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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.

Reports on developments relevant to libraries and library science in the U.S. as of February 1980. On-call library reference services offered in New York City; Minimum wages of state and local government employees in libraries and museums; Reinstatement of Jeanne Layton to her position as librarian in the Davis County Library in Utah.

Updates library science news in the United States. New York City's library systems supporting higher pay for librarians; President Bill Clinton's efforts to build his presidential library in Little Rock, Arkansas; Ameritech Library Services changing its name to Epixtech; Legislative investigation of micromanagement by the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library in Georgia; Others.

Offers library science news briefs for December 1999. Status of legislation authorizing the Library of Congress to purchase Martin Luther King Jr.'s private papers; Collapse of Encyclopaedia Britannica's Web site; Gap in pay between male and female librarians; Rape in a public library in Muskegon, Michigan.

Comments on issues related to library science in the United States as of April 1987. Reason for the Public Library of Columbus and Franklin County's decision to restrict video circulation; Criticism against the alleged bias in the American Library Association's job advertisements; Call for librarians to demand a higher salary.

The article discusses resources to consider when building connections for job search for establishing a career in librarianship. It mentions about looking for career centers; participating in mentoring programs offered by professional organizations; and establishing cultivate relationships with librarians of varying levels of experience and points of view.

When I ran for ALA president, my pledge was to raise the awareness about inadequate library workers' salaries and to work for better salaries and pay equity. Even in tough fiscal times, we must improve library salaries in order to recruit and retain American libraries' greatest resources--their staffs. As ALA president-elect, I established the Task Force on Better Salaries and Pay Equity for Library Workers. Although librarianship is a profession dominated by women, almost all library employees suffer from a wage gap when compared with workers in predominantly male occupations that require similar education, training, skills, and responsibilities. Lack of pay equity is a major element causing the gap between the average wages paid to women and men worldwide. Use Equal Pay Day to kick off, or further energize, a local or state campaign for better salaries and pay equity for library workers. Better salaries result in better staff and better staff provide better service.

Introduces a series of articles about basic issues concerning libraries and library science. The insufficient salaries offered to women librarians; The role of computer literacy in providing library service; The need for national library standards in the United States; Librarians as independent consultants.

Details results of the `ALA Survey of Librarian Salaries,' a joint project of the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Research and the Office for Library Personnel Resources. Low, mean and high of scheduled starting and maximum salaries for each position; Salaries paid to beginning professionals in 1982 regardless of position.

Presents readers' views on key issues relevant to libraries and library science in the U.S. Minimum salary of professional librarians; Survey of children's magazines; Report on the racial, ethnic and sexual composition of library staff prepared by the Office of Library Personnel Resources.

Presents comments on library science-related issues in the U.S., compiled as of January 1980. Blue survey card on salaries of librarians; Merits of newspaper indexing.