In addition to the financial underwriting from USIA, this project has had excellent levels of support at the University of Northern Iowa. Dr. Herbert Safford, Dean of Library Services, at the University of Northern Iowa provided ongoing support and advice throughout the project, including the participation of his exemplary staff. Dean Thomas Switzer and Associate Dean, William Callahan, College of Education, UNI, have supported this project throughout. Maxine Davis and Nancy Wegand, IRTS staff members, did an excellent job of maintaining IRTS in Mr. Kollasch’s absence.

The Orava Project (with its established offices in Bratislava and Nitra) was essential in providing support for planning workshops and organizing transportation, translation and interpretation support. Drs. Meredith and Steele, Orava Project Directors provided critical counsel to SK-Libris throughout the project. UNI’s Office of Education for Democracy also provided support. Richard Lankford and Paula Holotnakova, U.S. Embassy, Bratislava, were valuable sources of advice and support, as was Christina Miner, USIA, Washington, D.C. Sharman Smith, State Librarian of Iowa, was ever willing to support the project by lending her significant expertise to the project. The American Library Association, Chicago Headquarters, during our initial study tour, presented a seminar series.

Daneila Gondová, who acted as the in-country liaison, did an exemplary job of coordinating all the in country visits and workshops by U.S. specialists. She is well respected and thus, was able to stimulate Slovak interest in the SK-Libris.