The organization of the library profession

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE / Chaplin, A. H. -- I. INTRODUCTION - GENERAL SURVEY -- II. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN FOUR CONTINENTS -- EUROPE -- 1. Czechoslovakia. Librarians' organizations and authorities in the Slovak Socialist Republic and the development of the library profession / BoldiS, Jozef -- 2. France. The organization of the library profession in France and the role of the Association of French Librarians / Lethève, Jacques -- 3. Germany (Federal Republic). The library associations of the Federal Republic of Germany / Schmidt-Künsemüller, F. A. -- 4. Great Britain. The development of education for librarianship in Great Britain / Palmer, B. I. -- 5. U.S.S.R. The role of the library profession and forms of its organization in Soviet society / Serov, V. V. -- 6. Regional. LIBER: its origins, aim, and prospects / Clavel, J.-P. -- ASIA -- 7. Malaysia and S.E.Asia. The organization of the library profession in Malaysia / Soosai, J. S. -- AFRICA -- 8. East Africa. National and regional library organizations in Eastern Africa, with special reference to Ethiopia and SCAULEA / Pankhurst, Rita -- 9. West Africa. The organization of the library profession in West Africa / Ofori, A. G. T. -- AMERICA -- 10. U.S.A. The American Library Association: current concerns and directions / Doms, Keith -- 11. International activities of the Medical Library Association / Reynolds, Carroll F. / Petgen, Elizabeth A. / Hetzner, Bernice M. -- 12. Latin America. The role of professional associations in the development of agricultural librarianship and documentation in Latin America / Erickson, Ana María Paz de -- III. ORGANIZATION IN LIBRARIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES -- 13. Academic Libraries. The professional organization of academic librarians / Garside, Kenneth -- 14. Public Libraries. The organization of our profession: public libraries / Swigchem, P. J. van -- IV. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- 15. Co-operation between FID and IFLA / Evans, A.J. -- 16. Points from the address of the FID Representative at the IF LA General Council, Liverpool / Brugghen, W. van der -- 17. The role of Unesco: extracts from an address / Roberts, K. H. -- 18. Activities of ISO/TC 46 - Documentation: summary of address / Eggert, Johanna -- 19. The International Association of Music Libraries. A message to the IFLA General Council / Davies, J. H. -- 20. The activities of the Association of International Libraries / Leymarie, J. -- V. CONCLUSIONS / Chaplin, A. H.