Executive Secretary

Sixteen libraries representing those agencies holding membership on the Federal Library Committee were surveyed to determine library foreign language or imprint holdings, acquisitions techniques, procedures and/or problems. Specific questions, relating to holdings, staff, budget and the acquisition, processing, reference and translaticn services of foreign materials, were asked. Ten of the sixteen libraries procured foreign language/imprint items in a desultory manner; the two law libraries do not have a requirement, the Office of Management and Budget Library sees only a limited need, and the remaining seven do not have an active acquisition program. The six libraries active in the procurement of foreign language items do not have a uniform acquisition policy and no real attempt is made to acquire all materials in all specific subject areas. Translations are procured on the basis of need and no acquisitions people ha