ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries April 1989 / 295 g ra n t w e n t to Frederick L ynden in 1986 for his project, “Price Indexes of E u ro p ea n a n d A cadem ic L ib ra ry M a terials.” T he second a w a rd w e n t to M i­ chael Albin in 1987 fo r a p roject on “Refugee a nd Exile P ublishing in W estern E u ro p e .” T he a w a rd w as not given in 1988. ■ ■ ACRL seek s n o m in e e s fo r o ffic e The Association needs your help to achieve its goals and objectives. W ould you like to serve on th e A C R L B oard of D irectors as m em b e r-a t-la rg e or seek office in an A C R L section? W ould you like to nom in a te any­ one else for such a position? If th e answ er is yes, h e re is w h a t you need to do. ACRL Board of Directors T h e U n iv e rsity L ib ra rie s S e c tio n , C h a p te rs C ouncil, a nd th e A ctivity Sections C ouncil w ill be nom in a tin g c an didates for m em b e r-a t-la rg e to the AC R L B oard of D irectors. T h e election fo r these offices w ill be h eld in th e spring of 1990. T h e w in ­ ners w ill hold office b e g inning in th e sum m er of 1990. If you w ish to be considered for nom ination to e ither office or if you w o uld like to subm it nam es for consideration, c o ntact e ith e r th e ch air of th e N o m in atin g C om m itte e of ULS (nam e given in fol­ lo w in g section), th e c h a ir of C h a p te rs C ouncil (C hristina W oo, San Diego State U niversity L i­ b ra ry , San Diego, CA 92182-0511), or th e c h air of th e A c tiv ity S ectio n s C o u n c il (B a rb a ra G a lik , G ra d u a te L ib ra ry , 117c H a tch e r L ib ra ry , Univer­ sity of M ichigan, A nn A rbor, M I 48109-1204), p rio r to th e ALA A n n u a l C onference in D allas. ACRL section officers C a n didates for vice-chair/chair-elect of A CRL sections are selected by th e N o m in atin g C om m it­ tees of each section. If you w o u ld like to n om inate som eone or be nom in a ted for vice-chair/chair-elect of an A C R L section, c o n ta ct th e c h air of th e N om i­ n a tin g C om m itte e for th e a p p ro p ria te section p rio r to ALA C onference in D allas. O th e r section of­ fices, in cluding secretary a n d m em ber-at-large, m ay also be u n d e r consideration for this term o f of­ fice, w hich w ould begin in th e sum m er o f 1990. Section Nominating Committee chairs A nthropology a nd Sociology Section Jam es W . W illiam s, Assistant E d u ca tio n a n d So­ cial Science L ib ra ria n , 100 U niversity of Illinois L ib ra ry , 1408 W . G regory D r ., U rb a n a , IL 61801. A r t Section N ancy H. Allen, Assistant D ire cto r for Public Services, W illiam E. M organ L ib ra ry , C olorado S tate U niversity, F o rt C ollins, C O 80523. A sian a n d A fric a n Section B renda E . Bickett, Arabic M aterials Specialist, M ark L ovinger L ib ra ry , P .O . 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W ashington, Phoenix, AZ 85007. ■ ■ W hy ACRL m e m b e r s s h o u ld v o te to in c r e a s e th e ir d u e s By L ind a J. P ie le Chair, A C R L B u d g e t a n d F inance C o m m itte e A C R L membership dues and benefits. M e m b e r s of A C R L w ill be asked on th e A pril ballot to a p p ro v e a proposal to increase th e ir a n ­ nual dues from $25 to $35, effective w ith th e 1990 m em bership year. A c ting upo n a reco m m e n d a tio n of th e B udget a n d F in a n c e C o m m itte e , th e AC R L Board of D irectors unanim ously passed a resolu­ tion a t its M id w in te r m eeting in J a n u a ry p u ttin g the dues increase on th e S pring 1989 b allot. If th e increase is ap p ro v ed , it w ill b rin g A C R L dues in line w ith those of o th e r ALA divisions, w h ic h , w ith the exception of RASD, have e ith e r a lre a d y raised th eir dues to $35 o r $40 o r h a v e also p u t a p roposal to do so on th e A pril ballot. T h e B udget a n d F in a n ce C o m m itte e decided to reco m m e n d a dues increase w ith g re at relu c ta n c e a n d only a fte r c arefully studying c u rre n t a n d p ro ­ jected budgets a n d considering a v a rie ty of a lte rn a ­ tives. Som e of these a lternatives w e re suggested by A C R L m em bers w h o a tte n d e d th e o p e n h e a rin g on A C R L ’s F in a n c ia l P la n th a t w as h e ld a t th e M id­ w in te r M eeting. U n fo rtu n ate ly , w h ile cost control m ea su re s a n d re v e n u e e n h a n c e m e n ts w ill h e lp , th e y w ill n ot by them selves solve th e pro b lem . A dues increase is necessary to avoid c u ttin g services