GLEETT - University of Washington

Likewise, we would like to applauie our German oulleagues for their
energetic work aid the tangibla pb11ahed results In the catference
proceedings aid their periodic infomiatioual We have
notioed here ccztrihitiats l' our oulleaguas frat the New york lublic
IAbrary.
With special interest we follow the develc9eait of the Russian
Arthives at the University of leeds under energetic leadership of Dr.
Ricthard Davies. We wish him good luck in his fine endeavors.
We notice with sadness, loss to death of several hook dealers:
Alexander T1tejeff in Rrxie, Rithard Davies in Canada both
oaxentrating at Russian materials, aid Flwan1 Puacz in aicago, vlith
ka. We are expressing syaçathy to their families.
to the lU World Cngresa aid many ra projects shared
Intarnatia,aily ' librarians, book dealers, aid stholars our ties have
beocee closer. This oocperatiat aorcms the Western world is welcrmie aid
citerisbed an us. We wish colleague fros the Eastern cmtries
could participate closer in orsst work aid goals. They are those frat
we can learn. We went to assure thea that we are serving the sama
oulthral values as we believe In criltural unity acros, political boarders.
We hope that they will be able to share their thoi4rts aid Ideals with us
during the next World ress. They, of ocriree, are welocma to
participate in any of air programa aid projects. We are extending a
brotherly band to thea.
e*iadr Zalai3d, Diitor
Qtair of SEES
HSS ThM ThE am-
With the recent establiebeent of the Newsletter aid the near
ocepletiat of the
4,.the
Slavic & East D.ircpean Sectiat has deaxstrated a vitality bthic*i
deserves renewed support at the part of its maiierahip. It is true
that thera are those t.tw guestiat the 8.cticm'e exister, especially
sinc, the bibliograpMc meetings at AMSS tend to draw a larger aidience
era Slavic Librarians. at thers are others believe that there are
good rsaaa for maintaining a Slavic foous within ?.XA, despite the
prcbl thidr ccmfratt us. Mceg those reascz are the following;
AlA is strcner financially than MASS aid has already deautrated
its wilhigrimas to lend support to wortlmthile prujectsi
Failure to maintain productive links with AlA has already
resulted in a tendency at the part of Slavic librarians not to keep
abreast of isportant oucperative projects at the natiatal level. This
in tern results in the alaboratiat of inperfect tools (the Slavic porticris
of the RT Oiispecths} aid hence missed ccportunities,
Slavic oouecticm-boildlxq is a specialty tthith is frequently
inisurderstood aid unappreciated by other library personnel., especially
administrators. The maintenance of a Slavic profile within AlA
provides a real epportenity to forge new links with our aiuleagues in
tethnical aid peblic services, links whicth can enable us to athieve a
better presence at our own institutions, aid better reougnition for our
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