The three parts of this directory contain an historical and general description of the Special Libraries Association; the Association's officers committees, representatives, and council; and a listing of personal members arranged by various groupings. (NH)

The author reviews the past manifestations of the suppression of intellectual freedom, and possible future reoccurrances, and the role that libraries have played, and must play to combat it. (SJ)

The activities of the American Library Association in its attempt to influence the selection of the Librarian of Congress in 1939 are discussed. (26 references) (NH)

An historical sketch of censorship in New Zealand resulting in the establishment of a tribunal which seems to be a means whereby the almost necessary evil of censorship could be made bearable. (NH)

The author traces the involvement of the library press in controversial social issues concerning the library world. (28 references) (SJ)

The big question of the 1971 Special Libraries Association conference in San Francisco was the same as last year: What's with the Special Library Association/American Society for Information Science Merger? (MM)

Reports explaining what each task force has done, what its future plans are, and how those interested can help are presented. The reports were written by the coordinators or members of each task force. (Author/NH)

A disorientation handbook for the American Library Association's (ALA) Convention prepared by the New York Social Responsibilities Round Table (NYSRRT) Committee for a More Responsive ALA. (Author)

ALA conference report: ALA accepts the jargon of change but balks on implementation, while AASL sets its own directions. (Author)

A member of the Activities Committee on Directions for ALA (ACONDA) reflects on what threatens to be an ongoing process of backing, filling, retrenching, and revisioning." (Author)

A reprint from a chapter in The Black Librarian in America" edited by E.J. Josey (Scarecrow Press, 1970), p.253-271, describes the experiences of a Negro librarian both in preparation for the field and in a working environment. (AB)

A survey of the members of the American Library Association revealed that the principal salary determinants are academic degree, type of employer and sex. The obvious differences in the earnings of men and women is not only found in the early experience years but any narrowing which does take place in the wage gap seems to take place at the…

Highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3, 1970. (Author)