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The article provides a report from Diane Dates Casey, councilor of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), presented at the 2011 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Casey reported the total revenues of the ALA in fiscal year 2011. She provided data on expenses in building and technology, governance committees, publishing and conferences. She also presented the ALA Strategic Plan 2011-2015.

The article deals with the activities of the American Library Association (ALA) Council as of January 2010. James Neal, chairman of the Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC), reported that the 2009 year end budget of the ALA was 213,296 dollars during the ALA Council Information Session. In the same session, the council unanimously passed an Association for Library Collection and Technical Services (ALCTS) "Resolution Declaring and Promoting 2010 as the Year of Cataloging Research."

The article discusses the highlights of the Council Report during the 2009 Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in Chicago, Illinois. The Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC) reported a decrease in ALA revenues to the council and called for more monitoring of expenses. Other topics discussed include the implementation of the task force on electronic member participation's recommendations, elimination of the virtual members category, and the passage of several resolutions covering various areas.

The article focuses on the council report for the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference 2008. Diane Dates Casey during the information session reported that the ALA budget was running only 1% below preliminary projections. Meanwhile, Michael Gorman, Library Education Task Force, reviewed the proposed Core Competencies for the master in library education, which encompass the knowledge that all librarians and information science(LIS) graduates should possess.

Information about several papers discussed during the Midwinter Meeting 2008 held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 11-16, 2008 is presented. During the event, Council I reported the performance of the American Library Association (ALA) throughout the fiscal period while Council II generated heavy debate over several issues.

Information about several issues discussed at a meeting of a council of the American Library Association held on June 28, 2006 is presented. The American Library Association will assist government sponsored published research findings. The council has passed several resolutions including, adequate funding of all federal libraries and others.

The article reports on the upcoming election of the American Library Association (ALA) Council. It urges the members of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) to strengthen the ALCTS' voice on the floor of the council by voting for the candidates who are members of the ALCTS. The candidates that can understand the concerns of their division and can support their initiatives are suggested to be voted. The candidates' experiences in holding prominent elected division positions, such as section chairs, board of directors or division presidents are also some considerations.

This article discusses the proceedings of the American Library Association's (ALA) annual conference in Chicago, Illinois. There were two resolutions reached during the ALA Council that directly impact the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. A request was made that the Machine Readable Form of Bibliographic Information (MARBI) expand the MARC 21 character set to include all of Unicode. A second resolution was presented that advocated the reduction of division membership fees for retired individuals. These resolutions came to the Council by way of membership meetings.