Respected Librarians: While appreciating Dr PV Konnur's point i only would like to add that different governmental libraries fall under different umbrellas and hence have to make individual associations to fight their cause. Academic Libraries are a big group, but quiet often smaller single unit libraries have no where to turn and hence a strong National body enriched by all such bodies like the IALA should be planned. Representations are long drawn out procedures and handled best on their own but if a body like ILA have the authority to approve the grieveinces before we can put up to our athorities then the matter will be uniform and there is a stamp of a prodfessional Association. Hence we must revamp and strenthen our ILA.. ALL assocaitions must trust ILA and empower them to fight on our behalf with the Ministry or UGC as the case may be. If a charter is made and approved for ILA then if we get the approval from ILA we should be able to get what is our due rather than be denied our rights. We have henc to first work ourselves to make a mark and then support ILA to make its mark. Since the last 28 years in my career I have yet to recieve communication from ILA on time whereas I am updated regularly by ALA, why cant we use their system in a more simple manner and update... I can only say Quodos to the LIS forum, NCSI team..... Their success in uniting so many professionals should encourage us to do more!!! Chitra Rao NITIE Mumbai 022 28573371 extn 337 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.