The prime issue at the convetion of the Special Libraries Association is the proposed merger with the American Society for Information Science. (MF)

A review is given of the American Library Association's 1971 Conference in Dallas. (Author)

The intellectual freedom at Dallas involved a new program of action, confrontation with gay liberation, updating of ALA policies, and an end to "jurisdictional fuzziness." (Author)

A summary is given of the Reference Service Division's preconference on computer-based reference systems. (MM)

An overview is presented of some of the problems the Canadian Library Association dealt with during their 26th Annual Conference in Vancouver, B.C. (MM)

The annual conference of the American Library Association in Dallas is reviewed. (Author)

The annual meetings of the Children's Services Division, the Young Adults Services Division and other meetings are reported. (Author)

Despite the passage of many fine resolutions, activist frustration, postponement, and abdication were the moods of ALA midwinter, capped by what many members labeled a council cop-out. (Author)

Operation Involvement" was the title of a program presented by the San Francisco Bay Region Chapter of the Special Libraries Association to call attention to the need for more active participation by librarians in social problems. (AB)

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) hit on an ideological crisis when They try to determine what makes a profession, courses, credits and conscience. (Author)