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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 Executive Board, Acknowledgements and Conference schedule. Presentations include: (1) Customer Service Training by William O. Wally; (2) Palauan Language Materials in Bernice P. Bishop Museum Library by Ruth Horie; (3) Lyon Declaration by Atarino A. Helieisar; (4) The Ridge to Reef Program by Yalap P. Yalap; (5) Saltwater Intrusion in Taro Patches & Identification of Salt Tolerant Taro Varieties in Palau; Impacts of Climate Change on Taro Production by Thomas Taro; (6) Mesei: Restoration, Development and Management of Ngarchelong Taro Fields Landscapes by Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg and Julita Tellei; (7) Library Science Students Poster Exhibitions; (8) Grant Opportunities for the Pacific Region from the Institute of Museum and Library Services by James Lonergan; (9) The Journey Towards Wellness: The Story of the 680 Kitchen by Pearl L. Marumoto; (10) Ho'oulu i ka Papa: To Grow the Class…..by D. Keali'i MacKenzie; (11) Collaborative Summer Literacy Program "Fizz Boom Read," AV2 (Added Value, Audio Visual) demonstration, JKPL Digital Literacy Bookmobile Library Outreach by Erlinda C. Naputi; (12) The Future of Libraries: Management, Information Literacy, Resources and Spaces by Daniel McKay; (13) Regional Publishing from a Publisher's Perspective by Benjamin "Buddy" Bess; (14) Setting Up A School Archives: The Father Duenas Memorial School Experience by Dante O. Perez; (15) What the FSM Supreme Court Website Has For You by Atarino A. Helieisar; (16) Making KOHA Work For You by Jennifer H. Helieisar; (17) Identifying Culturally Relevant Books by Paul B. Drake; and (18) Hawai'i Pacific Law Libraries Initiative Report To PIALA 2014 Palau by Ruth Horie. Presentations include individual references. The agenda for the Association's Annual Business Meeting is included along with the entity report from the Republic of Palau, U.S. Territory of Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Yap State and Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Appended are (1) Brief: Highlights from the 24th Annual PIALA Conference In Koror, by Atarino A. Helieisar; (2) Report of 2013 Hawai`i Library Association Conference by the receipt of 2013 Karen Peacock Scholarship Award by Jennifer Hainrich Helieisar; (3) Report to Hawai'i Library Association on PIALA 2014 Palau by Ruth Horie; (4) Call for Papers; (5) Conference Registration forms; (6) List of Koror Hotels and Motels within Close Proximity to Palau Community College and Car Rentals; and (7) United Airlines Discount Program. [Individual papers contain references.]

This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 26th annual conference was held in Colonia, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, November 21-26, 2016 and celebrated the Association's Twenty-Fifth anniversary. This volume includes a listing PIALA Officers and Executive Board, Conference schedule, Abstracts of Presentation. Presentations include: (1) Yap Catholic High School Literacy Program by Michael Wiencek; (2) Blue Shield Pasifika by Atarino Helieisar; (3) The UOG RFK and MARC Digital Repository by Jefrey L. Libao; (4) Looking Back, Moving Forward: the Father Duenas Memorial School Library, Archives and Museum by Dante O. Perez; (5) Impact of Information Technology Inventions of Library Development by Lola Schutz; (6) Issues and Challenges in Establishing a Digital Repository for Solomon Islands National University by Lucas Dosung; (7) PIALA: Strategic Plan by Roland A. San Nicolas and Jennifer Helieisar; (8) Professional Paddling Collaborations: the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association by Paul B. Drake; (9) State of Reference & Information Literacy: RFK Library, University of Guam by Roland A. San Nicolas; (10) Resource Sharing in Micronesia by Roland A. San Nicolas; (11) Entity report from the Republic of Palau by Omar Faustino; (12) Entity Report: Kosrae State by Aaron Sigrah; (13) Entity Report: Pohnpei State by Jenny Helieisar; (14) Entity Report: Territory of Guam by Dante O. Perez; (15) Karen Peacock Scholarship and the 2016 Hawai`i Library Association Annual Conference by Roland A. San Nicolas; Appended are (1) Appendix 1: Chronology of PIALA Conferences (2) Appendix 2: Letter to Conference Attendees from Daniel Peacock; (3) Appendix 3: Message to Conference Attendees from Arlene Cohen; (4) Appendix 4: Letter from APALA President Lessa Kananl'opua Pelayo-Lozada; (5) Appendix 5: T-shirt Fundraiser from Friends of Joeten-Kiyo Public Library (CNMI); (6) Appendix 6: Conference Invitation Letter; (7) Appendix 7: Call for Presenters; (8) Appendix 8: Conference Registration Form; (9) Appendix 9: Getting There; (10) Appendix 10: Lodging; and (11) Photographs from Farewell Banquet. [Individual papers contain references.]

This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 21st annual conference was held in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, November 14-17, 2011. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2011 Planning Committee and PIALA Officers and Executive Board, Acknowledgements, and the Conference program schedule. Welcoming remarks from Kosrae State Governor Lyndon L. Jackson and Kosrae State Legislature Speaker Lyndon P. Abraham are provided. Kalwin Kephas, Director of the College of Micronesia-FSM, Kosrae Campus presented the keynote address "Ask a Librarian." The presentations include: Kosrae Island and Growth on Tourism (Grant H. Ismael); FSM Legal Information System (LIS) Website (Atarino A. Helieisar); Palau Community College Library & Information Services Program (Megan Beard); Archive It! Preserving the Pacific Internet (Eleanor Kleiber); It Was Then, It's Now, It's New and It's Ours (Lester Ezelias, Dosihner Jose & Kurt Erwin); Subject Headings (Ruth Horie); PIHOA Declaration on NCDs: What is PIALA's Role? (Jane Barnwell); Entity Reports from Republic of Palau, Pohnpei State FSM, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Hawaii Pacific Law Libraries Initiative Report (Keiko Okuhara and Ruth Horie); Report--104th AALL Annual Meeting and Conference; and Title Guidelines for Pacific Digital Library (Ruth Horie). The volume ends with an appended chronology of PIALA conferences (with links to fulltext availability) and selected photographs from the Conference. (Individual papers contain references.)

This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2008 Planning Committee, the Officers and Executive Board, and Acknowledgements, followed by the Schedule of Events and a list of Conference Participants. The conference theme is reflected in the title: New Beginnings: The Library as an Information and Resource Basket. The conference was held in Colonia, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, November 17-21, 2008. Papers contain references. [This report was published by the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums.]

This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 19th annual conference was held in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, November 16-21, 2009. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2009 Planning Committee and PIALA Officers and Executive Board, Acknowledgements, and the Conference program schedule. Fr. Francis X. Hezel of the Micronesian Seminar presented the keynote address "Pacific Visions: Finding, Selecting, and Using Films for Your Libraries, Archives, & Museums." The presentations include: Library Marketing that Works (Megan Beard); Hospital Medical Libraries Populating the Micronesian Islands (Arlene Cohen); SPC Library's Most Useful and Interesting Resources (Eleanor Kleiber); Go Local: Sharing Knowledge on Local Foods, by the Island Food Community of Pohnpei group (Lois Englberger, Rainer Jimmy, and Adelino Lorens); Switching Library Management Software for the Better: The Experience of The University Of Goroka Library (Leah Kalamoroh); Finding Excellence With a Personal Touch: A Look at Service Benchmarking (Paul B. Drake); Entity Reports from Republic of Palau, Territory of American Samoa, Chuuk State FSM, Territory of Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Introducing PARBICA (Naomi Ngirakamerang); Boost Literacy @ Your Library: Working Together to Promote Literacy, (Imengel Mad and Cerilla Michael); A Tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award (recipient Iris Falcam); and attendee group photograph. The volume ends with an appended chronology of PIALA conferences and link to fulltext availability. (Individual papers contain references.)

This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 20th annual conference was held in Weno, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, November 15-19, 2010. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2010 Planning Committee and PIALA Officers and Executive Board, Acknowledgements, and the Conference program schedule. Joakim Peter, Director of the College of Micronesia-FSM Chuuk State campus, provided the keynote address "Building on Culture, Knowledge, and Information through Collaboration and Resource Sharing." Presentations include: (1) LEAP! Library Education in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific (Yvonne Chandler and Jane Barnwell); (2) Palau Community College Library & Information Services Pilot Program (Megan Beard, Journey Teruzi, Ilong Roduk, Joycelene Moses, Getta Setts, Halora Paulus, and Jeremiah Hagelilipiy); (3) "Chronicling America" Covering the Pacific: The National Digital Newspaper Program in Hawai'i (Dore Minatodani); (4) Blue Trunk Library: An information Resource for District Health Personnel (Julio Dizon); (5) Developing an Effective Student and Volunteer Program (Paul B. Drake); (6) Copy Cataloging (Ruth Horie); (7) Hawaii Library Association Report (Ruth Horie); (8) Hawaii-Pacific Law Libraries Initiative (Keiko Okuhara); and (9) Relationship Building and Leadership (Lance Linke). Includes a copy of PIALA's By-laws as revised at the Membership Meeting. The volume ends with an appended chronology of PIALA conferences (with links to fulltext availability) and selected photographs from the Conference.

This proceedings combines presentations from the jointly held 10th Annual PIALA 2000 Conference and the 13th Annual Regional Language Arts Conference. The volume begins with the welcoming remarks of Mary L. Silk, Christine Ku Scott-Smith, Antonio R. Umpingco, Delia Munoz Rosal, Lawrence Kasperbauer, Rosie Tainatongo, Richard S. Tom, Mary L. Spencer, John C. Salas and Paul J. Steere, followed by the joint keynote speech, Elected Officials and Education: The Meaning of Being a Political Priority by the Honorable Robert A. Underwood. The PIALA keynote speech, Library Associations in Developing Countries: The Caribbean Islands as a Point of Comparison with Micronesia by Norma Amenu-Kpodo is the next paper and the following selected papers are included: Enhancing Library Services Through Information and Communication Technology by Felina D. Ferro; Folklore in the Classroom by Judy Flores; Micronesian Bibliography Update by Roger Goodwill; Library Prescriptions for Health Information by Claire Hamasu; Reading Instruction for Students Learning English as a Second Language by Yukiko Inoue; Why Can't Johnny Read or Write? The Psychology of the Behavior by George Kallingal; A Digital Classroom for a Foreign Language Course: A Case Study of Japanese Language Courses by Poong-Ja Toyoko Kang; Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking by Lawrence Kodiyanplakkal; Moving Ahead in the Solomon Islands: Information Access and Dissemination in the Forum Fisheries Agency Library by Nancy D. Kwalea; Libraries Lead to Lifelong Learning by Steve Lin; Powerful Searching for Web Resources by Franda F. Lui; The Pacific Manuscripts Bureau and Other Preservation Microfilm Projects in the Pacific Islands by Ewan Maidment; Providing Library Services to Support the Curriculum for the Northern Marianas College School of Education and College Lab School by Christine B. Matson; Development of the Yap State Archives by Richard Ovary; Give Your Students a Break! Spelling, Irregular Word Forms and the Story of English by Clarisa G. Quan; Storytelling in the Pacific by Marilyn C. Salas and Agnes Rose Indelacio; The Role of School Libraries in Promoting Literacy by Dilgit Singh; IMLS: What It Funds and Its Relation to the Pacific by Trish Skaptason; Natural Learning and Acquisition of Literacy in the Classroom by Catherine Stoicovy, Nancy Diaz, Jasmin Advani, Olympia Ancheta, and Valerie Quinata; What Makes Our Special Libraries "Special"? The Guam Law Library by Margaret Tarnate; the "Florence Nalezny Warpeha Book Award" Bibliography; and ends with a list of contributors. (Individual papers contain references.)

This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 13th annual conference was held in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, November 4-6, 2003. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2003 Planning & Steering Committee and PIALA Officers and Executive Board, and the Conference program schedule. Jane Barnwell, Pacific Specialist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library, provided the keynote address "Personal Heroes." Presentations included: (1) Kosrae State Entity Report (Aaron Sigrah); (2) Special Libraries in Vanuatu (Betsie Leisale Kaltabang); (3) Secretariat of the Pacific Community Library Activities 2003 (Rachele Oirente); (4) Traditional Island Crops Website & ADAP Program Resources (Eileen Herring); (5) It's Just a Piece of Paper, or Is It: The Story of Records in Micronesia (Tom Beckman); (6) Practical Techniques for Managing Library Electronic Resources (Thomas Hodge); (7) Access to Free Materials: Support for Education Collections with Government Documents (Suzanne T. Bell); (8) Searching EBSCO via PREL (Frandu Liu); and (9) Presenting and Preserving Photographs (Lynn Davis). Includes results of the library professional development survey taken at PIALA 2002 (Nancy Lane) and a report on the project to create and expand digital databases for three collections in the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library (Martha Chantiny). The volume ends with an appended conference report, chronology of PIALA conferences (with links to fulltext availability), Hawaii Library Association Resolution on the International Partnership between HLA and PIALA, and PIALA flyer and conference registration materials.

This is the proceedings of the seventh annual Museums and the Web conference which took place March 19-22, 2003. MW2003 was the premier international venue to review the state of the Web in arts, culture, and heritage. The formal program consisted of two plenary sessions, eighteen parallel sessions, 35 museum project demonstrations, dozens of commercial exhibits, full-day and half-day pre-conference workshops, and one-hour mini-workshops combined with a day-long usability lab, a day-long design "crit room", and the Best of the Web awards. Participants were webmasters, educators, curators, librarians, designers, managers, and directors who work in museums, libraries, archives, historic sites, and the companies that support them. A contents table lists, in alphabetical order by contributor, the speaker, speaker's country, title of the paper, type (paper, workshop, demonstration, etc.), and whether the paper is online. Papers describe innovations and developments in programs, procedures and technology in museums and arts institutions including: "Integrating Databases with Maps: the Delivery of Cultural Data through TimeMap" (Ian Johnson); "Software Tools for Indigenous Knowledge Management" (Jane Hunter, Bevan Koopman, Jane Sledge); "Dublin Core: The Base For An Indigenous Culture Environment?" (Liddy Nevile, Sophie Lissonnet); "A Prototype Digital Library For 3D Collections: Tools To Capture, Model, Analyze, and Query Complex 3D Data" (Jeremy Rowe, Anshuman Razdan); "The More You Look the More You Get: Intention-based Interface using Gaze-tracking" (Slavko Milekic); "Re-assessing Practice: visual art, visually impaired people and the Web" (Caro Howell, Dan Porter); "From GUI to Gallery: A Study of Online Virtual Environments" (Stephen Lawrence Guynup); "Interfacing the Digital" (Steve Dietz); "Practicing What We Teach: How Learning Theory Can Guide Development of Online Educational Activities" (David T. Schaller, Steven Allison-Bunnell); "Evaluating the Authenticity of Egyptian Cartonnage Fragments: Educational Outreach in Search of the Truth" (Paul Marty, Kim Sheahan, Ann Lacy); "Focus your young visitors: Kids Innovation Fundamental changes in digital edutainment" (Sebastian Sauer, Stefan Gobel); "Investigating Heuristic Evaluation: A Case Study" (Kate Haley Goldman, Laura Bendoly); "New Vision, New Realities: Methodology and Mission in Developing Interactive Videoconferencing Programming" (Patricia Barbanell, John Falco, Diana Newman); "A Rolling Evaluation Gathers No Moss" (Lee Anne Burrough, Lorrie Beaumont, David Schaller, Ethalinda Cannon); "The SEE Experience: Edutainment in 3D Virtual Worlds" (Nicoletta Di Blas, Paolo Paolini, Susan Hazan); "Make Your Museum Talk: Natural Language Interfaces for Cultural Institutions" (Stefania Boiano, Giuliano Gaia, Morgana Caldarini); "Interactive Character as a Virtual Tour Guide to an Online Museum Exhibition" (Pilar de Almeida, Shigeki Yokoi); "Experiencing Art on the Web with Virtual Companions" (Ido A. Iurgel); "Using Cinematic Techniques in a Multimedia Museum Guide" (M. Zancanaro, O. Stock, I. Alfaro); "The State of the Art in Museum Handhelds in 2003" (Nancy Proctor, Chris Tellis); and "Designing Multi-Channel Web Frameworks for Cultural Tourism Applications: the MUSE Case Study" (Franca Garzotto, Tullio Salmon Cinotti, Massimiliano Pigozzi). An accompanying CD-ROM includes: a list of all the speakers at the conference and links to their abstracts, biographies, and papers (where available); an overview of the Museums and the Web 2003 conference program and links to abstracts and paper biographies; and the results of the Best of the Web 2003 conference (requires Internet connection). Author biographies are included. Most papers contain references. (AEF)

In this selection of papers from the conference, authors from 10 of the more than 35 countries and every continent (except Antarctica) provide discussions covering all levels of museum Web design. They brought a wide variety of experiences and backgrounds to the conference, all of which ensured new perspectives and new ideas. The meetings opened on Thursday with a plenary address, followed by a full day of sessions and two Crit Rooms. Friday featured sessions on accessibility, portals, and data interchange. This day also featured a variety of Mini-Workshops. The final day began with two groups of demonstrations that were followed by sessions on design, licensing, schools, and new technology. MW2001 ended with a closing plenary. This proceedings includes the register; schedule of workshops by leaders in the museum computing field; schedule of sessions, with links to abstracts and full text papers; a table listing speakers (identifying country, presentation title and indicating whether the paper is online); schedule of interaction sessions (Mini-Workshops and Crit Rooms), with links to abstracts of Mini-Workshops; schedule and description of demonstrations; list of exhibits with descriptions of vendors; schedule of events; "Best of the Web" awards; key dates for future meetings; links to Seattle and Puget Sound area museums and tourist information; and list of sponsors. An accompanying CD-ROM includes: a list of all the speakers at the conference and links to their abstracts, biographies, and papers (where available); an overview of the Museums and the Web 2000 conference program and links to abstracts and paper biographies; and the results of the Best of the Web 2000 conference (requires Internet connection). (AEF)

This proceedings contains papers from the 1998 annual conference of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA). After welcoming remarks from Henry Robert and Isabel Rungrad, the following papers are included: "Sharing Our Successes, Discussing Our Future: A Survey of Pacific Collections Activities--Report from the University of Hawaii's Conference" (Karen M. Peacock); "Curriculum Development and the Preservation of Kosraean Language and Culture" (Alister Tolenoa); "Peace Corps Micronesia: 'The Library Development & Reading Education Project'" (Jeff Henry, Lee Allison, Rose Rojas, and Kani Le); "The Hawaii Library Association and PIALA: A Pacific Partnership" (Ruth Horie); "How Can Tourism Support and Archive Conservation in Kosrae?" (Justus Alokoa); "Status of Conservation in Kosrae" (Simson Abraham); "'Strengthening Academic Programs': The College of Micronesia-FSM Title III Project" (Jean Thoulag); "Daniel Peacock and the Foundation for Micronesia's Libraries" (Nicholas J. Goetzfriedt). Statements from the presentation of the 'PIALA Lifetime Achievement Award' to Daniel J. Peacock are presented, as well as farewell remarks by Aaron F. Sigrah. Reproductions of three PIALA resolutions and a "Florence Nalezny Warpha Book Award' bibliography on peoples and cultures of the world are also included. (AEF)

This PIALA 1997 Proceedings follows the tradition of publishing papers from each annual conference of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA). After welcoming remarks from Sue Moses, Kapily Capelle, and Isabel Rungrad, the following papers are included: "Places of Enlightenment, Places of Dreams" (Maradel Gale); "Pohnpeian History: The Challenge of Understanding, Using and Preserving Pohnpeian History" (Rufino Mauricio); "Reference and Information Service with Limited Resources" (Jackson Yang); "Grant Writing: A Panel Discussion Summary" (Judy Caldwell, Dan Perin, Bob Spegal, Jimmy Hicks, Fran Hezel, Marcus Samo, Dana Russo); "The Library: A Place of Enlightenment--Experiences of Some Librarians in Papua New Guinea" (Margaret Obi); "Information and Development in Papua New Guinea: Some Thoughts" (Margaret Obi); "Pacific Literature for Children and Young Adults" (Marilyn Salas); A Strategy for the Control of National, State and Territorial Archives in Micronesia" (Peter Orlovich); and "Collecting English Language Pacific Fiction of the Colonial Period, with Comments on Some Titles" (Carol Mills). (AEF)

The annual conference of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives addressed various topics of interest to librarians, archivists, and educators in the Pacific Islands. The proceedings include welcoming remarks by 2 Yap state government officials and PIALA President Herbert Del Rosario; a keynote address by Dr. Marcia J. Bates--"Learning About Your Users' Information Needs: A Key to Effective Service"; and 10 papers: (1) "Preserving Yapese Traditional Knowledge" (Jesse Regalmar-Subolmar and John Tharngan with panelists Carmen Chigiy, Al Fanechigiy, Andrew Ruepong, and Anthony Tawerlimeng); (2) "Problems and Benefits of Running a Small Natural Science and Archives Institute" (Marjorie Cushing Falanruw); (3) "Local Micronesian Publications and Publications on Micronesia: Search, Find and Order" (Francis Hezel, Elsa Veloso, and Helen Danosos); (4) "Dances, Chants and Songs as Yapese Art Forms" (Petrus Tun); (5) "Cultural Development and Keeping Places: Issues for Archives and Libraries" (Elizabeth Ho); (6) "Regional Resource Sharing and Networking: A Union List of Serials for Pacific Islands" (Joanne Tarpley Crotts); (7) "The Relationship of the Education System to Libraries, Archives and Museums in Yap" (Callistus Legdesog); (8) "Let's Make Books! The Benefits of Student Publishing in Promoting Literacy" (Margo Vitarelli); (9) "PEACESAT Access to the Internet in the Micronesian Region" (Arlene Cohen); and (10) "Planning for a Library Profession: The Development of the University of the South Pacific Training Programme" (Jayshree Mamtora). A list of contributors is included. (SWC)

This document contains the following papers presented at a seminar in which information workers from Namibia and neighboring countries elaborated on future information services in Namibia: "Welcome" (A. de Klerk); "Right to Information and Citizenship" (N. Angula); "Namibia: Information Policy Issues and the State of Information Services" (A. Totemeyer); "University of Namibia: A Key Player in Generating Scientific Information and Training of Information Specialists" (P. Katjavivi); "Role of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Serving the Information Needs of the Broader Community" (H. Hamutenya); "Coordination of Information Systems and Services in Botswana" (A. Thapisa); "Coordination of Information Systems and Services in Zambia" (H. Mwacalimba); "Archives' Contribution to the Coordination of Information Systems and Services in Kenya" (M. Musembi); "Arrangements for the Coordination of Information Systems and Services in Malawi" (R. Mabomba); "Zimbabwe: An Overview on the Coordination of Information Services" (D. Pakkiri); "Library Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture" (A. Marais); "Role of the Namibian National Archives and Coordination with Private Archives in Namibia" (B. Lau, W. Hillebrecht); "University Library: Problems, Prospects and Coordination with Other Training Institution Libraries" (K. Avafia); "Bibliographic Control in Namibia" (J. Loubser); "History and Establishment of the Namibian Information Workers Association" (M. Viljoen); "Role of the Namibian Information Workers Association and Cooperation with Other Local and International Organizations" (V. Jacobs); "From a Public Library Service to a Community Library Service and Coordination with NGO Community Projects" (E. de Kock); "Special Libraries of Government and Prospects for Cooperation with Libraries from Para-Statal and Private Information Centres" (R. Morgenstern); "School Library Services in Namibia" (T. Klynsmith); "Development of a Teachers' Resource Centre Network in Namibia and Coordination with School Libraries" (R. Douglas); "Training of Library and Information Personnel at the University of Namibia" (V. Jacobs); "Training of Resource Teachers/School Librarians at Teacher Training Colleges in Namibia" (G. Reimers); "Findings and Recommendations of the University of Namibia, Department of Information Studies" (A. Totemeyer);"Role of the Office of the Prime Minister via its Directorate of Data Systems and Services" (N. Hamutenya); "Policy Statement and Recommendations by Participants"; and "Closing Speech" (V. Ankama). (SLD)

Eighteen scholarly papers and fifteen abstracts comprise the content of the seventeenth annual Brick and Click Libraries Conference, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. The 2017 paper and abstract titles include: (1) Making Room: Digitizing Your Scholarly Output (Jocelyn Wehr); (2) State-It: Connecting Students to the Archives (Kayla Siddell and Katie Sutrina-Haney); (3) Using LibWizard to Create Active Virtual Learning (Andrew J. Cano); (4) Meeting Your Students Where They Are: Making the Most of Your School's LMS (Bernadette Mirro and Hongqiang Mason Yang); (5) Does a NextGen Catalog Imply a NextGen Library? (James Shaw); (6) "There's a Module for That": Developing Information Literacy Modules at MU Libraries (Kimberly Moeller, Navadeep Khanal and Timothy Perry); (7) Maximizing Classroom Dynamics Through Teaching Methods (Stephen Woody, Andrea Thimesch and Gwen Wilson); (8) Collaborative Approaches to Digital Projects: Enhancing Collections Through Effective Access and Promotion (Yumi Ohira and Amy C. Schindler); (9) Purposeful Instruction Through Scaffolding (Carolyn Johnson and Lori Mardis); (10) More Than Fake News: Fostering Critical Information and Media Literacy Across Campus (Karna Younger and Callie Wiygul Branstiter); (11) Moving from Collection to User Centric Operations: The University Library in the Knowledge Economy (Dr. Alan Bearman, Sean C. Bird and Sean Stacey); (12) Academic Library Safety and Security--Administrators and Staff Need to Be on the Lookout (Susan Breakenridge Fink); (13) Strategies for Building Diverse Library Collections (Steve Alleman and Tom Burns); (14) Making the Complex Simple: Managing the Analysis of Large-Scale Evaluation of Library Instruction (Carol A. Leibiger and Alan W. Aldrich); (15) Ghosted by Faculty: When You Build It and They Don't Come (Meghan Salsbury, Heidi Blackburn and Tammi Owens); (16) Putting Constructivist Learning Theory into Practice: Using Educational Technology to Engage Students and Assess Their Learning (Amanda B. Albert and Jamie L. Emery); (17) Information Literacy: A Cure for Infomania (Karna Younger and Carmen Orth-Alfie); (18) Launching a Web Archives Program at a Public University (Blake Graham, Jennifer L. Thoegersen and Mary Ellen Ducey); (19) Stop Lecturing, Start Teaching: An Activities-Based Approach to Library Instruction (Kendra Spahr); (20) Committing to Customer Service: Valuing and Measuring Reference Customer Satisfaction (Mardi Mahaffy and Julie Hartwell); (21) From Trapped and Bored to Interested and Informed: Library Instruction That Engages Students in Active Learning (Nancy M. Crabtree); (22) Best Practices for Creating a Welcoming Environment for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals in Libraries (Holling Smith-Borne); (23) Making Dibner Library a Happy Place: What Disney Taught Us about Improving Library Services (Gavin Paul and Ana Torres); (24) More Than Just a Job: Student and Supervisor Perspectives on Mentoring (Anna Hulseberg, Jeff Jenson and Michelle Twait); (25) What Do We Need? Information Criticality! When Do We Need It? Now! (Jamie L. Emery and Sarah E. Fancher); (26) What Do Your Library Chats Say?: How to Analyze Webchat Transcripts for Sentiment and Topic Extraction (Ellie Kohler); (27) From the Inside Out: Creating an Emotionally Intelligent and Inclusive Culture (Lisa Martin and Mea Warren); (28) Beyond "If You Build It…": Iterative Design for an Academic Library MakerSpace (Ashley Creek); (29) Collections Decoded: Reflections and Strategies for Anti-Racist Collection Development (Aisha Conner-Gaten, Kristyn Caragher, and Tracy Drake); (30) Where the Old Meets the New: What Does the Next Generation Really Expect from Librarians? (Cheryl L. Blevens and Valentine K. Muyumba); (31) Bite Sized is the Right Size: Strategies for the Brief Information Session (Tracey Boswell); (32) On Point: Collaborating with Students from Various Academic Disciplines and Organizations to Revitalize Library Spaces and Services (Blair Stapleton); and (33) Using 360-Degree Cameras for Self-Assessment in Skills-Based Courses (Ayyoub Ajmi). An author/title index is also included. (Individual papers contain references.) [For the 2016 proceedings, see ED573156.]

Eight scholarly papers and seven abstracts comprise the content of the twenty-third annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The 2023 paper and abstract titles include: (1) The Reliability and Usability of ChatGPT for Library Metadata (Jenny Bodenhamer); (2) A Balancing Act in the Archives: Increasing Access to the Great Plains Black History Museum Collections (Wendy Guerra and Lori Schwartz); (3) Developing Info Students Where They Are: Personalizing Instruction to Increase Literacy Skills to Meet Engagement (Jorge A. León); (4) Empowering Undergraduates: Building Confidence in Primary Source Literacy (Jaycie Vos and Jess Cruz); (5) Quest for the Best: An Info Lit Strategy for First Year Seminars (Stephanie Hallam, Mary Bangert, and Michael Bezushko); (6) Are We Putting Our Values into Practice? Chat Reference Assessment (Mardi Mahaffy); (7) A Pilot Workshop on AI Art and Libraries at the University of Mississippi (Alex Watson); (8) New Expansions of Open Access to Benefit Research and Researchers (Barbara Pope); (9) Zettelkasten Note-Taking in Zotero for Grounded Writing (Rachel Brekhus); (10) Building Community: Library Leadership of a Common Book Program (Jill Becker); (11) Digital Media and Innovation Lab: A Must Have for Academic Libraries (Navadeep Khanal and Joseph Sabo); (12) Digital Libraries as Digital Third Place: Virtual Programming in the Age of Loneliness (Craig Finlay and Jenny Haddon); (13) Community Engagement: Academic and School Library Partnerships (Melissa Dennis); (14) Launching a Ticketing System With Asana (Hong Li); and (15) Meeting the Needs of Student Parents (Sarah Hebert). [For the 2022 proceedings, see ED623765.]

Summarized in this document are the proceedings of a public hearing sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Board of Regents in order to provide a forum in which publishers, editors, paper manufacturers and distributors, printers, biomedical researchers, librarians, and other professionals concerned with preserving the biomedical literature could share experiences with the use of permanent, acid-free paper; to increase the awareness of the need to publish on such paper; and to discuss means for encouraging its broader use. A brief introduction describes the background of the hearing, and the following hearing presentations are summarized: (1) remarks identifying the deterioration of publications as being of special concern to the health sciences; (2) the keynote address on the importance of medical information exchange and the role of the NLM; (3) a discussion of the preservation of biomedical information at NLM; (4) a discussion of the activities of the Commission on Preservation and Access; (5) remarks on the perspective of medical libraries; (6) descriptions of the making, specifying, buying, and printing of acid-free paper; (7) a presentation on the preservation of medical archives; (8) a panel discussion on the use of permanent paper and the subsequent group discussion; (9) a consideration of the formation of an NLM task force; and (10) closing remarks. The hearing agenda is also provided. (KM)