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Bestselling author Jenn McKinlay often sets stories in her Library Lover's Mysteries series during "crafternoons," weekly library potluck luncheons that combine crafting and book discussion. It sounds like a wonderful [...]

Presents a checklist of recent announcements in regards to information and library science. Conversion of thousands of manuscript collection records to machine-readable form; Acceptance of a hundred thousand dollar bequest from Ethel M. Crate to the Tulsa Library in Oklahoma; Automation project to make Vermont's public and private library collections available to every citizen in the state; Other announcements.

Each year, the American Library Association (ALA) library gets this question from a library science student: 'I have an assignment to research an association. What does ALA do?' After explaining [...]

Replies to questions related to library science. Reading plans to expose elementary school students to various types of literature; Equipment and software for film collections; Resources available for libraries that want to sell or discard films. INSET: OVER TO YOU.

Educating the public about the importance of intellectual freedom and the role of the Internet in providing access to information was the major focus of the association's work during the [...]

Discusses the divisions of the American Library Association (ALA). American Association of School Librarians; Publications; Committees.

Provides information on the structure and governance at the American Library Association (ALA). Charter of ALA; Mission and membership; Officers and executive board.

Presents several articles related to libraries and library science. Telecommuting as part of library work; Electronification of information, including rare books, archives, and manuscripts; Thomson Business Information merging three of its subsidiaries.

Comments on what the author calls ignorance about the value and capability of libraries. The impact of technology and the abundance of information retrieved from the Internet by library patrons; Consumer expectations from library computer systems. INSET: Practical Advice for the Treatment of..., by C. Curran & D....

This paper looks at information resources in the field of library science. Library Work for Immigrants: A Handbook is a three-part work that focuses on Dutch libraries, but the conclusions it draws are applicable to libraries anywhere. The Multicultural Services Guild of the Ontario Library Association has published the first in a new series of occasional papers. It is entitled Multiculturalism Matters, the series is intended to generate a body of Canadian literature that will help practitioners and library school students gain familiarity with multicultural topics. Behind the Scenes at the Dynamic Library: Simplifying Essential Operations contains time-saving tips for staffers performing acquisitions, cataloging and classification, maintenance routines, technical processing, circulation, communication, accounting, and computing basics. Politics and the Support of Libraries offers suggestions for advocates working at the national, state and local levels. It is edited by E. J. Josey and Kenneth D. Shearer, the book contains essays by such luminaries as Congressman Major R. Owens, California State Library Gary E. Strong, Boston Public Library Director Arthur Curley and American Library Association Washington Office Director Eileen D. Cooke. INSETS: Arts compendiums;Videos for young people.

Offers world news briefs pertaining to library science for October 1999. Song Yongyi, Dickinson College librarian detained indefinitely in Beijing, China on suspicion of illicit activities; Selection of Bob McKee as chief executive of the Library Association in the United Kingdom; International Association of School Librarianship awarding grants to four school libraries in developing countries.

Offers world news briefs pertaining to library science for February 1999. Collaboration between the United States and China in making available Chinese-language books on microfilm; Challenge to the New Zealand National Library Act; Disappearance of a Shakespeare first folio and other books from a Bishop Cosin Library display case at England's Durham University; More. INSET: Global Reach.

Presents various news items of interest to library science practitioners as of July 1988. Victory of librarians in New Mexico with the State Board of Education vote against adopting a proscriptive glossary of New Age teaching methods; Extension of credit hours for master's degree by the Columbia University School of Library Service; Millage hike for library operating expenses at the Grosse Pionte Public Library, Michigan.

ALA STRATEGIC LONG-RANGE PLAN MISSION, PRIORITY AREAS, GOALS At the 1986 Annual Conference in New York the ALA Council will be asked to adopt a strategic long-range plan for the [...]