The National Association of State Librarians was established in 1898. In 1904 the name was changed to National Association of State Libraries. In 1957 it merged with the State Library Agencies Division of the American Library Association to form the American Association of State Libraries. In 1971 the name of the latter was changed to Association of State Library Agencies. In 1974 the Round Table on Library Services to the Blind of the American Library Association and the Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries merged to form the Health and Rehabilitative Library Services Division of the American Library Association. In 1978 the Association of State Library Agencies and the Health and Rehabilitative Library Services Division of the American Library Association merged to form the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies. Works by the National Association of State Librarians and the National Association of State Libraries are found under National Association of State Libraries. Works by the other bodies are found under the following headings according to the name used at the time of publication: American Library Association. State Library Agencies Division. American Association of State Libraries. Association of State Library Agencies. American Library Association. Round Table on Library Services to the Blind. Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries. American Library Association. Health and Rehabilitative Library Services Division. Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies. SUBJECT ENTRY: Works about these bodies are entered under the name or names in existence during the latest period for which subject coverage is given. In the case where the required name is represented in this catalog only under a later form of the name, entry is made under the later form