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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.]

The title of the twenty-eighth yearbook mirrors the theme of the 2005 conference--"Learning in the 21st Century with Traditional and Electronic Literacies." The editors chose the title "Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century" in an attempt to reflect the contents of this yearbook which seem to approach literacy from a myriad of ways. The keynotes portray this multiplicity. In his presidential address, Jon Shapiro shares a personal account of literacy that reminds everyone of each learner's individual journey. The papers comprising this Yearbook that follow Shapiro's presidential address are: (1) Content-Area Literacy: The Spotlight Shifts to Teacher Educators (Donna E. Alvermann); (2) Living in the Promised Land... Or Can Old and New Literacies Live Happily Ever After in the Classroom? (Linda D. Labbo); (3) Thinking About Our Future as Researchers: New Literacies, New Challenges, and New Opportunities (Jill Castek, Julie Coiro, Douglas K. Hartman, Laurie A. Henry, Donald J. Leu, and Lisa Zawilinski); (4) Writing about African Americans, Their Communities and their Quilts (Bettye Stroud); (5) Insights about Third-Grade Children's Motivation to Read (Barbara Ann Marinak); (6) Marginalization of Adult Literacy Education in Workforce Preparedness Collaboration: Representation and Negotiation in an Interagency Partnership Under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Wendy Warnken); (7) Does the Accumulation of Points Really Equate to Higher Motivation to Read? (S. Michael Putnam); (8) Teachers Rate Trade Books for Bullying and the Bystander (Rosemary Murray, Mary Shea, and Rebecca Harlin); (9) Teachers' Use of Text to Deal with Crisis Events (Mary Taylor Rycik); (10) An Investigation of the Knowledge Base and Use of Content Instructional Strategies in Primary Grades by Elementary Preservice Teachers (I. LaVerne Raine, Susan Szabo, Wayne M. Linek, Alison Jones, and Mary Beth Sampson); (11) Text to Test Comparison in Texas: An Analysis of Informational Texts in Basal Readers for Elementary Students (Kathy E. Stephens); (12) Three Views of Content-Area Literacy: Making Inroads, Making it Inclusive, and Making Up for Lost Time (Donna H. Topping, Judith K. Wenrich, and Sandra J. Hoffman); (13) Phonological Awareness and Working Memory in Children with Phonological Impairment (Monica Gordon Pershey and Patricia A. Clickner); (14) The Impact of University Reading Clinics: Parental Perceptions (Stephan E. Sargent, Nancy Hill, and Susan Morrison); (15) University-Based Reading Clinics: Where Are We Now? (Sherrye Dee Garrett, Daniel L. Pearce, Laura Ann P. Salazar, and Roberta Simmacher Pate); (16) Using the "Critical Reading Inventory" to Guide Differentiated Instruction (Mary DeKonty Applegate); (17) Stepping Forward Together: Voicing the Concerns of Teacher Educators through Practical Applications and Collaborative Actions (Francine Falk-Ross, Mary Beth Sampson, Barbara J. Fox, Allen Berger, Jill Lewis, Jack Cassidy, Wayne M. Linek, D. Ray Reutzel, Donna Alvermann, and Deborah Dillon); (18) Writing Through the Arts: Promoting Teacher Efficacy (Diana J. Quatroche, Kathryn Bauserman, Lisa Cutter, Bradford B. Venable, and Sean McKitrick); (19) Getting Your Book Published: Lessons from a Black, Female Writer (Joanne K. Dowdy); (20) More Than Just Words: A Model for Designing Effective Health Messages for Those At-Risk for HIV (Faith H. Wallace, Mary P. Deming, Susan Hunter, Lisa Belcher, and Jayoung Choi); (21) Using a Culturally-Based Responsive Approach to Multicultural Literature: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Work with All Students (Virginia B. Modla and Donna Glenn Wake); (22) Electronic Literacy Portfolios: Platforms, Process and Promise a Study of Technology Integration in Literacy Teacher Education (Adrienne Andi Sosin and Miriam Pepper-Sanello); (23) Engaging the Mind Through the Fingers: An Analysis of Online Interaction and Stance (Susan Wegmann); (24) Teaching Online Courses: Lessons Learned (Hellen Inyega and Joanne L. Ratliff); and (25) Using Text-to-Speech Software with Struggling Readers (Ernest Balajthy). (Individual papers contain tables, figures, references, and appendices.) [For "Building Bridges to Literacy. The Twenty-Seventh Yearbook," see ED512606.]

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)