The ALA Executive Board has announced the formation of an Outsourcing Task Force. Many ALA members volunteered or were nominated for this task force. The task force appointed brings together a diverse group representing a range of professional experience, as well as ALA experience. Wendy M. Thomas currently chairs the Action Council of the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table.
All meetings are open.
Additional meetings or hearings will be announced as scheduled. Ballots will be mailed beginning February 27 to those whose membership is current on January 30, 1998. The ballot mailing will be completed by March 23, 1998. People and organizations that connect with others are able to achieve striking advancements that would not be possible otherwise, and, in forging these links, the partners achieve a clarity of vision resulting from the necessity of consensus. Through committees, programming, and publishing, we have been leaders in the areas of national and international standards, information technology, collaboration and cooperation, preservation, and the interrelated concerns of resources publishing, pricing, and distribution.