Role of the National Library, (5) What You Expect Out of Machines, (6) Twenty-Seven Million People: Four Million Square Miles: Where Shall…

Discusses faculty status for librarians and criteria for achieving tenure based on experiences at the University of Colorado Libraries at Boulder. Highlights include factors affecting librarians' ability to achieve tenure; and characteristics of librarianship as they relate to the faculty model, including cooperative practices and the hierarchical…

Existing and potential federal funding programs for libraries are discussed in this special conference theme summary. The relation of library funding to the total intergovernmental grant system is explained, and eight existing federal programs are outlined that support (1) public library services, (2) interlibrary cooperation, (3) school libraries…

Prepared in anticipation of the 40th session of the General Council of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), this bibliography cites materials issued by or under the auspices of the federation and its council, sections, and committees, as well as selected works about IFLA and its various subdivisions. The citations are…

In this report of the Council's fourteenth year, a sum of $1,722,375 was appropriated for the support of 29 new projects and work was continued or completed on a good many more. It has become increasingly evident that the average library will never be able to "go it alone" in some aspects of the new technology--automation, for example.…

The three cultures referred to in the title are: the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences. The theme of the lecture is comparative librarianship. The comparisons are of public library services in different countries, how they are similar and how they differ. His emphasis is on British libraries with which he is most familiar. The…

The major purpose of the Conference was to bring together the persons who are primarily responsible for the development of library education and library service in the South to assess the programs of library education at all levels in terms of the educational, social, economic, scientific and technological changes in society which must be served…