Help with the complex legal and ethical issues related to affirmative action programs is provided by several American Library Association (ALA) groups and agencies. Conference activities are sponsored by the Public Library Association, various minority caucuses, task forces of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, and committees of the Library…

In 1971, 67 persons at 32 libraries and 11 microform industries were interviewed to ascertain the acceptability of a permanent national microform agency, to determine the priority functions of such an agency and to specify its organization. It was recommended that the "Office of Micrographic Activities" be established under the administrative…

This directory was compiled from replies to a questionnaire distributed in early 1971 to the members of the Council of Planning Librarians. The entry for each library includes: the address and phone number of the library, the year the library was founded, the name of the librarian and the size of library staff, the hours of business, the…

Topics of discussion during the program portion of this meeting are: "Research Library Security Problems,""Security Measures at the University of Washington Libraries,""Research Libraries and Machine-Readable Information,""Opportunities for Minority Groups in Research Libraries," and "The Berkeley…

A portion of this meeting was devoted to three concurrent discussion groups. Each focused on one aspect of what generally can be termed a national program for research libraries. The first group discussed the more important elements of the report of the Committee on Specifications for a Study of a Periodicals Resources Center. The question of such…

Outlines steps in establishment of ALANET (electronic mail and information service of American Library Association): setting program goals; analyzing internal and external environments; choosing vendor; covering operational and service aspects; keeping up, keeping ahead. Support features (bulletin boards, electronic newsletters) and flexibility in…

Discusses the value of continuing education for staff members of special libraries as reported by information professionals in a study of excellence in corporate libraries. Background on the Special Libraries Association's Professional Development Program is also provided, and the importance of keeping current with the literature is emphasized.…

Provides an overview of issues relating to library services to linguistic, ethnic, and cultural minorities. Following a clarification of the terminology used, the process of immigration is addressed. The role of public libraries in this area and implications for professional associations are then discussed. Twenty-one references are listed. (MES)

Traces developments in cooperative preservation in microfilming projects from 1930s to mid-1980s. Participation by the Library of Congress, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Council on Library Resources, National Endowment for the Humanities, American Theological Library Association, Research Libraries Group, and…

Published annually as a special edition, this information gathered from 64 institutional, 16 associate institutional, and six international affiliate institutional members is presented in three major sections: listing by school of all faculty members and subject areas; alphabetical list of personnel with title and school; 55 subject areas and…

This article summarizes the 1986 Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) held in Chicago, Illinois, January 18-23. Discussion covers debate over Lacy Report, censorship, ALA's financial situation, divestiture and the ALA endowment, debate among ALA candidates, federal matters, continuing education, service to members, and…

Summary of American Library Association's (ALA) 1986 Midwinter Meeting highlights administrative reports, legislative update, government publishing update, finances and operations (the long range outlook), the Oxford Project, library education, standards, issues and ideas, accreditation project, toward a White House conference, aspiring ALA…

Reviews the conception and services of ALANET, American Library Association's (ALA) electronic information service designed to create an electronic mail system and develop a wide-ranging information service to improve access to information resources of ALA. External databases, professional information services, communications networks, assisting…

Information in this directory of Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) member library schools represents 66 Institutional, 19 Associate Institutional, and 7 International Affiliate Institutional members of ALISE. Officers, committees, interest groups, liaison representatives, objectives, priorities, and bylaws for 1985…

Barriers to research in library schools are identified; and some alternative means of eliminating or lessening the barriers are considered. (Author)