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Library Instruction Round Table; Library Research; Library Support Staff Interests Round Table; Map and Geospatial Information; New Members Round Table; Rainbow Round Table [90] Retired Members Round Table; Social Responsibilities Round Table – est. 1969. [91] Task forces: *Feminist Task Force [92] Hunger, Homelessness, and Poverty Task Force
Library instruction, also called bibliographic instruction, user education and library orientation, is the process where librarians teach their patrons how to access information in libraries. It often involves instruction about research and organizational tools and methods. [ 1 ]
Round table is a form of academic discussion. Participants agree on a specific topic to discuss and debate. Participants agree on a specific topic to discuss and debate. Each person is given equal right to participate, as illustrated by the idea of a circular layout referred to in the term round table .
Aldirch was active in the American Library Association Junior Members Round Table, including serving on the Committee on Library Information Leaflets. [10] In 1936, she was appointed Southwest District Secretary for the Junior section. [11] In the main organization, she was Chairman of the ALA Membership Committee during the early 1940s. [12]
The Library History Round Table encourages research and publication on library history and promotes awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship. It "exists to facilitate communication among scholars and students of library history, to support research in library history, and to be active in issues, such as preservation, that concern library historians."
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter opened the first White House Conference on Library and Information Services stating that "libraries must be strengthened and the public made more aware of their potential: Libraries can be community resources for the consumer and small business on matters such as energy and marketing and technological innovation ...
Librarian, Ballard Carnegie Library, Seattle, Washington c. 1907 The reference desk or information desk of a library is a public service counter where professional librarians provide library users with direction to library materials, advice on library collections and services, and expertise on multiple kinds of information from multiple sources.
The Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) is an American Library Association membership group that provides a forum for discussing issues and sharing ideas around government information. [1] GODORT began as the Task Force of Government Publications of the Social Responsibilities Round Table.