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Can a governing body in a democratic forum spend long stretches of time spinning its wheels in procedural mud and still forge ahead with timely action? Yes, if ALA Council's […]

Linda E Crismond will become the 19th executive director of the American Library Association Sept. 5, the first woman ever to head the staff of the world's oldest and, with [...]

Highlights the American Library Association's (ALA) 2002 Midwinter Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Approval of bylaws; Agenda; Legislative issues; Financial warning from ALA Treasurer Liz Bishoff; The boycott issue; Resolutions, including a plan to support electronic participation; Other actions that were taken by the ALA Council.

Focuses on librarianship in Poland in the aftermath of a switch from communism to capitalism in that country. Mention of academic libraries such as the library at the University of Warsaw; Progress toward computer centers and archive management facilities; Computerization in libraries in Poland; Salaries of librarians; Other information about librarianship in Poland.

Focuses on the predictions of futurists about the millennium following 1999 and the revolution in information technology. Forecasts that proved wrong such as the obsolescence of print magazines; Librarians fear of becoming obsolete; Role of the American Library Association (ALA) in the 21st century; ALA goals for 2000. INSETS: ALA Goal 2000;America 2000: The National Education Goals.

Offers a guide to the events and topics of the American Library Associations's (ALA) 108th Annual Conference in Dallas, Tex., June 24-29, 1989, entitled "Commitments-Investing in Our Shared Future." Alphabetically arranged by topics. Handpicked sessions by the staff of American Library for people to attend; List of various sessions organized by topic, such as collection development; List of ALA acronyms and their definition; List of exhibitors and their location. INSETS: ALA acronyms.;Special events.

Ed. note.- The following story is based on a report by Joseph A. Horn, ALA member and senior cataloger at Boston Public Library, whom AL Commissioned to cover a special [...]

This section features a public awareness campaign called @ Your Library: The Campaign for America's Libraries by the American Library Association (ALA) to promote the value of libraries and librarians. The ALA also introduced a website as a tool for librarians and as a direct pipeline to the general public. Carnegie Corp. of New York provided a grant to finance the project.

Reports that support for an accrediting body established by the American Library Association (ALA) and other associations appears to be slowing down. Comments of Susan K. Martin and Sally G. Reed for the External Accreditation Task Force at the ALA's Midwinter Meeting; Disagreement over the appeals process for library education programs denied ALA accreditation; Concerns over budget issues, including the funding of a library campaign.

Focuses on the American Library Associations' second Congress on Professional Education held in November, 2000. Assessment of ways to implement plans for professional development; Predictions of the future of the library profession. INSET: 22 THINGS TO DO.

Reports on the gathering of several hundred WHCLIS delegates, journalists, and other observers who jammed into a packed meeting room for a Joint Congressional Hearing on Library and Information Services scheduled to coincide with the Washington conference. Officials included Sen. Claiborne Pell (D.-R.I.), Sen. Paul Simon (D.-Ill.), Rep. Richard Neal (D.-Mass.), and Rep. Major Owens (D.-N.Y.). Witnesses testimony; Richard Venezky; Patricia Glass Schuman; Others.

Discusses the joining of the American Library Association in two lawsuits and an award gained for FBI opposition. Details of each lawsuit, one which opposed the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act and the other which is called the National Security Achieve which is trying to prevent destruction of White House computer tapes; Details of the award that the ALA won for their role in the Freedom to Read program which opposed the FBI; Other plaintiffs and defendants in the lawsuits.

The article reports on the launch of the Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Library and Information Science by the Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois in 2009. The accredited Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) of the university will be responsible for the administration of the program. According to GSLIS dean Susan Roman, program is aimed at educating dynamic leaders in such fields. Program director Tonyia Tidline stressed the importance of the program to the profession.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one from Rachel Singer Gordon on next generation librarianship.

Focuses on collection development in libraries in the U.S. Role of the Book Committee in collection development; Response of librarians to the evolution of collection development to collection management; Comments on measuring the success of a collection through sales figures.

Editorial. Comments on diversity in the library science profession. Reference to an argument from American Library Association President John W. Berry about recruiting people of color to librarianship; Discussion of whether power should be given or earned through education; View that one does not have to be a member of the minority in question to serve it.

Editorial. Comments on library science and the idea that there is nothing to be learned from the future. Conflict in the profession as tradition versus technology; List of factors contributing to a time when libraries will cease to exist.

Editorial. Comments on librarianship as a career. Libraries as an `L' word; Library as a place to escape chaos and isolation.

Editorial. Argues for the inclusion of library science professionals among those who are leaders in creating, applying, and using information technology. Their notable exclusion from a study conducted by the US Department of Commerce's Office of Technology Policy.

Editorial. Asserts that the impact of the electronic superhighway on libraries is causing librarians to need scientific methods. The effect of a lack of a theoretical scientific base, manifested by recent incidents, on two major online services; Why America can not rely on private online services to safeguard our right to know.

Discusses the resignation of the editor of journal "American Libraries," Art Plotnik. Amount of time that Plotnik has been an editor for the magazine; Plans for the future, including what his role will be with the American Library Association; Achievements of his at the American Library Association.

Presents recent announcements in regards to the library and information science industry. Presenting of software entitled "Magazine Article Summaries on CD-ROM," by EBSCO; Anniversary of Children and Young Adult Author Workshop program by the Shawnee Mission (Kans.) Public School system; Opening of the Tulsa University Preservation Laboratory in the McFarlin Library; Other announcements.

Discusses a recent segment on radio show "Open Line" on station WSGW which discussed library services and invited librarians to field questions pertaining to library science. Participation of show hosts, library Director of Saginaw (Mich.) Public Library, Catherine O'Connell, and disk jockey Art Lewis; Librarians who answered caller questions, Lorri Lea and Kate Tesdell; Broadcast of the radio reference show twice a year by the library; Reference question that was asked that once stumped the librarians.