This overview of the current professional development activities of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and its future plans describes SLA's employment and career-related services, its involvement in education for librarianship, and the present focus on accreditation of graduate schools in library and information science. (MES)

Summarizes Special Libraries Association activities on (1) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 on contracting out of library services; (2) OMB Circular A-130 on management of federal information; (3) privatization and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS); (4) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) access charges; (5)…

Reports results of a 1987 survey of the British membership of Aslib on the use of information technology in libraries and information centers. Responses are analyzed in four areas: (1) hardware; (2) software applications and packages; (3) online searching; and (4) new technologies for communications, document delivery, and information storage. (2…

Identifies basic elements that must be in place to establish a national preservation microfilming program: accessible technology; commitment from librarians, archivists, administrators; adequate funding; accepted standards and procedures; access to bibliographic data on what has been filmed; cooperative structures to organize work; trained…

Reprography of musical works as covered by Copyright Law 1976 (section 108) and new law (PL94-553) is discussed. Historical interpretation and exclusion of music and copyright, impact of law on music libraries, and recommendations for revision of law by Music Library Association and Music Publisher's Association of America are highlighted. (EJS)

This article provides a brief account of the evolution of library education in the United Kingdom, describes the means by which it is provided at present, identifies the most significant problems with the current pattern, and indicates some of the responses that have been made to these problems by library educators and the professional…

Addresses extent to which public libraries have served needs of organized labor over past 50 years and examines factors that have influenced services offered and how libraries have responded. Role played by AFL-CIO/ALA Joint Committee on Library Service to Labor Groups and future direction of services are noted. (22 references) (EJS)

This paper addresses the struggle of librarians for academic recognition. It is based on a case study of a grassroots library association, the Library Association of the City Colleges of New York (LACCNY), striving for academic rank, as well as a review of the theories of associations. The history of LACCNY from 1939 to 1965 is summarized, noting…

The article concentrates on specific aspects which led to the establishment of the British Library Board. Particular consideration is given to future problems and difficulties. (1 reference) (Author/SJ)

A broad overview of library cooperation in the United States from 1875 to 1970 is presented. The most important developments in cooperative efforts during this period are briefly discussed from both an historical and sociological perspective. Future needs are mentioned. (8 references) (Author/KE)

The two divisions of this third edition of the directory are: a listing by school of faculty members and courses, and an alphabetical list of personnel with title and school. More than 1,500 library school faculty members are included. (SJ)

The work of the Committee on Cataloging is described in a speech presented at the American Library Association's 1973 Midwinter Conference. Further discussion of the Committee's work can be found in the author's article in Unesco Bulletin for Libraries,'' 27:66-71 (March/April 1973). (11 references) (SM)

This second edition is divided into three sections: a listing by school of faculty and courses, an alphabetical list of personnel with title and school, and the subject areas by instructors identified with their school. (SJ)

The American Library Association, always alert to its international library responsibilities, has been intensively active since 1942, its early activities heavily financed by foundation support, its later activities, since 1967, by the association and the U.S. government. (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)