More conference gleanings: the ALA top 20.(American Library Association)

From: Searcher | Date: September 1, 1996| Author: Bjorner, Susanne | Copyright information

Decision-makers at the American Library Association foolishly shifted the annual conference from its original venue of Orlando to New York City in 1996, slipping it ever-so-inconveniently into a July 4-10 calendar slot. Most members and exhibitors merely grumbled, but some voted with their feet. Total attendance was down (14,773 for 1996, compared with 17,050 in Chicago in 1995). There were more than a few empty exhibit booth areas. And some major exhibitors furnished notably small...

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