ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 296 / C&RL News of a preliminary proof of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, the original journal of the Lewis and Clark expedition, a letter from Abraham Lincoln one month after his election that states he did not intend to propose the extinction of slavery, and numerous other documents of equal historical and cultural importance. Member libraries of PACSCL are: the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, American Philosophical Society, Annenberg Research Insti tute, Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr Col lege, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Free Benjam in F ranklin’s copy o f Mechanick Exercises by Josep h Moxon, on display in Philadelphia. Library of Philadelphia, Haverford College, His torical Society of Philadelphia, Library Company of Philadelphia, Presbyterian Historical Society, Rosenbach Museum and Library, St. Charles Bor- romeo Seminary, Swarthmore College, Temple University, and University of Pennsylvania. A fully illustrated catalog with color plates ac companies the exhibition. The catalog places each item in its historical context and provides back ground information on how the item reached its present library location. ACRL executive summary Professional developm en t Local presentations of ACRL continuing educa tion courses were held as follows: Preparing for Technology (CE 301) at SUNY-Buffalo, 40 partici pants; Writing the Journal Article (CE 501) at the University of Florida in Tampa, 57 participants; and CE 501 at the Western New York Library Council in Buffalo, 26 participants. Librarians as Supervisors (CE 101), offered jointly in Chicago with Northern Illinois University, was successful with over 50 participants. More than 175 people took ACRL courses in March 1988. Four thousand postcards were mailed inviting people to submit papers and programs for the A C R L N ation al C o n fe re n ce in C in c in n a ti. Cathleen Bourdon is working with a very active committee on this exciting event. Attractive and in formative publicity materials are helping us get the message out. A C R L ’s awards program now includes nine awards. M ary E llen Davis announced all the award winners through press releases and has worked with the committees to prepare citations and arrange for presentations. May 1988 / 297 The 12th National Endowment for the Humani ties Program m ing W orkshop was held in Burlingame, California, with 27 attendees. Julie Virgo was the main presenter. Enhancing service capacity ACRL submitted a proposal to the National E n dowment for the Humanities to offer one humani ties programming workshop for historically black colleges and universities and their communities. W e will find out in August if we have received funding. A dvocacy Several ACRL members attended meetings of the American Association for Higher Education; they met as a Position Round Table, chaired by Jo anne Euster, and attended many sessions. Joanne Euster, Sharon Rogers, and Jo An Segal met with staff members from the American Associ ation of University Professors and the Council of Graduate Schools in a preliminary planning session for a workshop for librarians and faculty members. An ad hoc committee will be appointed to continue the planning efforts. Publishing and research Pat Sabosik, editor and publisher of C h oice, spent two days at ACRL Headquarters in March. She and Jo An Segal met with ALA Publishing re garding the 3d edition of Books fo r C ollege L i­ braries (coming soon) and other publishing proj ects, defended budgets before ALA management, and worked on ACRL and C hoice management projects. C olleg e & R esearch L ib raries News has now switched to m icrocom puter-based production. Coding of editorial and advertising text for the April issue was done in Xywrite III Plus and trans mitted to our typesetter via modem. The March is sue of the Fast Jo b Listing Service was composed on Aldus Pagem aker for the first tim e by Gus Friedlander. M anagement Personnel. George Eberhart presented a paper on “UFOs in the Library: Where Popular Culture Meets Popular Science” at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association in New Orleans. Members of the ACRL Quality Circle completed work on their first assignment. They used brain storming, interviews, data collection forms, analy sis and creation of charts and graphs to study and report on how service to telephone callers could be improved without causing added interruption to regular work activities. After testing a new proce dure for two weeks, they suggested it to the Steer ing Committee, who immediately accepted it. The procedure will reduce the number of times callers have to be transferred. Beverley Washington is Cathleen Bourdon’s new administrative secretary. Sandy Donnelly has been transformed from a regular staff member into a consultant. She will continue to provide many of the same services she has in the past, but will also be developing her own consulting business. Guaranteed availability, when you want them. Journals of Science, Technology, and Medicine in microform. Every title filmed and delivered— from the first issue forward. Current subscriptions are delivered within three months of the end of the volume year, and availability of all backfiles is guaranteed. For complete title listings and prices, call 1-800-REACH-RP (1-800-732-2477) now. From Connecticut, Alaska and Canada, call collect (203 ) 397-2600. Research. Publications, Inc. 12 Lunar Drive/Drawer AB Woodbridge, GT 06525 (203) 397-2600 298 / C &RL News M em bership support. Cathleen Bourdon helped many sections with their appointments and nomi nations process. Alia Al-Taqi prepared the ballots for the election. Plans for the April 18 Executive Committee meeting are underway. Kathy Briggs- Smith began sending out appointment letters for Joe Boissé. ALA coop eratio n . A CRL staff served on the ALA Job Evaluation Committee, the Data Process ing Steering Committee, the Accounts Payable Task Force, the Payroll Task Force, the Orienta tion and Training Task Force, and the Hardware Task Force.—JoA n S. Segal. ACRL program s in New Orleans This year’s conference programs feature jazz, optical and compact discs, and government documents. Anthropology and Sociology Section ANSS will host a behind-the-scenes tour of the Amistad Research Center and the Middle Ameri can Research Institute at Tulane University on Tuesday, July 12, 1 :0 0 -5 :0 0 p .m ., followed by a reception. To register, contact Lynne M. Schmelz- Keil, Director of Development and Public Rela tions, Alexander Library, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903; (201) 932-7505. Art Section “Jazz in the Arts: Photography, Film, Dance, and Music Collections” (Monday, July 11, 9:30 a.m .-1 2 :3 0 p .m .), cosponsored by the Music L i brary Association, will be a multimedia presenta tion on jazz arts, with demonstrations of collections of photographs, films and videos, dance materials, and recorded music. A range of issues on collecting jazz images and recordings will also be presented. Speakers include Curtis Jerde, curator of the Ho gan Jazz Archive, Tulane University; Edw ard Manney, assistant curator, Vivian G. Iiarsch Col lection of Afro-American History and Literature, Chicago Public Library; and Don Roberts, Inde pendent Media, Minneapolis. Asian and African Section “Preservation of Asian and African Materials” (Monday, July 11, 9:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0 p .m .), cospon sored by the International Relations Round Table and the RTSD Preservation of Library Materials Section, will discuss the current and future status of preservation in Asian/African area studies. Speak ers include: Michael W . Albin, Library of Con gress, on Middle Eastern materials; Gregory A. Finnegan, Dartmouth Library, on African materi als; James H. Nye, University of Chicago, on South Asian materials; Diane E . Perushek, Princeton University, on East Asian materials; and Charles Bryant, Yale University, on Southeast Asian mate rials. Patricia Battin, president of the Commission on Preservation and Access, will serve as discus sant. Audiovisual Committee “Microcomputer Software: W hat Is It? Why Do I Need It? W hat Do I Do W ith It Once I Get It?” (Saturday, July 9. 9:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0 p .m .), cospon sored by the RTSD and PLA Audiovisual Commit tees, will focus on the role that software plays in public and technical services. Special emphasis will be placed on practical recommendations. Among the speakers are Victor Rosenberg (Personal Biblio graphic Software), on the future of library soft ware development; Katherine Chiang and Samuel Dem as (Cornell University), on software collection policy; and Jan DeSirey (Hennepin County L i brary), on cataloging.