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United States. National Commission on Libraries and Infor-
mation Science.

Annual report - National Commission on Libraries and
Information Science. 1971/1972-

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National Commission

on Libraries and Information Science

April 30, 1981

The President

The White House
Washington, D.C. 20050

Dear Mr. President,

I have the honor of transmitting to you the ninth Annual Report of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). The report is submitted to you in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(a)7 of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act (Public Law 91-345, as amended by Public Law 93-29, Section 802) and covers the twelve-month period from October 1, 1979, through September 30, 1980.

This has been a very busy year for the Commission. Our major activities included the final preparations for the first White House Conference on Library and Information Services; the Conference itself, held November 15-19, 1979; the completion and submittal of the Report of the Conference; initial implementation activities; the transmittal of the Conference Report by the President to the Congress; and the convening of the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Implementation of the White House Conference Resolutions, now an independent activity called the White House Conference on Library and Information Services Taskforce (WHCLIST).

While the first White House Conference and initial implementation activities occupied much of the Commission's attention during the year, there were, also, a number of other important activities. The Task Force on Public/Private Sector Relations continued its activities, with considerable success, and the final report, which is expected late in Fiscal Year 1981, promises to make a very significant contribution to the delineation of government information policy. Cooperation with the Library of Congress (LC) continued, with support of network planning activities and of a cooperative project with LC and the Federal Library Committee. This project is designed to improve the coordination of Federal libraries around the country to meet both national and local needs. Our many and varied other activities are also detailed in the body of the Annual Report.

This was also the year when the Commission held a special meeting away from the press of day-to-day business, to consider its evolving role in the rapidly changing environment of library and information services. Also, this year, our Executive Director for the last six years resigned and, after an intensive nationwide search, a successor, Dr. Toni Carbo Bearman, was selected in early September. She will report for duty early in Fiscal Year 1981.

On behalf of all the Commissioners, I should like to thank you for your supportive statements about NCLIS and library and information services during the campaign. We look forward to your continuing support in the future.

Sincerely,

Charles Benton

Charles Benton
Chairman

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