ALA Annual Conference Report

by Linda Johnson

ALA Annual
Anaheim California
June 2008

Federal Documents
Regional Depository Libraries & Title 44

There continues to be a great buzz about the role regional libraries play in the depository system. This was precipitated by the fact that a unique arrangement proposed by Kansas & Nebraska that would involve sharing collections between states was declared not legal under the present federal depository law embodied in Title 44.

Please see this report on responses related to regional libraries and the broader issue of Title 44.
http://freegovinfo.info/node/1924

Department of Energy (DOE) “OSTI Accelerating Science Information.”
Tim Bryne, Office of Scientific & Technical Information, gave an outstanding & funny overview of the DOE products that offer increased access to agency publications.

OSTI now offers downloadable MARC records of DOE records included in the Information Bridge (from 1991- & 172,000 records)

ALA Code of Ethics

by Julie Stevens

It is important to remember  the Code of Ethics of the American Library Association when working at an academic library.  Taking classes in the library field helped me recognize the importance and awareness of the Code of Ethics of the American Library Association.  Here’s the link to the Code of Ethics.

Enjoy & Happy Reading!