Finding Aid for SRRT Newsletters, 1969-2009 | The American Library Association Archives

Title: SRRT Newsletters, 1969-2009

ID: 49/2/10

Primary Creator: Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)

Extent: 1.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by publication date

Date Acquired: 07/01/1974. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, Intellectual Freedom, Press, Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT), Status of Women

Languages: English

Publications of the Social Responsibilities Round Table Newsletter (1969-), issued by SRRT Clearinghouse, contains unbound copies, news and opinions on the social issues facing the library profession, includes news on the national scene, task forces and affiliates, feedback, short bibliographies, activity reports, draft resolutions and reviews about intellectual freedom, freedom of information, equal employment opportunity, government intimidation of the press, status of women, affirmative action, and alternative publishers.

At the Kansas City ALA 1968 Annual Conference a petition was presented at the annual membership meeting asking for the formation of a Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) to provide a forum for discussion of major issues of the times and the responsibilities of librarians in relation to those issues (1). The Committee of Organization reported the matter to the ALA Council (2). The ALA established a Committee on the SRRT at its 1969 Washington D.C. Midwinter Meeting (3), which held an organizational meeting for the SRRT at the Atlantic City ALA 1969 Annual Conference (4). At the Annual Conference a Constitution was drawn up based upon the idea of aggressive volunteers. Task Forces addressed the issues of library education, intellectual freedom, black librarians, community participation in libraries, humanization of library personnel, ALA reorganization, and publishing (5). In 1983 the SRRT Task Forces were "Alternatives in Print," Coretta Scott King Award, Ethnic Materials Information Exchange, Feminist Task Force, Gay Liberation, International Human Rights, Library Union, Men's Issues, Peace Information Exchange, and Tools for Consciousness Raising (6).

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Accruals: 1/4/2010

Acquisition Source: Social Responsibilities Round Tabl

Related Materials: Digital copies of the newsletter are available via the Social Responsibilities Round Table website. For more information please see http://libr.org/srrt/newsarchive.php.

Other Note: 1 Page

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/4902010a.pdf

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