1. At upcoming ALA midwinter meeting, a previously published report submitted by ALA president E.K. Josey will be presented that illustrates ALA's concern with equal access to information. (1985)

2. The author of the report, shocked the library community by publicly stating that¡¦."a disparity exists and continuous to grow between the provision of library services for minority and poor communities compared to that provided for white and affluent communities." (1985)

3. ALA agreed to endorse recommendations of the (NCLIS) National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Task Force, this Task Force on Library Services to minorities of NCLIS recommended that ALA initiate a host of activities to provide equitable access to information in any format. (1985)

4. ALA allied itself with elected officials and the general population as the notion of limited access to information (by those unable to pay for it, or those who live in certain sections of a community) was publicized, with slogan "Remember Detroit." (1984)

Sources

Activism, Inquiry, & Process. American Library Association 104th Annual Conference. Library Journal. V. 110 (13) 25-43 (1985).

Berry, John, Ed. Remember Detroit! Library Journal. V. 109 (2) 1575 (1984).