Pacific Visions: Finding, Selecting, and Using Resources for Your Libraries, Archives, and Museums. Selected Papers from PIALA 2009, Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums Annual Conference (19th, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, November 16-21, 2009)

This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 19th annual conference was held in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, November 16-21, 2009. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2009 Planning Committee and PIALA Officers and Executive Board, Acknowledgements, and the Conference program schedule. Fr. Francis X. Hezel of the Micronesian Seminar presented the keynote address "Pacific Visions: Finding, Selecting, and Using Films for Your Libraries, Archives, & Museums." The presentations include: Library Marketing that Works (Megan Beard); Hospital Medical Libraries Populating the Micronesian Islands (Arlene Cohen); SPC Library's Most Useful and Interesting Resources (Eleanor Kleiber); Go Local: Sharing Knowledge on Local Foods, by the Island Food Community of Pohnpei group (Lois Englberger, Rainer Jimmy, and Adelino Lorens); Switching Library Management Software for the Better: The Experience of The University Of Goroka Library (Leah Kalamoroh); Finding Excellence With a Personal Touch: A Look at Service Benchmarking (Paul B. Drake); Entity Reports from Republic of Palau, Territory of American Samoa, Chuuk State FSM, Territory of Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Introducing PARBICA (Naomi Ngirakamerang); Boost Literacy @ Your Library: Working Together to Promote Literacy, (Imengel Mad and Cerilla Michael); A Tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award (recipient Iris Falcam); and attendee group photograph. The volume ends with an appended chronology of PIALA conferences and link to fulltext availability. (Individual papers contain references.)