Indiana University needs to refine the data collected for the project, publish it, and publicize it by various means including discussion in focus groups with faculty. There is need for interview data with area directors and area librarians to supplement the data collected by Indiana University. Data collected in the project should be used to redefine the positions of area specialists. This redefinition should be brought to the attention of library administrators. The discussion of the redefinition of area specialists' positions should be on a listserve.
Someone needs to be found to moderate the listserve.
The primary responsibility for disseminating information from the conference lies with area librarians, not library administrators, through communication with their area librarian associations and locally in their institutions. Indiana will send information on the conference by e-mail to participants that can be communicated to appropriate constituencies. A structure is needed for continuing communication among conference participants. There needs to be future discussion of area studies librarianship within contemporary library environments. There needs to be a meeting of the officers of area librarian organizations to discuss common issues.