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ALA and affiliates issue agenda
The White House Conference On Library And Information Services 1991
As various constituents prepare for the White House Conference on Library and Information Service, the American Library Association and affiliate organizations have released an issues agenda to highlight the common concerns of the profession. The agenda to which they have agreed:
1. National commitments of financial resources for library services are indispensable investments in the nation’s productivity.
2. Democracy is at risk when our libraries are at risk.
3. Diversity of library collections and staff is essential to serve U.S. citizens of diverse backgrounds.
4. Culturally diverse people must be recruited to the library and information services professions and must be educated to provide quality library and information services.
5. Open and equitable access to information in all formats is a linchpin of our democratic society.
6. Public access to government information, including legal information, is vital to a just society.
7. An effective marketing and public relations campaign must be mounted to promote services, increase awareness, and provide feedback to shape new library and information services programs.
8. Libraries are educational institutions which have a fundamental role in promoting literacy.
9. Materials in all types of libraries are in danger of destruction or disintegration. That must not happen. They must be preserved.
The agenda is being widely distributed in the states and territories where pre-conference activities are scheduled. The organizations that have discussed and agreed to it form an impressive list.
American Association of Law Libraries
American Indian Library Association
American Library Association
American Society for Information Science
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
Association for Library and Information Science Education
Association of Research Libraries
Canadian Library Association
Chinese-American Librarians Association Council on Library/Media Technical Assistants
Friends of Libraries
Laubach Literacy International, Laubach Literacy Action
Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc.
Medical Library Association
Oral History Association
REFORMA
Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de Puerto Rico
Theatre Library Association
Ukrainian Library Association of America
Urban Libraries Council
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