In this directory, the International Federation for Documentation (FID) provides names and addresses of its administrative and committee officers, and of its member and affiliated organizations, both international and national. Those international organizations with which FID is associated are also noted, and the relationship indicated:…

This directory lists those international organizations with which the International Federation for Documentation (FID) is associated, with the relationship indicated: consultation, affiliation, or membership. Names and addresses of its administrative and committee officers and its members and affiliated organizations, both international and…

This 1976 inventory is published to indicate the extent to which current cooperative library programs are operating, and to describe programs which may be appropriate for libraries not now participating in these organizations. Data for the inventory was gathered in questionnaires and distributed by the Bureau of Library Development in November…

The complete text from the 1973 St. Croix Library Association's third annual meeting is presented. Following the opening address are presentations on St. Croix present and future public library programs, and the legislative role in these programs. The entire transcript of a question and answer period follows. A list of St. Croix Library…

The controversy regarding library science as a separate branch of science in Poland is reviewed. In People's Poland, work in the field of library science has adopted the features of collective research. This is due to the unprecedented increase in the number of libraries, book collections and readers as well as changes in the methods of examining…

The topic of this document is statewide organizations of and for library trustees. The reasons for such organizations are: (1) to educate individual library trustees, (2) to inform and stimulate library trustees, individually and as library boards, (3) to work with libraries to plan for interlibrary cooperation and library systems, and (4) to work…

In this directory, the International Federation for Documentation (FID) provides names and addresses of its administrative and committee officers, and of its member and affiliate organizations, both international and national. Notation is also made of those international organizations with which FID has a consultative, affiliate, or member…

The theme for the 26th Annual Conference is Reorganization, Recruitment and Results. The seven speeches presented are: (1) The National Library 1970-71; A Year of Network Pre-Development; (2) The British Columbia Centennial Citizens' Conference on Libraries; (3) Today's Menu: Smogasbord and Stew; Or Restructure, Revitalize - and Rehash…

A statement of policy was developed by the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Missouri Library Association as a means of carrying out its assigned responsibility "to make available such assistance and direction as deemed necessary and proper to any citizen of Missouri involved in a censorship incident." The Association is directly…

The first part of this guide for a volunteer library workers' workshop is entitled "Committee and Chairman's Guide." It discusses the purpose and objectives of a workshop, basic planning steps, and the personnel needed for the workshop. The second part, "Group Leader's Guide" contains discussions of teaching adults, working…

Reports on efforts in the 1970's by the Public Library Association, a division of the American Library Association, to develop new standards for public libraries. (Author/PF)

Expresses concerns that American library interests suffer from a diffusion of energy and lack of focus so severe as to weaken the library position both nationally and globally. Establishing a national focal point to coordinate the activities of the various library and information service organizations is addressed. (JPF)

Three librarians give their impressions of sales representatives who work at library conventions. Henry Stewart discusses how they can be knowledgeable information sources about current products and services; Susan Martin describes how library automation vendors can help librarians learn about new technology; and Peggy Sullivan discusses the…