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Translations <strong>of</strong> Slavic literature on bibliogray aid library science.<br />
Advice aid aupoxt regarding bTh1ingra*ica1 aid reference projects.<br />
tal<br />
Stidy aid advice on special pxt*.,las in the Slavic area regarding<br />
arevlatia, transliteration, forns <strong>of</strong> nan, classification, aid subject<br />
(mtha2ing stxiy <strong>of</strong> Slavic aid Fast European resources in libraries,<br />
identification <strong>of</strong> special collections, aid staidards for description In<br />
c*ragasnt <strong>of</strong> worthwhile Slavic reprintixq aid microriludng<br />
Aenecta<br />
Prca,t1ng stidies <strong>of</strong> Slavic librarianship, library history, aid<br />
bibliogray. çarative librarianship (a.issian aid American, etc.)<br />
Ee.tanges <strong>of</strong> American librarians arid library Sd)ool studerits with<br />
their interparts in Slavic arid East European countries.<br />
Pereael<br />
Pacruitment <strong>of</strong> Slavic arid East European specialists to librarianship.<br />
Special prthl <strong>of</strong> education aid training for Slavic studies<br />
librarianship.<br />
Plaoment <strong>of</strong> Slavic library specialists.<br />
Cooperation <strong>of</strong> library specialists with stholarly associations <strong>of</strong><br />
Slavista such as the American Associaticn for the Advanceaient <strong>of</strong> Slavic<br />
Sbxies.<br />
About sixty Interested librarians signed the petition which stated<br />
that "in order to pruiote miinication aid cooperation anon the<br />
increasing nuwher <strong>of</strong> American librarians who are specialists in Russian<br />
aid East European resources arid prthleum <strong>of</strong> Slavic bibliograiy aid<br />
librarianship, the undersigned prospective berm respectfully regnest<br />
the establishment <strong>of</strong> a Slavic Section or Subsection within the<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> College arid Research Libraries <strong>of</strong> the American Library<br />
Association." The AL Board approved the petition on January 30, 1963.<br />
The first meeting <strong>of</strong> the Subsection in July, 1963 at the annual<br />
conference in thicago was aressed by l4elville J. Ruggles, a noted<br />
authority on Soviet libraries aid Slavic library resources. Program<br />
meetings have been held each year since then, arid these <strong>of</strong> rse have<br />
provided the asion for us to becc*ne anguaintid with our colleagues arid<br />
informally to exrbarqe views on pr<strong>of</strong>essional concerns.<br />
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