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ACRL can d id ates for 1 9 9 8  
electio n s

B e a n  active p a rticip a n t in ACRL-
vote!

V ice-P resid en t/P resid en t-Elect
Jill B. F a tz e r has been the dean o f library ser­
vices at the University o f New Orleans, since 
1989. From 1984 to 1989 she was the assistant 
director at Ohio State Uni­
versity Libraries. Previ­
ously she held reference 
positions at the University 
of Delaware and the Uni­
versity o f Texas-Austin. 
She was on the ALA Edu­
c a tio n  A ssem b ly  from  
1984 to 1986. She has 
been active in ACRL, serv­
ing on the Board o f Di­
rectors from 1994 to 1998. J ill B. Fatzer
O ther ACRL com m ittee 
activities include serving on the K. G. Sauer 
Award Committee from 1988 to 1991; the Plan­
ning Committee from 1987 to 1990; and chair 
o f the Task Force on Academic Libraries Out­
com es Assessment from 1996 to present; Bib­
liographic Instruction Section Committee on 
Education for Bibliographic Instruction, chair, 
1984 to 1986; and University Libraries Section, 
member-at-large from 1991 to 1993. She has 
been a member o f the Delaware Library Asso­
ciation, College & Research Library Division’s 
Committee on Continuing Education; the Loui­
siana Library Association, Federal Relations 
Com m ittee; was the Louisiana Academ ic Li­
brary Information Network Consortium vice­
chair from 1996 to 1997 and chair from 1997 
to 1998; and served on the Louisiana Board of 
Regents Library Task Force from 1991 to 1993. 
She was a m em ber o f the Special Libraries 
Association. Texas Chapter. She is a current 
member of the National Association o f State 
Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, Commis­
sion on Information Technology. Her recent 
publications include “Budget stringencies as a

stimulus to innovation” (J o u r n a l o f  L ib rary  A d
m in istration , 1996) and “Paraprofessionals in
the academic library: an administrator’s view
(LLA B ulletin , 1990). She has a MLS from the
University o f California, Berkeley.

L a r r y  L. H a r d e s ty  has b een  the co lleg e li­
brarian and professor at Austin College since
1995. From 1983 to 1995 he was director of
library services and pro­
fessor at Eckerd College. 
He also held positions in 
r e f e r e n c e  at D eP au w  
University and Kearney 
State C ollege. His ALA 
co m m itte e  s e rv ic e  in ­
cludes the Special Com­
m itte e  on A lte rn a tiv e  
Sources o f Funding for 
Academic Libraries from 
1989 to  1990. He has 

L arry  L. H ard estyb een an ACRL member 
since 1978 serving on the ACRL Board o f Di­
rectors from 1987 to 1991; the Appointments
Committee from 1996 to 1997; and the C ollege
& R e s e a r c h  L ib ra ries Editorial Board from 1990
to 1996. He chaired the College Libraries Sec­
tion from 1995 to 1996, has served on the Plan­
ning Committee from 1991 to 1994, and di­
rected the College Library Directors Mentor
Program since 1991. He is also a member of
the Library Administration and Management
Association and the Texas Library Association.
He has been active in ACRL chapters and was
the Florida Chapter President from 1986 to 1987
and the Indiana Chapter P resid ent-elect in
1982. He served on the Florida Library Asso­
ciation Board o f Directors from 1988 to 1990. 
His recent publications include “College Library
Directors Mentor Program” (T he J o u r n a l o f A c a
d e m ic  L ib rarian sh ip , 1997)-, “Library and Com­
puter Center Relations at Sm aller Academic
Institutions” ( L ib r a r y  Issu es, 1997); B i b l i o ­
g r a p h ic  In stru ction  in  P ractice, 1993; and vari­
ous other books, CLIPNotes, articles, chapters,
and reviews. He holds a B.A. and M.S. from

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Kearney State College, a M.A.L.A. from Uni­
versity of Wisconsin-Madison; a M.S. and Ph.D. 
from Indiana University-Bloomington; and a 
Certificate o f Public Administration from IUPUI.

Board of Directors:
D ir e c to r -a t-L a r g e : W illiam  E. B ro w n  J r ., 
Head, Archives & Special Collection, Univer­
sity o f Miami; C athy H e n d erso n ‚ Associate Li­
brarian, University o f Texas. 
D ire cto r-a t-L a rg e : B a r b a r a  J e n k in s ‚ Head, 
Reference Department, University o f Oregon; 
H en ry Stewart, Dean, Library Services, Troy 
State University.
D irector-at-L arge: P a u l E. D um ont, Direc­
tor, Technical Service, Dallas County Commu­
nity College; C harles R. Peguese, Dean, Instruc­
tion Resources, Harrisburg Area Community 
College.
D irector-at-L arge: D a n a  C. Rooks, Dean of 
Libraries, University o f Houston; D o n a ld  G. 
F ran k, Assistant Director, Library & Informa­
tion Center, Georgia Institute o f Technology. 
D irector-at-L arge: M ary L ee Sweat, Dean of 
Libraries, Loyola University; J o h n  S h erid an , 
Head Librarian, Colorado College.

A frican -A m erican  Studies L ib ra rian s 
Section (AFAS)
V ice -C h a ir/C h a ir-e le ct: C a ro l R itzen  Kem, 
Department o f Collection Management, Uni­
versity o f Florida; L ou v eller Luster, Documents 
Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University; 
M ary G. Wrighten, Multicultural Services Ref­
erence Librarian, Bowling Green State Univer­
sity.
S ecretary : B e n n ie  P. R obin son , Assistant Pro­
fessor, Bibliography, University of Akron; Al­
ic e  R eviere Sm ith‚ Black Studies/Women Stud­
ies Librarian, Cleveland State University. 
M em ber-at-Large: H arry M urphy, Collection 
Manager, University o f Washington; A u d rey  
Taylor, Coordinator, Reference Services, Uni­
versity o f Houston.

A nthrop o lo g y an d  So cio lo g y Section 
(ANSS)
V ice-C hair/C hair-elect: Sally Willson Weimer, 
Library Reference Services, University o f Cali­
fornia.
M e m b e r - a t - L a r g e : I s a b e l  d e l  C a r m e n  
Q u in tan a, Cataloging Librarian, Harvard Uni­
versity, A n n a  L. DeMiller, Coordinator Social 
Science & Humanities Service, Colorado State 
University.

A rts Section
V ice -C h a ir/C h a ir-e le c t: F lo y d  M. Z ula, Co­
ordinator, Acquisitions, California State Uni­
versity; Write-In C an d id ate.

A sia n , A frica n , an d  M iddle Eastern 
Section (AAMES)
V i c e -C h a i r /C h a i r -e l e c t: D onald Chvatal, 
VTLS, Inc.; Write-In C an d id ate. 
M em b er-at-L arge: Mihoko Miki, Cataloger, 
University of California, Los Angeles; Write-In 
C an d id ate.

Com m unity an d  Ju nio r College 
Lib raries Section (CJCLS)
V i c e - C h a i r /C h a i r - e l e c t : K a th ry n  C h ilson  
O ’G orm an, Director, Cincinnati State Technical 
and Community College; Theresa S. Byrd, LRC Di­
rector, J  Sargeant Reynolds Community College. 
S ecretary : D orothy J . Bell, Acquisitions Librar­
ian, Saint Petersburg Junior College; C ynthia 
K. Steinhoff, Systems & Collection Develop­
ment, Anne Arundel Community College.

College Lib raries Section (CLS)
V ice-C hair/C hair-elect; P eter V. D eekle, Col­
lege Librarian, Wheaton College; J o h n  G .Ja ffe, 
D irector o f Libraries & Integrated Learning 
Resources, Sweet Briar College.
S ecretary : C a th erin e M. Rod, Associate Librar­
ian, Grinnell College; Lynn Scott C och ran e, 
Dean, Marymount University. 
M em ber-at-Large: B illy P en n in gton , Library 
Director, Birmingham-Southern College Li­
brary; M ic h a e l A nn (M ickey) Z em on, Director 
o f Libraries, Emerson College.

Education an d  B e h a v io ra l Sciences 
Section (EBSS)
V ice-C h air/C h air-elect: Ellen D. Gilbert, So­
cial Scien ces Librarian, Rutgers University; 
D a n e  M. Ward, Coordinator for Information 
Literacy, Wayne State University. 
M em b er-at-L arg e: E llie E. M arch, Associate 
Librarian for Public Service, North Carolina Uni­
versity; L o r e n e  R. Sisson, Education Curricu­
lum Librarian, San Jo se  State University.

English an d  A m erican  Literature 
Section (EALS)
V ice-C hair/C hair-E lect: C a th erin e A. Larson, 
Fine Arts/Humanities Team Leader, University 
o f Arizona; Steven Ellis, Electronic Text Librar­
ian, Pennsylvania State University.
S e cre ta ry : L in d a  Stein, Associate Librarian,



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University of Delaware; Ju d y  Fertig, Reference 
Librarian, Brandeis University.
Member-At-Large: Carol A. McAllister, Bibli­
ographer/Information Service Librarian, College 
of William and Mary; J o h n  Tofanelli, Resource 
Services Librarian, Johns Hopkins University.

Extended Campus Libraries Services 
Section (ECLSS)
Vice-Chair/Chair-elect: Harvey Gover, Branch 
Campus Librarian, Washington State Univer­
sity at Tri-Cities; Write-in C andidate.
Secretary: Trish D el Nero‚ Extension Librar­
ian, Loyola University-New Orleans; Carol M. 
Greene, Director of Library Services, Ashland 
Community College.
Member-at-Large: A lexan der ( Sandy) Slade, 
Program Director, University of Victoria; Kay 
Harvey, Head Librarian, Pennsylvania State-
McKeesport.

Instruction Section (IS)
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Robert F. Rose, Asso­
ciate Director of Library Service, University of 
Northern Iowa; B a r b a r a  M acA dam , Head, 
Education & Information Services, University 
of Michigan.
Secretary: M onica Fusich, Reference Librar­
ian, California State University- Fresno; Lisa 
J a n i c k e  H in c h liffe ‚ R eferen ce Librarian, 
Parkland College Library.
Member-at-Large: A bigail A. Loomis, Coordi­
nator of Library User Education, University of 
Wisconsin; M adeline A. Copp, Reference Librar­
ian, Occidental College.

Law  and Political Science Section 
(LPSS)
V ice-ch air/C h air-elect: M arifran  Bustion, 
Head, Acquisitions Department, George Wash­
ington University; Write-In Candidate. 
Member-at-Large: C atherine Hansen, Librar­
ian, University of Rochester; Suping Lu, Assis­
tant Professor/Liaison Librarian, University of 
Nebraska-Lincoln.

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section 
(RBMS)
Vice-Chair/Chair-elect: Eric Holzenberg, Li­
brarian, The Grolier Club Library; E lain e B. 
Smyth, Curator Rare Books, Louisiana State Uni­
versity.
Member-at-Large: D an iel J . Slive, Coordina­
tor of Reader & Bibliographic Services, Brown 
University; Theresa A Salazar, Rare Book Li­

brarian, University of Arizona.

Slavic and Eastern European Section 
(SEES)
Vice-Chair/Chair-elect: Richard Fitzsimmons, 
Director, Pennsylvania State University; Patri­
cia  K. Thurston, Assistant Professor, Univer­
sity of Illinois.
Secretary: J u lie  Swann, Slavic Cataloger, Uni­
versity of Nebraska.
Member-at-Large: Gordon B. Anderson, Ref­
erence Librarian & Bibliographer, University 
of Kansas; D arla B. Carras, Slavic Materials 
Cataloger, University of Pittsburgh.

Science and Technology Section (STS)
V ice-C hair/C hair-elect: P atricia A. Kreitz, 
Manager of Library and Information Services, 
Stanford University; George Porter, Technical 
Reference Librarian, California Institute of Tech­
nology.
S e c r e ta r y /M e m b e r -a t -L a r g e : N orm a 
K obzin a, Librarian, Bioscience and Natural 
Resources Library, University of Califomia-Ber-
keley; E dw ard G onzalez, Reference Science Li­
brarian, University of North Texas.

University Libraries Section (ULS)
Vice-Chair/Chair-elect: P atrick J . Mullin, As­
sociate University Librarian ‚ University of North 
Carolina; Ja m e s  A. Estrada, University Librar­
ian & Executive Director, Fairfield University. 
Member-at-Large: D anielle Mihram, Univer­
sity of Southern Califomia-Los Angeles; D ebo­
rah B. D ancik, Associate Director, University 
of Alberta; D ennis K. Lambert, Head, Collec­
tion Development and Management, Villanova 
University; Susan Searing, Head, Research and 
Planning, University of Illinois, Urbana-Cham
paign.

W estern European Specialists Section 
(WESS)
Vice-Chair/Chair-elect: Jo h n  M. Cullars, Bib­
liographer for the Humanities, University of Il­
linois at Chicago; R ichard H acken, European 
Studies Bibliographer, Brigham Young Univer­
sity.
Secretary: N ancy S. Boerner, Librarian, Mod­
em European Languages, Indiana University; 
Sam Dunlap, Assistant Librarian, University of 
California-San Diego.
Member-at-Large: B eau  D avid Case, Assistant 
Professor, Ohio State University; K arl E. Fattig, 

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Reaching fo r the Stars: The Illustrated 
History o f M a n n e d  Spaceflight, by Peter
Bond (128 pages, November 1997), is a capsule 
history o f U.S. and Russian astronautics from Yuri 
Gagarin and Alan Shepard to the space shuttle 
and Mir. This is the trade paperback version o f
the 1996 Cassell clothbound edition, so beware 
of duplication. However, Bond offers a British 
perspective on the space race that will satisfy 
undergraduate curiosity. $19.95. Distributed by 
Sterling Publishing. ISBN 0-304-34953-4.

Serials M a n a g e m e n t in Academ ic Librar­
ies: A  G uide to Issues a n d  Practices, by
Jean Walter Farrington (177 pages, August 1997), 
addresses the issues that serials librarians are fac­
ing and provides som e practical information for
meeting future challenges. Some o f the key is­
sues discussed are access versus ownership, elec­
tronic dissemination, document delivery systems, 
standards for electronic data transfer, and the 
debate over the outsourcing o f cataloging. A good 
introduction to serials librarianship. $59-95. 
Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-27378-2. ■

Candidates continued fro m  p a g e 776
 

M em ber-at-Large: Beau David Case, Assistant 
Professor, O hio State University; K a rl E. Fattig, 
Catalog Librarian, B ow doin College Library; 

 Ju lie M. Still, Multimedia Instruction Librarian, 
Rutgers University. Professor, O hio State Uni­
v e rsity ; K a rl E. Fattig, C a ta lo g  L ib rarian , 
B ow doin College Library; Ju lie M. Still, Multi
media Instruction Librarian, Rutgers University.

W o m e n ’ s Studies Section (WSS)
V ice -C h a ir/C h a ir-e le ct: D olores Fidishun, 

 Head Librarian, Pennsylvania State Great Val­
ley Library; Marlene M an off C ollection Man­
ager, Massachusetts Institute o f Technology (MIT). 

 Secretary: Melinda F. Brown, Instructional Ser­
vices Librarian, North Carolina State Univer­
sity; Sara N. Brownmiller, Systems Librarian, 
University o f Oregon.
M ember-at-Large: Anne L. Moore, Librarian, 
University o f Nebraska at Kearney; G. Marga­
ret Porter, A ssociate Librarian, University o f 
Notre Dam e. ■

ACRL seeks Editor for RBML
Rare Books &  M anuscripts Librarianship

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is seeking an editor 
for the rare books journal Rare Books & Manuscripts Librarianship [RBML). The 
RBML editor is responsible for the editorial content o f the journal and is assisted 
by an editorial board, prim arily in refereeing submissions. The editor, w h o  is 
the chair of the RBML Editorial Board, receives submissions and sends them out 
to board members for their review. The editor makes the final decision on all 
items ap pe arin g in the journal.

The position o f editor of RBML is voluntary. The editor is appointed for a three-
year term and may serve a maximum of three such terms. The editor recom­
mends to the ACRL Publications Committee for their approval w h o  shall be on 
the journal’s ed itorial board and also w ho shall be book review editor. Produc­
tion o f the journal is handled b y the production manager at ACRL Publications 
in C hicago, w ith whom the RBML editor works closely.

A ppointm ent w ill be made by the ACRL Board o f Directors at the 19 98 ALA 
A nnual M eeting. The incoming editor w ill assume full responsibilities in July 
1 9 9 9  after w o rkin g  a year w ith the outgoing editor. A pplicants must be a 
member o f ALA and ACRL. A pplications for the position o f editor o f RBML 
should be sent to

Hugh Thompson
Director o f Publications

ACRL, 5 0  East Huron St., C hicago, IL 60 61 1

D eadline for receipt o f ap plication s extended to M a rch 1‚ 1 9 9 8 .
Finalists w ill be interview ed at the ALA A nnual M e eting in June 19 98.