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Reports on the need for effective and innovative programs, plans, materials or concepts used for instructing patrons in use of public library materials and services for a paper to be delivered at the April 1986 Public Library Association conference in the U.S.

Deals with the Fourth International Conference on Approval and Gathering Plans for Academic and Research Libraries, which is slated for October 29-30, 1979 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Project of the Association of College and Research Libraries; Emphasis on the impact of approval plans on academic and research libraries; List of suggested topics.

Reports that the Chinese American Library Association (CALA) is looking for papers to be presented at the CALA Conference on June 24, 1990 in Chicago. Theme of the conference; Details for submission.

Presents highlights from the Paper Mania symposium in Emoryville, California sponsored by the periodical 'School Library Journal,' to promote paperback books in libraries. Details of the sessions at the symposium; Description of the methods of selecting and buying the rights to reprint hardcover juvenile titles for library use.

Announces that libraries in the U.S. that have developed successful orientation programs utilizing computer technology are invited to share their experiences at the American Library Association conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reports on the developments concerning libraries in the U.S., as of November 1988. Approval of a library bond issue for the King County Libray System in Seattle, Washington; Symposium of the Technical Association for the Pulp and Paper Industry on permanent paper and deacidification; Presentation of the library schools to encourage placement officers to present librarianship to undergradutes in New York.

Reports on the National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries in Baltimore held from April 9 to April 12. Inventory of the changes in the academic libraries proposed by Barbara Uehling, chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia; Quiz on the importance of research training for academic library; Presentation of papers on problems related to libraries in the conference.

Reports on the Second National Conference on Integrated Online Library Systems held on September 13-14, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia. Experiences of some U.S. libraries in implementation and evolution of their automation systems; Importance of interfacing and operating systems to libraries; Reasons for the widespread interest in microcomputers.

Focuses on the Second National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) held between October 1-4, 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Plans of U.S. President Ronald Reagan's administration to restrict federal role in libraries; Concerns regarding threat posed by computer to libraries; Six themes designed by Moderator David Weber, director of libraries at Stanford.

The article presents the text by Bryan Collier, winner of the 2014 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for "Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me," written by Daniel Beaty, delivered at the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 29, 2014. Among the issues discussed include the art he created for the book, the premise of the book, and the moral of the story.

Previews the Fifth International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Academic and Research Libraries, to be held in February and March 1984 in Boulder, Colorado. Issuance of a call for papers; Targeting of administrative librarians, university presidents, academic vice presidents, fiscal officers and business managers; Contact information.

The article reports on the environmentally-friendly transition from the use of paper handouts to electronic materials at the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) 13th National Conference in Reno, NV. According to conference co-chair Carl A. Harvey, attendees will be able to access conference material online instead of collecting the usual hundreds of pages of paper handouts.

Highlights the 1976 Pittsburgh Conference on Resource Sharing in Libraries, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Inclusion of factors furthering the inevitability of resources sharing; Uncertainty as to who is going to run the resource sharing network or networks; Mix of attitudes toward vectors such as the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC); Questions regarding the dollar sense of an online system.

This article highlights the annual Conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), held from January 8-11, 1991 in Chicago, Illinois. The theme of the conference, Exploring Elements for Educational Excellence: Experience, Expectations, Enhancements, Evaluations, addressed the pressures faced by modern academe. The week began with an assessment of the doctoral programs in library and information science (LIS) in the U.S. Mary Biggs of Mercy College asserted that library schools should abandon them and let the subjects of LIS doctoral research go to other disciplines. Faculty grappled with a set of ALISE position papers for the upcoming White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services. Richard Halsey tried to steer the resolutions, most deeply stricken with the academic language problem, to approval. According to Brooke Sheldon, library leaders have negotiating skills, a penchant for risk-taking, an ideological commitment, and the ability to move back and forth from the bottom line to a larger vision. In her review of writings in faculty evaluation, Barbara Moran of the University of North Carolina, found that little had been added in 20 years. She found no evidence of a correlation between excellence in research and in teaching, finding that new work on faculty evaluation is clearly needed.

The article presents a speech by David Diaz delivered during his acceptance of the 1995 Caldecott Medal for "Smoky Night." Diaz gave the speech during the annual meeting of the American Library Association on June 25, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois. Diaz discusses the evolution of his style through coursework and editorial work. Diaz addresses the influence of William Steig on his work.

Reports that the first World Conference on Continuing Education for Library and Information Sciences will be held at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Illinois on August 1985.

Reports on the 11th mid-year meeting of the American Society for Information Science that will be held from June 13, 1982 to June 16, 1982 at Knoxville, Tennessee. Theme of the program; Investigation of quality control with various papers on standardization, validation of scientific and technical information; Contact information for complete information on the conference.

Highlights the Seminar on the Conservation of Library and Archival Materials, held in summer 1977 at the University of California in Santa Cruz, California. Focus of the discussion on the practical application of conservation methods developed by the Library of Congress Preservation office; Other topics discussed; Advice offered to librarians, book and paper conservators, and archivists.

Presents a program preview of the Annual Conference and COMMTEX International Exposition of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology in Dallas, Texas on January 21-24, 1984. General sessions; Presidential sessions; Concurrent sessions; Special events.

Presents the 1982 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Convention for school library media specialists from May 3 to 7 in Dallas, Texas. Theme of the convention; Activities scheduled for the convention; Conference programs of the Division of School Media Specialists, a division of AECT.

The article presents information on the U.S. Association of College and Research Libraries national conference to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, March 29-April 1, 2007. Michael Eric Dyson will present the opening keynote address. Topics to be covered in sessions include social networking technology, reference, online searching, scholarly communication, and open access to research and recruitment and professional development. INSET: City by the Bay.

Reports on the symposium on school library media programs sponsored by School District 16 of the New York City Board of Education on May 15, 1976. Title of the symposium; Panel discussion topics; Aim of the symposium; Keynote speaker.

The article reports on the partnership between the Public Library Association (PLA) and Short Edition to bring Short Story Dispensers to four libraries in the U.S. The partnership was announced during the PLA Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in March 2018. Benefits from the dispensers are offered. Also mentioned are contests to encourage local writers to upload their stories.

Presents the topics discussed at the Spring meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) Executive Board held on April 26 and 27, 1978. ALA publishing profits; Recommended areas for change by the Future Structures Committee of ALA; Advantage of creating member initiative groups.

Information is provided on the discussion titled "Open House in the Ivory Tower: Public Programming at an Academic Library” at Briggs Library at the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) in Morris, Minnesota. Topics, including library outreach to college students, collaboration with organizations and diversity of library users, are discussed.

Offers a look at the events of the 2005 Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) 12th National Conference, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Appreciation for the open address given by William Mitchell, head of the media arts and sciences program at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT); Goal of increasing library services to college students; Comments on the goal of Google Print to publish books in digital form; Key elements of a controversial speech by Stanley Wilder, associate dean of the River Campus libraries at the University of Rochester in New York; Discussion of open access to publications at the conference.

This article reports on the 2011 Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in New Orleans, Louisiana June 23-28, 2011. The article discusses the event's programs for library professionals related to library management, technology, and finance. Programs include Currents of Change and Innovation: Libraries Learn To Reduce, Reuse, and Renew; Demonstrating the Value of the Library: Assessment Tools and Techniques; and Open Source Integrated Library Systems in Consortia.

The article reports on the 2007 American Library Association (ALA) annual conference held in Washington, DC. The Auditorium Speaker Series included film maker Ken Burns and American Civil Liberties Union head Anthony Romero. Veteran performer Julie Andrews was keynote speaker for the program celebrating the centennial of "American Libraries" magazine, and she will also serve as the honorary chair for National Library Week 2008.

Discusses various programs offered during a conference of the American Library Association in San Francisco, California in 2001. Topics, which include information on audiovisual collections, research libraries, automation and catalogs; What will be discussed in each program; Celebrities and authors who will speak during the conference.

Evaluates sessions dealing with library and information science at the 119th Annual Conference of the American Library Association in Chicago in July 2000. Advocating Libraries sessions; Workshops on Diversity & Libraries; Galas, parties and banquets associated with the conference; Scholarly communication at libraries; More. INSETS: The ABCs of ALA;Authors and Celebrities.

This article presents information on librarianship as concluded in the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in Washington D.C. Both time and location of the gathering were apt-poised in the shadow of the Capitol, conferees could not help being aware of the growing activity and excitement that would shortly inaugurate another four years of Republican fiscal responsibility. There is a sense of surprising degree of anxiety on the part of many librarians especially those administering libraries in public institutions as they contemplated the trickle down impact of fiscal restraint on the various state commitments to higher education. An unusual high turnover in library directorships is certainly a tangible attribute of the profession's current anxiety. It is not an exaggeration to claim that many librarians are being alienated from the profession. With information multiplying at a dizzying rate, librarianship has reached a crossroads of epistemological despair as it seeks to find out what it is. Even while changing, the profession has historically been able to hold onto an underlying identity but any thoughtful walk through the recent conference's exhibit area would likely lead to a perception that librarianship has either developed multiple personalities or worse no longer understands itself.

Reports on the First Annual Wheatland Conference on Literature, a meeting of international writers held at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. on April 22-25, 1987. Names of some participant who attended the meeting.

Reports on the participation of personnels related with libraries and higher education in the March 15-17, 1987 symposium 'Libraries and the Search for Academic Excellence' in the U.S. Goal of organizing the symposium; Assessment for effective use of higher education in libraries; Discussion on involving libraries for effective learning process.

Reports on an October 1985 meeting among librarians and representatives of the Johnson County Library in Kansas regarding factors important in the planning of a central library facility for the county.

Reports on a national symposium to be held at New Jersey State Library in Trenton, New Jersey on May 10-11, 1985 on the role of youth services in libraries. Purpose of the program; Participants of the symposium.

Reports on the Online '82, a conference about the microcomputer industry on November 1-3, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia. Presentations on the application of microcomputers in library and information centers or business settings; Slated speakers.

Reports on the National Online Meeting of the 'Online Review' journal, on April 12-14, 1983 in New York City. Offer of exhibits and product review sessions.

Announces the major meetings of the Library and Information Technology Association around the United States in 1978. Schedule the meetings; Topics to be discussed during each meeting; Common theme of the meetings.

Reports on the annual meeting of the Association of Cooperative Library Organizations in Chicago, Illinois.

Offers news briefs relating to the American Library Association (ALA) for August 1, 1998. ALA session in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1998 representing librarians from 80 nations; The E-rate discount for schools and libraries; Copyright legislation in the US House Commerce Committee; A school and library filtering bill passing a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee; More.

Reports on the Medical Library Association's annual meeting on May 20-26, 1988, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Issues on library science discussed at the conference; Theme of the event; Key speakers; Sessions topics; Event highlights.

Focuses on Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) held from January 17-22, 1987, in Chicago, Illinois. Information on ALA finance, taxes and accounting; Executive Board election; Galvin agenda; Revival of ALA international relations; Protection of sensitive information; Messages to Washington and U.S. Department of Education; Minority concerns; Campaign spending; Legislative update. INSET: Discussion Groups at ALA Midwinter..

Highlights the 105th Annual Conference of the American Library Association in New York City held from June 28 to July 3, 1986. Featured speakers; Topics discussed related to libraries and library administration.

Focuses on events that transpired during Public Library Association's second national conference held in Saint Louis, Missouri. Economist Lester Thurow's discussion on the role of libraries in disseminating economic and social information; Introduction of the Public Library Development Program (PLDP) for assistance in planning, role setting and measurement; Libraries and library agencies sponsoring and funding the PLDP. INSET: Rural Roots..

Focuses on the highlights of the first national conference of the American Library Association's (ALA) Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) in Baltimore, Maryland. Theme of constant change with the point of reference to the library user; Assessment of the impact of the accelerated pace of technological change on library services.

Presents the address delivered to the Junior Members Round Table during the 102 Annual Conference of the American Library Association held in Los Angeles, California, on June 25-30, 1983. Recollections of experience as a librarian; Historical issues concerning librarians and library science. INSETS: Dynamo or Dinosaur? by Shirley Havens.;LILMIG's 'Guidelines', by John Berry.;The ALA-TV Conference '83, by Karl Nyren.;ALA Officers and Awards.

Highlights the 74th Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 4-9, 1983. Focus on the theme 'Removing Information Barriers'; Optimism expressed by members in attendance during the conference; Sessions on upward mobility; Discussion of trend toward the involvement of the end use in information systems and products.

Presents a schedule of programs for American Library Association's 102nd Annual Conference to be held in Los Angeles, California during the last week of June 1983. Exhibitions and placement services at the conference; Debates and meetings to be held; Celebrities participating in the conference.