ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News ■ M ay 2002 / 331 N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l d Stephanie O rphan NYPL unveils n e w South C ourt b u ild in g A new six-story glass structure will be unveiled at the New York Public Library on May 14 and o p en ed to the public on June 1. South Court, w hich rises within the southern courtyard of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, is the first above-ground structure to be added to the landm ark flagship building since it o p e n e d in 1911. South Court will offer training to the public in research techniques and m ethodologies and will include a public Orientation Center and an auditorium with multimedia and Webcasting capabilities. The $29 million project was funded through a $17.5 million capital construction grant from the City of New York and a gift of $8.5 million from Celeste and Armand Bartos, for w hom South Court’s Education Center will be named. The building w as designed by Davis Brody Bond LLP, the architectural firm responsible for the majority of the renovations to the H um ani­ ties and Social Sciences Library over the past 20 years. Political cartoon collection available th ro u g h D ig ita l Library o f Georgia A collection of editorial cartoons by Clifford “Baldy” Baldowski, cartoonist with the Atlanta Constitution for m ore than 30 years, is now available on the W eb via the Digital Library of Georgia. Prior to his death in 1999, Baldowski donated m ore than 7,000 cartoons to the Richard B. Russell Library for Politi­ cal Research and Studies at the Univer­ sity of Georgia. The electronic availabil­ ity of the work, w hich deals with topics including the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold war, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, is the culmination of a collaborative ef­ fort betw een the Russell Library and the Digital Library of Georgia. The Clifford H. “Baldy” Baldowski Collection includes the artist’s original editorial cartoons from both the Augusta Chronicle and the A tlanta Constitution. Baldowski was awarded the Sigma Delta Chi National Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism for a cartoon reflecting the threat of southern school closings in the ’60s and w as a w a rd e d fo u r F reed o m F o u n d a tio n ’s George Washington Medals for cartoons her­ alding America’s constitutional freedoms and patriotism. The cartoons, along with supporting m ate­ rials, such as comm entaries, a biographical essay, and suggested reading links, can be found online at http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/baldy.html. Site license e d itio n o f ChoǐceRevîews.online n o w availab le CHOICEhas announced the launch of the new site license edition of its W eb-based review service, Choice Reviews, online. The site license edition provides IP-based access to the ac­ claimed CHOICE review database and offers 24/7 Intern et access to m ore th a n 80,000 CHOICE reviews. Distinctive features include easy cam puswide and institutional access, a “Selected Records Page” that allows all users to create, edit, e-mail, and print customized lists of reviews while online, and reasonable pricing. N ational Library Service fo r th e Blind and Physically Handicapped announces telecom m unications in itia tiv e s The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically H andicapped has announced a http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/baldy.html 332 / C&RL News ■ M ay 2002 collaboration with NFB-NEWSLINE, a service of the National Federation of the Blind, and Bookshare.org, an online W eb service. NFB- NEWSLINE provides audio versions of daily newspapers through a toll-free telephone num ­ ber; is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; and is free to anyone in the United States w ho is eligible to rec e iv e services from NLS. Bookshare.org allows individuals to dow nload m ore than 8,000 books in Braille and provides the capability to listen to books with the aid of synthetic speech software. ACRL represented a t 21st Century Literacy S um m it The 21st Century Literacy Summit, hosted by the Bertelsmann Foundation and AOL Time Warner Foundation, was held in Berlin in March to prom ote a “transatlantic dialogue of deci­ sion-makers from government, business, and academia” to discuss issues related to what was term ed “new literacy for a convergent media w orld.” ACRL was well-represented at the in­ vitation-only summit, with executive director Mary Ellen K. Davis, past presidents Patricia Breivik and Hannelore Rader, and task force m em ber Michael Eisenberg in attendance. Speakers included former secretary of state Madeleine Albright and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. The international conference included attendees from Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and an array of European countries. As the Europeans used the term, 21st cen­ tury literacy focuses on the use of information U.S. a ttendees o f th e 21st C entury Literacy S um m it posed fo r a p icture a t Reichstagsgebäude (fro m I. to r.): Kristina Palmer, Bay Area Video C o a litio n ; A n d re w Blau, Flanerie W orks; Patricia Breivik, San Jose State University; H annelore Rader, U niversity o f Louisville; M ichael Eisenberg, U niversity o f W a sh in g to n ; and M ary Ellen Davis, ACRL. technology and the Internet in the future and their effects on education, workplace skills, and civic engagement. The conference addressed key areas in which individuals must enhance their know ledge and critical thinking skills: technology literacy, information literacy, cre­ ativity, and social com petence and responsi­ bility. M aryland In te rlib ra ry Consortium chooses Endeavor The Maryland Interlibrary Consortium (MIC) is implementing Endeavor’s Voyager integrated library m anagem ent system and ENCompass digital management and e-content system. MIC, which form ed ten years ago to share an inte­ grated online system, consists of the libraries of five private colleges. The consortium will now also share patron and materials holdings databases and a digital library. The MIC is the first group to select both systems but begin im plem enting ENCompass before Voyager. With both implementations now under way, MIC plans to have simultaneous searching of Voyager and ENCompass available to research­ ers this fall. Chronicle launches tria l o f cam puswide site licensing The Chronicle o f Higher Education has made available a campuswide site license edition to five institutions. Cleveland State University, Co­ lumbia University, Stanford University, Univer­ sity of Iowa, and University of Nevada— Reno have been selected to participate in a one- year introductory trial that significantly e n ­ hances the m agazine’s e x is tin g p a s s w o r d - b a s e d e le c tro n ic ac­ cess. Participants re ­ ceive com plete access to the Chronicle W eb site, w h ic h in clu d e s daily updates as well as supplem ents that do not a p p ear in the print edition. Com plete text from th e new spaper, which is printed on Fri­ day, is available on the W e b th e f o llo w in g M onday m orning. In addition to the current Bookshare.org Bookshare.org C&RL News ■ M ay 2002 / 333 Shhhhh! No la u g h in g allow ed. E d i t o r ’s note: The follo w in g h um orous pieces are f r o m the A pril 1 issue o f the Uni­ versity o f W a shington L ib ra rie s’ W eekly O n l i n e N e w s , w r i tt e n b y C h a r le s Chamberlin, Steve Eícbner, A n to n y Hopkins, E laine J e n n eñ ch , Susan Kemp, a n d P aula Walker. Reprinted with perm ission f r o m the University o f W ashington Libraries. N e w s ta ff tra v e l fu n d in g source u n d e r re v ie w A novel plan for finding additional resources to ease the b u rd e n of travel expenses o n libraries staff is u n d e r review by th e librar­ ies. The p lan calls for utilizing the extradi­ tion policies that are in place b etw een law enforcem ent agencies in m ost states. W hen requesting travel to a given city, a database of unsolved crimes in that jurisdiction will be consulted. If an extraditable offense is found, a staff m em ber will anonym ously subm it evidence implicating them selves in th e crime. After being escorted by friendly local police to the destination city, exoner­ ating evidence will b e forw arded by the libraries. The p lan does hav e som e lim itations, a n d w o rk rem ains on m any details, b u t it is h o p e d that it will provide at least som e fiscal relief for staff. A dditional benefits of the plan include expedited passage through airport security, a n d a higher level o f p e r­ sonal p rotection w hile e n route. The com ­ m ittee expects to have th e full p lan read y for p rese n tatio n to the council by April 15th. Signage task force hires design consultant T h e L ib raries S ignage T a sk F o rc e h a s h i r e d r e n o w n e d c o n s u l t a n t M a r th a S tew art to assist in c re a tin g th e p e rfe c t a tm o s p h e re for lea rn in g a n d re s e a rc h in t h e e n ti r e UW L ib ra rie s s y s te m . Ms. S tew art w ill b e g in w ith Suzzallo Library as th e p r o to ty p e a n d e a c h flo o r w ill re ­ c eiv e w h a t M artha refers to as “h u e s a n d to n e s th a t m ak e y o u sm arter!” Each floor will receive signage in appro­ priate colors: B asem ent: Shrim p Bisque; G round Floor: Baby’s First Summer; First Floor; Taupe Temptress; Second Floor: Cay­ enne; Third Floor: Coyote; Fourth Floor: Aub­ ergine; Fifth Floor Conference Rooms: Bland Beige. To a d d to the am bience, Martha has d e ­ signed m ajor destination signs for the li­ braries that will b e in th e sh ap e o f puffy cum ulus clouds. “T hey’re heavenly!” sighed Betsy Wilson, director o f UW Libraries. O ur corporate sp o n so r for this effort is K-Mart, w hose logo will no w a p p e ar o n all signage. O neW ednesday, 4/3/02 Please join u s for O neW ednesday, April 3rd from l:,30—2:30 p.m. in the T ow er Room. This m onth’s topic will be “Early retirement: is 40 to o early?” Early Retirem ent is o n e of the ideas that grew from recent brainstorm ­ ing sessions o n ways to save m oney and generate incom e. H ere is a ch ance to put o n your “creativity c a p ” a n d openly discuss your ideas about this intriguing concept. Manuscripts, Special Collections, U n iversity Archives acronym status resolved The Manuscripts, Special Collections, Uni­ versity Archives Division is p leased to an­ nounce that its acronym status has b e e n resolved. In 1999, following the m erger of th e Special Collections a n d Preservation Division w ith th e M anuscripts a n d Univer­ sity Archives Division, “MSCUA” was su b ­ m itted to th e U niversity o f W ashington Harm onical Acronym Team. The intent o f having MSCUA officially elevated from abbreviation to acronym w as to increase ease of use a n d foster a unique cam pus identity. It was initially anticipated that th e approval process w o u ld b e short. However, the team determ ined that there w ere several pho n etic interpretations that t h e y w e r e r e q u i r e d to i n v e s t i g a t e . “M uskaw uh,” “Em skw ah” a n d “Skway” (the “m ” is silent) w ere all review ed a n d consid­ e re d by the team. After several lively m eetings a n d a p e ­ riod of public comm ent, the team approved t h e d i v i s i o n s ’ p r e f e r r e d c h o i c e o f “M uskaw uh,” a n d it has no w b e e n ad d e d to the listing of official university acronyms. 334 / C&RL News ■ M ay 2002 issue, the archive of m ore than 12 years of the Chronicle are available and fully searchable. A p p ro p ria te use policies fo r com puters pro vid ed in ACRL's latest CLIP N o te Appropriate Use Policies f o r Computers in Col lege/University Libraries, CLIP Note #31, com ­ piled by Jane H. Tuten and Karen Junker, in­ cludes 27 library-specific a p p ro p ria te use policies (AUPs) and 26 institutional policies. Survey responses from 135 college and small university libraries w ere compiled, analyzed, and sum m arized to reveal not only the com ­ monalities, but also the variety in appropriate use policies and in the processes used to cre­ ate them. Respondents generously authorized the in­ clusion of their library or institutional docu­ ments, allowing the reader to fully appreciate the style, tone, and format as well as the con­ ­ tent of policies from public and private insti­ tutions from all parts of the country. Also in­ cluded is a useful list of URLs provided by respondents with library and institutional poli­ cies online, increasing the num ber of sample policies available for review. Appropriate Use Policies f o r Computers in College/University Libraries (ISBN 0-8389-8181- X, 2002) is $25.00; ACRL m e m b e rs r e ­ ceive a 10 percent dis­ count. To order ACRL publications, contact ALA, P.O.Box 932501, Atlanta, GA, 31193- 2501; p h o n e : (866) 746-7252 (866-Shop ALA); fax: (770) 442- 9742. An order form is also available online at http://w w w .ala.org/ acrl/pubsform .htm l. ■ ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute Academic libraries exist in a constantly changing environment with many new chal­ lenges and m any available opportunities. New dem ands o n academ ic libraries call for fundam ental shifts in leadership know ­ how. In response to these challenges, ACRL is collaborating with the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education to offer its popular ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute. At the ACRL/Harvard institute, you will b e am ong your fellow leaders in academ ic librarianship. The institute is designed for directors of libraries and individuals in p o ­ sitions such as associate university librar­ ian, assistant dean, vice president of infor­ m ation resources, university librarian, and college librarian. The institute w ould also be useful for individuals regularly involved in decision-m aking that affects the entire library operation and that involves other im portant relationships on campus. Com m ents from past participants in­ clude: “For the first time I have understood w hat I can find and see in m yself to be a leader, and I know that I have excellent tools with w hich to d o this. I wall learn to build on my strengths.” “I expected excellence and that is ex­ actly w hat I found. The quality of the pro­ gram, the faculty, and the participants made for an outstanding experience. Thank you for setting the tone and providing the space and time for o p e n discussion and debate, laughter and learning.” “I think the mix and diversity of partici­ pants was integral to the success of the program . I enjoyed the chance to m eet li­ brarians from all types of academ ic institu­ tions, and all parts of the country.” The 2002 ACRL/Harvard Leadership In­ stitute will be held in Cambridge, Massa­ chusetts, August 4-9, 2002, Registration ma­ terials a n d com plete details about the in­ stitute are available o n the Web at h ttp :// w w w .g se.h arv ard .ed u /~ p p e/. (U nder pro ­ grams, select “Higher Education,” then scroll dow n to ACRL Leadership Institute.) Reg­ ister early as spots will fill quickly. ACRL/ Harvard Leadership Institute alum ni b e n ­ efits include a subscription to an ongoing electronic list and annual alumni reunions at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. Questions about this institute can be di­ rected to acrl@ala.org; (800) 545-2433, ext. 2519. http://www.ala.org/ http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ppe/ mailto:acrl@ala.org