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The fifth section of the act specifically created the Library of Congress and designated some of its early capabilities. The act provided for "the acquisition of books for congressional use, a suitable place in the Capitol in which to house them, a joint committee to make rules for their selection, acquisition, and circulation", as well as an ...
President, California Library Association, 1921; Director of the Los Angeles Public Library, 1933-1947 [36] Carl Vitz: 1944–1945: Director, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 1946–1955 Ralph A. Ulveling [37] 1945–1946: Director, Detroit Public Library, 1941–1967. President, Michigan Library Association, 1937–1938.
The executive director of the American Library Association delegates authority within ALA headquarters to ALA’s department heads, who, in carrying out their assigned duties, are called upon to use ALA’s name, and, in that name, to commit the Association to programs, activities, and binding agreements. [67]
Library management is a sub-discipline of institutional management that focuses on specific issues faced by libraries and library management professionals. Library management encompasses normal managerial tasks, as well as intellectual freedom and fundraising responsibilities.
The first PLA president was Amy Winslow of Cuyahoga County Library. [10] The first Executive Secretary (a position now known as Executive Director) was Julia Wright Merrill. [13] The original mission of the division was to advance public library interests and to cooperate in the promotion of library service in general.
The SLA is governed by a board of directors who are elected by the membership according to the parameters set out in the SLA's bylaws. [9] The board of directors is responsible for the overall direction and management of the SLA and selects the organization's officers. The board of directors is led by a president who is elected for a one-year term.
In this competitive field, a master's degree in the institution's area of focus, museum studies, or library/information science is preferred. Internships and volunteer work in libraries, museums, and archives is the best way to acquire hands-on collection management experience.
The American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table Feminist Task Force (FTF) was founded in 1970 by women who wished to address sexism in libraries and librarianship. [113] FTF was the first ALA group to focus on women's issues. [113]