Annual Report 1999/2000 

Federal Libraries Section

Goal 1. Professional Development

• Offer programs to promote the professional development for Section members.
• Accomplished. The Program Chair has finalized two program offerings for FLS at the Vancouver, BC, meeting. One is a combined paper session with the Hospital Libraries Section on surviving the stress of doing more with less. The other offering is in conjunction with the Research Section on Evidence-based Librarianship.

Goal 2. Advocacy

• Publish the Library Link newsletter twice per year in print and electronic versions.
• Accomplished.
• Assertively recruit new members for the Section to attain a well balanced representation of as many federal agencies as possible.
• Accomplished. Electronic mail list has been established to reach a wider audience of the federal community.
• Foster leadership roles through mentoring programs to ensure continued quality federal librarian leadership into the 21st century.
• In process. Partnering with the University of Maryland, Walter Reed Army Medical Center is developing a program.

Goal 3. Organization

• Update and maintain an accurate roster of FLS membership to enable delivery of new or updated information to supplement the Newsletter.
• Accomplished.

Goal 5. Information Technology

• Complete followup of previously submitted application for an MLA section listserv and utilize the Website for announcement of mentoring programs and guidelines.
• Accomplished. The FLS Section has an established mail list with MLA at: FLS@mlahq.org

Submitted by D. Zahnpfening