ALA’s Legislative Day 2005

To report on the 31st Annual National Library Legislative Day held on May 3, 2005.

Provides a concise review of the conference/

Topics covered were congressional appropriations, copyright, the USA Patriot Act, key issues: honing the message, school libraries, tele‐communications: the E‐rate, government information and Library Services and Technology Act [LSTA].

This paper is a useful summary of a conference of interest to library and information management professionals.