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ASIAN/NORTH AFRICAN LIBRARIANS TO FORM NEW SUBSECTION

A group of librarians who specialize in the development of Asian and North African collections have announced their intention to form a new subsection within the Subject Specialists Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. The purposes of the new subsection are to provide a forum for discussion of mutual problems and concerns shared by librarians specializing in these fields and to establish an organ which can act for the Association of College and Research Libraries Subject Specialists Section, in collaboration with other professional groups, with respect to those aspects of library service requiring knowledge of Asian and North African languages and area studies.

Librarians who are interested in joining the new subsection are warmly welcomed to do so. An organizational meeting to determine the name of the subsection, draft bylaws and elect a slate of permanent officers will be convened during the annual conference of the American Library Association, to be held in Atlantic City during June 22-28, 1969. The exact time and place of the organizational meeting will be announced later. Those who are interested in joining the new subsection are invited to contact the Chairman of the ad hoc Organizing Committee: Mr. Louis A. Jacob, Director, Asian Reference Department, Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.