{"id":4234,"date":"2017-12-01T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/?p=4234"},"modified":"2017-12-01T12:00:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T12:00:05","slug":"publications-irrt-newsletter-leads-and-international-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/2017\/12\/01\/publications-irrt-newsletter-leads-and-international-leads\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications: IRRT Newsletter, Leads, and International Leads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">Since 1987, or since October 1957 if you count its predecessor (or since April 1957 if you count the predecessor&#8217;s predecessor [or really since 1950, for that predecessor&#8217;s predecessor]), the publications of the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=29668\">International Relations Round Table<\/a> have been documenting goodwill between librarians in the form of publications like the <em>RTLSA Newsletter<\/em>, <em>IRRT Newsletter<\/em>, <em>Leads<\/em>, and <em>International Leads<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Read on to learn more about the early art and history of\u00a0early International Relations Round Table publications (<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/controlcard&amp;id=7656\">Record Series 45\/2\/10<\/a>)!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>Newsletter of Round Table on Library Service Abroad and International Relations Round Table<\/h1>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4234 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19500301.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19500301-217x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19500301-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19500301-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19500301.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5567'>\n\t\t\t\tThe March 1950 International Relations Round Table Newsletter, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19530401.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19530401-216x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19530401-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19530401-737x1024.jpg 737w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19530401.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5568'>\n\t\t\t\tThe April 1953 International Relations Round Table Newsletter, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19570601.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19570601-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19570601-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19570601-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Newsletter_19570601.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5569'>\n\t\t\t\tThe June 1957 International Relations Round Table Newsletter, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Following the launch of the Round Table on Library Service Abroad at the 1950 Midwinter meeting, the RTLSA produced a newsletter and the first issue provides researchers with a history of the Round Table&#8217;s establishment (pictured above). Although the A.L.A. Archives contains solely four issues of the newsletter (two issues are pictured above), from those issues researchers can read about U.S. librarian experiences in Malmo and Prague. The four issues include information about RTLSA meetings at A.L.A. conferences and announcements about librarians visiting libraries in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>By 1957, the <em>International Relations Round Table Newsletter<\/em>\u00a0was known to include Round Table meeting reports as well as news about librarians visiting the U.S. In fact, the June 1957 issue (pictured above) includes a list of current members in the U.S. and abroad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">*Research tip: early professional publications often have personal contact information for professional use. Although not commonly practiced today, these older publications provide researchers with a significant amount of information no longer accessible in many cases. Sometimes, these early member lists or addresses may be the sole documentation of a professional&#8217;s work life.<\/p>\n<h1>Leads<\/h1>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4234 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num1_19571001.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num1_19571001-219x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num1_19571001-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num1_19571001-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num1_19571001.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5571'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 1, Number 1 cover of Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num4_19580601.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num4_19580601-227x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num4_19580601-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num4_19580601-776x1024.jpg 776w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num4_19580601-768x1013.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol1_Num4_19580601.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5572'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 1, Number 4 cover of Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol5_Num3_19620301.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol5_Num3_19620301-219x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol5_Num3_19620301-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol5_Num3_19620301-749x1024.jpg 749w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol5_Num3_19620301.jpg 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5573'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 5, Number 3 cover of Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol15_Num2_19720801.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol15_Num2_19720801-211x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol15_Num2_19720801-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol15_Num2_19720801-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol15_Num2_19720801.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5574'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 15, Number 2 cover of Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>By October 1957, the newsletter was replaced by a fact sheet known as &#8220;Leads&#8221;. During the 1950s and 1960s,\u00a0<em>Leads<\/em> provided summary information about IRRT meetings, international librarianship publications, U.S. librarians working abroad, and librarians visiting the U.S. By this time,\u00a0<em>Leads<\/em>\u00a0had expanded its focus beyond reporting on U.S. librarians abroad, to include information about librarians visiting the U.S. too. Unfortunately, the listings should not be assumed comprehensive because the lists of librarians were voluntarily submitted by members. Fortunately, the IRRT worked to resolve this information gap by producing the\u00a0<em>Directory of American Librarians Who Studied or Worked Abroad<\/em>, as early as 1958.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">* Research tip: <em>Leads<\/em>\u00a0news announcements include brief descriptions of international library exchange programs and participants, for researchers interested to know more about the diversity of librarian exchange work.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-4234 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol16_Num4_19740601.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol16_Num4_19740601-211x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol16_Num4_19740601-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol16_Num4_19740601-720x1024.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol16_Num4_19740601.jpg 726w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5575'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 16, Number 4 cover of Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol17_Num2_19750101.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol17_Num2_19750101-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol17_Num2_19750101-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol17_Num2_19750101-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol17_Num2_19750101.jpg 734w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5576'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 17, Number 2 cover of Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol18_Num3_19760901.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol18_Num3_19760901-215x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol18_Num3_19760901-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol18_Num3_19760901.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5577'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 18, Number 3 cover of Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol22_Num3_19800901.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol22_Num3_19800901-228x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol22_Num3_19800901-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol22_Num3_19800901-777x1024.jpg 777w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol22_Num3_19800901-768x1012.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_Leads_Vol22_Num3_19800901.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5578'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 22, Number 3 cover of Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>During the 1970s and 1980s, multiple issues featured reports on the status of librarianship in different regions of the world. By the middle 1970s, single author essays began to appear alongside the reports included since the 1960s. Although the length and content of <em>Leads<\/em> remained mostly consistent, (as seen in the images above), the masthead and logo had changed over time. By the late 1970s, the use of photographs in articles became standard practice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">*Research tip: although photographers are not always attributed, photographs of members are often cited in publications like\u00a0<em>Leads<\/em>, sometimes providing the only means for archivists, historians, and librarians to identify unknown people in other photos. Be sure to write the names of everyone and everything in your own photos (in pencil please), before donating your images to an archives or library.<\/p>\n<h1>International Leads<\/h1>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-4234 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol01_Num01_19870301.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol01_Num01_19870301-228x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-5581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol01_Num01_19870301-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol01_Num01_19870301-777x1024.jpg 777w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol01_Num01_19870301-768x1012.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol01_Num01_19870301.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-5581'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 1, Number 1 cover of International Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol04_Num01_19900301.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol04_Num01_19900301-233x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-5582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol04_Num01_19900301-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol04_Num01_19900301-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol04_Num01_19900301-768x991.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol04_Num01_19900301.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-5582'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 4, Number 1 cover of International Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol06_Num01_19920301.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol06_Num01_19920301-230x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-5583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol06_Num01_19920301-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol06_Num01_19920301-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol06_Num01_19920301-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol06_Num01_19920301.jpg 834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-5583'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 6, Number 1 cover of International Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol09_Num01_19950301.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol09_Num01_19950301-227x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-5584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol09_Num01_19950301-227x300.jpg 227w, 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Each issue continued to include announcements of international conferences, book reviews, essays on international librarianship, and news items too. International job listings were included too. During the early 1990s, it became regular practice for essays to include photographs of the authors and essay subjects too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">* Research tip: while international librarianship often includes work in multiple languages, English language readers can access a great breadth of essays by simply reading this publication for a great variety of summaries of current events in international librarianship. The publications contained in this record series are great places to start reading about the world in libraries and libraries of the world.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-4234 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol10_Num01_19960301-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol10_Num01_19960301-233x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-5585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol10_Num01_19960301-233x300.jpg 233w, 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id='gallery-5-5585'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 10, Number 1 cover of International Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol14_Num01_20000301-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol14_Num01_20000301-230x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-5586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/12\/ALAA_4502010a_Box1_InternationalLeads_Vol14_Num01_20000301-230x300.jpg 230w, 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id='gallery-5-5588'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Volume 16, Number 3 cover of International Leads, found in Record Series 45\/2\/10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>During the late 1990s and through the early 2000s, <em>International Leads<\/em>\u00a0continued to expand its services to members. In the masthead alone, during a ten year period, researchers can see multiple different different logos, ranging from a globe without nations to a political map of nations, to an abstract globe. As the Round Table approached sixty years of existence, researchers can continue to read detailed essays on international librarianship and Round Table members across the world. Although the early newsletters and\u00a0<em>Leads<\/em> are not available online yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/alair.ala.org\/handle\/11213\/7238\">researchers are invited to read the publication\u00a0<em>International Leads<\/em> for themselves through the ALA Archives Institutional Repository ALAIR<\/a>, available wherever in the world our readers may be.<\/p>\n<h1>Copies Available at Your ALA Archives<\/h1>\n<p>Physical copies\u00a0<em>International Leads\u00a0<\/em>are available for viewing at the ALA Archives; however, not all copies are available yet. Please view the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/controlcard&amp;id=7656\">Record Series 45\/2\/10<\/a>, for information on which issues you can view locally or donate.<\/p>\n<h1>Got Something to Donate to the Story So Far?<\/h1>\n<p>There are so many great librarians doing so many great things and even the A.L.A. Archives can\u2019t always keep-up with everyone all of the time. Not all librarians save the records of their careers and this makes preserving the heritage of international librarians and their colleagues difficult to document. Are you (or somebody you know) a member of the International Relations Round Table? Or have you been involved with international librarianship? We welcome you to share your part of ALA and library history in the comments or to contact us. We and our readers would like to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1987, or since October 1957 if you count its predecessor (or since April 1957 if you count the predecessor&#8217;s predecessor [or really since 1950, for that predecessor&#8217;s predecessor]), the publications of the International Relations Round Table have been documenting goodwill between librarians in the form of publications like the RTLSA Newsletter, IRRT Newsletter, Leads, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":5567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[187],"class_list":["post-4234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ala-publications","tag-publications"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}