It continues today as a meeting ground for academic, public and special librarians interested in business. Discussion is initiated by one or two invited speakers on a selected topic. Traditionally, one speaker is from a public library and the other is from an academic library. After brief initial presentations, the discussion is opened to the floor for questions, comments and observations on the topic. Once discussion of the main topic is exhausted an open forum on any business reference subject or concern is held.
Meetings generally last two hours.
Attendance varies from about 50 to 90. The Midwinter session is usually the more popular since there are fewer competing activities. The steering committee members are volunteers from the discussion group. The steering committee meets after the discussion group adjourns to plan the next meeting. A topic is selected, suggestions for speakers are made, and members volunteer to update the mailing list, prepare a meeting announcement, photocopy and mail the announcement and the minutes of the previous meeting.