To provide its members with opportunities for information exchange. To promote innovative and effective library education and training, to foster the recruitment of individuals with diverse qualities to library work, and to provide continuing education for librarians and library practitioners. To develop, support, review, and promote standards to meet library and information needs. To provide opportunities for members to participate through research and publications and professional growth. To manage the association effectively and efficiently.
Discussion groups represent yet another source of information.
A focus on current topics, such as team management, paraprofessionals in collection development and CD-ROM licensing, regularly attract a hundred or more people to the meetings. The first speaker is Jean Weihs. Throughout the year, regional institutes received high marks from attendees while a standing-room only crowd at the new institute on the electronic library ensured the institute will be offered again. We recognize that paraprofessionals are highly valued members of the library community with continuing education and training needs that are most likely distinct from as well as similar to those of librarians. Nominees were actively sought and recommended to the Board by the International Relations Committee.