Book Description
This PIALA 1997 Proceedings follows the tradition of publishing papers from each annual conference of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA). After welcoming remarks from Sue Moses, Kapily Capelle, and Isabel Rungrad, the following papers are included: "Places of Enlightenment, Places of Dreams" (Maradel Gale); "Pohnpeian History: The Challenge of Understanding, Using and Preserving Pohnpeian History" (Rufino Mauricio); "Reference and Information Service with Limited Resources" (Jackson Yang); "Grant Writing: A Panel Discussion Summary" (Judy Caldwell, Dan Perin, Bob Spegal, Jimmy Hicks, Fran Hezel, Marcus Samo, Dana Russo); "The Library: A Place of Enlightenment--Experiences of Some Librarians in Papua New Guinea" (Margaret Obi); "Information and Development in Papua New Guinea: Some Thoughts" (Margaret Obi); "Pacific Literature for Children and Young Adults" (Marilyn Salas); A Strategy for the Control of National, State and Territorial Archives in Micronesia" (Peter Orlovich); and "Collecting English Language Pacific Fiction of the Colonial Period, with Comments on Some Titles" (Carol Mills). (AEF)
