ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries Association of College & Research Libraries ACRL Seeks Volunteers for Offices and Committees Would you like to run for an ACRL office or volunteer for appointment to an ACRL standing committee? Are you interested in seeking office in an ACRL section or being considered for appointment to a section or being considered for appointment to a section committee? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, here is how you proceed. ACRL P r e s i d e n t The ACRL Appointments and Nominations Committee will nominate candidates for the office of ACRL vice-president/president-elect at the Jan­ uary 1983 Midwinter meeting of ALA. The election for this office will be held in the spring of 1983. The winner of the election will serve as vice­ president/president-elect during 1984-85 and as president of ACRL during 1985-86. If you wish to be considered for nomination to this office or if you would like to submit names for consideration, contact the chair of the Ap­ pointments and Nominations Committee, Mary Sue Ferrell, 1011 West King St., Carson Cit y , N V 89701. ACRL C o m m i t t e e s ACRL has fifteen standing committees to which appointments may be made: Academic or Research Librarian of the Year Award Committee, Ac­ ademic Status Committee, Appointments and Nominations Committee, Audiovisual Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Conference Pro­ gram Planning Committe e , Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Continu­ ing Education Committee, L egislation Committee, Membership Commit­ tee, National Conference Committee, Planning Committee, Publications Committee, S tandards and Accreditation Committee, and S upplemental Funds Committee. To learn about the areas of responsibility covered by these committees, see the ALA Handbook o f Organization 1982-83. When scheduled vacancies occur on ACRL standing committees, the Ap­ pointments and Nominations Committee recommends to the president­ elect of ACRL the names of members who might fill the vacancies. The president-el ect makes the final appointments. If you are interested in being considered for appointment to an ACRL committee, you should complete the ACRL Committee Volunteer Form that is included in this issue of 342 / C&RL News In this issue: A CRL Seeks V o lu n teers........... 341 International Exchange at Ohio U niversity.......................345 The Exchange Experience: A British Perspective..............350 Bibliographic Instruction: Library Skills in a Teacher Education P r o g r a m .................................... 351 Washington H o tlin e .................. 355 News from the F i e l d .................. 359 P e o p le ......... .................................... 361 Pu blications.................................. 368 New T ech n o log y ......................... 369 Classified A dvertising................ 370 C &R L N ew s and m ail it to M ary Sue F errell, chair of the Appointments and Nominations C om m ittee, before Janu ary 1, 1983. A C R L S e c t i o n O f f i c e s A C R L has th irteen sections (their names are listed later in this article). You will find a descrip­ tion of th eir areas of responsibility in the A L A H a n d b o o k o f O rganization. E ach section has an executive com m ittee and a nom inating com m ittee. T h e nom inating com m ittee nominates persons to run for the elective offices of the section. T h e m ajor o ffic e s o f a s e c tio n a re th e c h a ir an d v i c e ­ chair/chair-elect. Some sections also elect secre­ taries and m em bers-at-large to the section execu­ tive com m ittee. I f you would like to run for the office of vice-chair/chair-elect of a section or for secretary or m em ber-at-large, contact the chair or a m em ber of the appropriate section nom inating com m ittee (see “People to C o n ta c t,” below ), be­ fore Janu ary 1, 1983. A C R L S e c t i o n C o m m i t t e e s T he comm ittees of A C R L sections offer a variety of opportunities for service to the division. T he Com m unity and Junior College Section alone has ten com m ittees. For a com plete listing of A C R L section com m ittees, see the A LA H a n d b o o k o f O r­ g an ization . T h e chair-elect of a section appoints the chair and m em b ers o f all se ctio n c o m m itte e s w hen scheduled vacancies on these com m ittees occur. I f you would like to be considered for appointm ent as chair or m em ber of a section com m ittee, fill out the A C R L C om m ittee Volunteer Form and m ail it to the chair-elect of the appropriate section (see “Peo­ ple to C o n ta c t,” below ), before Jan u ary 1, 1983. E d i t o r i a l B o a r d s A C R L has five editorial boards: the C h o ic e E d i­ torial Board, the C o lleg e & R esea rch L ib r a r ie s E d ­ itorial Board, the C o lleg e & R esea rch L ib r a r ie s N ew s E d itorial Board, the N on print M ed ia P u b li­ cation s Editorial Board, and the P u blication s in L i ­ b rarian sh ip Editorial Board. W hen a vacancy oc­ curs on an editorial board, the editor recommends the name of a person to fill the vacancy. T h e P u bli­ cations C om m ittee must approve the recom m en­ daton. T h e A C R L Board must give its approval, and finally the president of A C R L makes the ap­ pointm ent. I f you would like to be considered for appoint­ m ent to an editorial board, contact the editor of the publication (see “People to C o n ta c t,” below ). Rem em ber th at at any given tim e there are only a lim ited number of vacancies on A C R L ’s com m it­ tees, sections, and boards. I f at once you don’t suc­ ceed in obtaining an appointm ent, try again. Make yourself known to com m ittee chairs by sitting in on m eetings, volunteering to help w ith com m ittee projects, etc. I f com m ittee chairs see that you are College & Research Libraries News (ISSN 0 0 9 9 -0 0 8 6 ) is p u b lis h e d b y th e A s s o c ia tio n o f C o lle g e a n d R e s e a rc h L i­ b ra rie s, a d iv is io n of th e A m e ric a n L ib ra ry A s s o c ia tio n , as 11 m o n th ly (c o m b in in g J u ly -A u g u s t) issues, at 5 0 E. H u ro n St., C h i­ c a g o , IL 6 0 6 1 1 . A n n u a l s u b s c rip tio n : $ 1 0 . S in g le c o p ie s a n d b a c k issues: $ 3 .5 0 e ach . S e c o n d -c la s s p o s ta g e p a id fo r at C h i­ c a g o , Illinois, a n d at a d d itio n a l m a ilin g o ffice s. Editor: G e o rq e M. E b e rh a rt. A C R L /A L A , 50 E. H u ro n St., C h ic a g o , IL 6 0 6 1 1 ; (312) 9 4 4 -6 7 8 0 . P re s id e n t, A C R L : C a rla J. S toffle. 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A p a rtia l list of th e s e rv ic e s in d e x in g o r a b s tra c tin g th e c o n ­ te n ts of C & R L N e w s in c lu d e s : C u rre n t C o n te n ts : S o c ia l & B e ­ h a v io ra l S c ie n c e s ; C u rre n t In d e x to J o u rn a ls in E d u c a tio n ; In fo r­ m a tio n S c ie n c e A b s t r a c t s ; L ib r a r y & I n f o r m a tio n S c ie n c e A b s tra c ts ; L ib ra ry L ite ra tu re ; a n d S o c ia l S c ie n c e s C ita tio n In ­ dex. To the postmaster: P lease s e n d u n d e liv e ra b le c o p ie s to A C R L , 5 0 E. H u ro n St., C h ic a g o , IL 6 0 6 1 1 . © A m e ric a n L ib ra ry A s s o c ia tio n 198 2 . All m a teria l in this jo u r­ nal s u b je c t to c o p y r ig h t b y th e A m e ric a n L ib ra ry A s s o c ia tio n m a y be p h o to c o p ie d fo r th e n o n c o m m e rc ia l p u rp o s e o f s c ie n ­ tific o r e d u c a tio n a l a d v a n c e m e n t. N ovem ber 1982 / 343 interested in the work of their comm ittees, they may recommend your name to the appropriate ap­ pointing body when a vacancy occurs. P e o p l e t o C o n t a c t A n th rop olog y a n d S ociology Section Vice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Patricia W . Silvernail, 4890 Donald Street, Eugene, O R 97405. N o m in atin g C o m m ittee: C h a ir, G regory A. Finnegan, 1022 South Boulevard, Evanston, IL 60202; Jan et L . Steins, 294 Sheep Pasture Road, Setauket, NY 11733; Susan W illiam son, M cC abe L ibrary, Swarthm ore College, Sw arthm ore, PA 19081. A rt Section V ic e - C h a ir / C h a ir - E le c t : R o la n d H a n se n , Reader Services L ibrarian , School of the Art Insti­ tute of Chicago L ibrary, Columbus at Jackson, C hicago, I L 60603. Asian a n d A frican Section V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Tze-chung L i, Rosary College G raduate School of Library Science, 7900 W . Division, River Forest, IL 60305. Nominating Com m ittee: C hair, Louis A. Jaco b , Head, Southern Asia Section, Asian Division, L i­ brary of Congress, W ashington, D C 20540; Fran- cine H. McNulty, Middle East D epartm ent, W id ­ ener L ib ra ry , H arvard University, C am bridge, MA 02138; Elizabeth A. W idenm an, A fricana B ib ­ liographer, C olum bia University L ib ra ry , New York, NY 10027; Julian W etherelí, 4901 Seminary Road, #321, Alexandria, VA 22311. B ib lio g ra p h ic Instruction Section Vice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Maureen D . Pastine, 5028 Trenary W ay, San Jose, CA 95118. Nominating Com m ittee: C hair, Joann IL Lee, Head, Reader Services, Donnelley L ibrary, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045; Judy Rey­ nolds, B I Instruction Coordinator, C lark L ibrary, Room 115, W ashington Square, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192; Mignon Adams, Coordinator of L ibrary Instruction, Penfield L i­ brary, SUNY/Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126. C o lleg e L ib ra ries Section V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Patricia G. Oyler, 56 Bigelow Avenue, W atertow n, MA 02172. N ominating Com m ittee: C hair, John P. D iana, Head L ibrarian , DuBois Campus L ibrary, Penn­ sylvania State University, College Place, DuBois, PA 15801; Edw ard J. Jennerich, L ibrary Science D epartm ent, Baylor University, W aco, T X 76703; P am ela L . W onsek, Assistant to the D ire c to r, Mercy College Libraries, 555 Broadw ay , Dobbs F erry, NY 10522. C om m u n ity an d Ju n ior C o lleg e L ib ra ries Section C hair: Joseph F . Lindenfeld, 491 North High­ land Street, Apt. 12, Memphis, TN 38122. Nominating Com m ittee: C hair, Susan M. M al­ tese, 123 C olum bia, Elm hurst, IL 60126; B arbara C o llin s w o r th , 3 3 6 5 4 C o lfa x D r iv e , S te r lin g Heights, M I 48077. E d u cation a n d B eh a v io ra l Sciences Section V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Virginia Parr, 366 D ix­ myth, C incinnati, OH 45220. Nominating Com m ittee: C hair, Ann K. R an­ dall, 167 E ig h th Street, Providence, R I 0 2 9 0 6 ; D arrell L . Jenkins, Administrative Services L ib ra r­ ian, Morris L ibrary, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901; Linda J. Sum m ataro, 3649 T aliluna Avenue, Unit G -3, Knoxville, TN 37919. L a w a n d P olitical Science Section V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Abner J. Gaines, Spe­ cial Collection and Rare Books L ibrarian , Univer­ sity of Rhode Island L ibrary, Kingston, R I 02881. Nominating Com m ittee: To be appointed. R are B ooks an d M anuscripts Section, V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Stephen Ferguson, D e­ partm ent of Rare Books and Special Collections, P rin c e to n U n iv ersity L ib r a r y , P r in c e to n , NJ 08544. N om in atin g C om m ittee: C h a ir, K en n eth E . C a r p e n te r , H a rv a rd U n iv e rs ity L ib r a r y , W adsworth House, Cam bridge, MA 02138. Science an d T ech n olog y Section V ice-C h air/ C h air-E lect: Ja n Kennedy-O lsen, M ain L ib r a r y , C orn ell U niversity, Ith a c a , NY 14853. Nominating Com m ittee: To be appointed. Slavic a n d E ast E u rop ean Section V ice-C h air/ C h air-E lect: G . Koolem ans B ey ­ nen, 460 East Norwich, Apt. C , Columbus, OH 43201. N om inating C om m ittee: C h air, Howard W . Robertson, University of Oregon L ibrary, Eugene, OR 97401; David J. Norden, 1453 W isteria, Ann Arbor, M I 48104; Eleanor R. Payne, Collection Development L ibrarian , University of C alifornia- Davis, Davis, CA 95616. University L ib ra ries Section V ic e -C h a ir / C h a ir -E le c t: Ja n e Ross M oore, G raduate School and University C enter, C ity Uni­ versity of New York, 33 W est 42d Street, New York, NY 10036. Nominating Com m ittee: C hair, M u rray S. M ar­ tin, University L ibrarian , Tufts University, Med­ ford, MA 02155; Joan I. Gotwals, Deputy D irector of Libraries, University of Pennsylvania, Philadel­ phia, PA 19104; Carolyn A. Kacena, L ibrary, C al­ ifo rn ia S ta te U niversity, 800 N. S tate C ollege B lvd ., Fullerton, CA 92634. A C R L C O M M IT T E E V O L U N T E E R F O R M If you are interested in serving on an ACRL standing committee, please complete this form and mail it before the ALA Midwinter Meeting to: Mary Sue Ferrell, 1011 West King St., Carson City, NV 89701. If you would like to serve on an A CRL section committee, send this form to the appropriate section vice­ chair/chair-elect before the ALA Midwinter Meeting. NAME, T IT L E , IN STITU TIO N A L ADDRESS P R E F E R R E D MAILING ADDRESS DATE O F A P PLIC A TIO N ____________________ NUMBER O F YEARS AS M EM BER O F A L A ________A C R L ______________________________________ ACADEM IC BACKGROUND (List institutions, dates of degrees, and relevant subject areas) PRO FESSIO N A L A C T IV IT IE S ALA or ACRL Committee Assignments State and Regional Committee Assignments ALA or ACRL Offices Held State and Regional Offices Held Publications Other A CRL C O M M IT T E E P R E F E R E N C E S R ELEV A N T BACKGROUND OR E X P E R IE N C E FO R C O M M IT T E E ASSIGNMENT Can you attend regularly the ALA Midwinter and Annual conferences? Y E S ___N O ___ PLEA SE EX PRESS YOUR MAJOR CONCERNS FO R STREN G TH EN IN G TH E ASSOCIATION O F C O L L E G E AND RESEARCH LIBR A R IES: November 1982 / 345 Western E uropean Specialists Section Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Joan F. Higbee, 13 N. Bedford Street, Arlington, VA 22201. Nominating Com m ittee: C hair, Kenneth O. Jensen, Director for Collection Development, Al­ derman L ibrary, University of V irginia, C har­ lottesville, VA 22901. E ditorial Boards C h oice Editor: Rebecca S. Dixon, C hoice, 100 Riverview Center, Middletown, C T 06475. C ollege & R esearch L ibraries Editor: C. James Schmidt, Research Libraries Group, Jordan Quad­ rangle, Stanford, CA 94305. C o lle g e & R esea rch L ib r a r ie s N ew s E d ito r: George M. Eberhart, ACRL/ALA, 50 E . Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. A C R L N on prin t M ed ia P u b lica tion s E d ito r: Jean W . Farrington, Assistant Circulation L ibrar­ ian, Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104. A C R L Publications in Librarianship Editor: Ar­ thur P. Young, Dean of Libraries, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881. ■ ■ International Exchange of Librarians and the Ohio University Internship Program H w a-W ei L e e K. M ulliner Ohio University L ibraries E d ito r ’s N ote: This p a p e r w as p resen ted to th e ALA International Relations Round T able at the P hiladelphia Annual C on feren ce on July 12, 1982. I n t r o d u c t i o n “International exchange of librarians” is often interpreted as those bilateral arrangements be­ tw een institutions to exchange librarians on a short-term basis. The details of such arrangements vary from agreement to agreement and, as a rule, are expected to work out to the mutual advantage of both institutions and of the individuals. But, practically speaking, not all exchanges are bilateral nor on a one-to-one basis. Some may begin as uni­ lateral and later become bilateral as a result of the relationships established while others may lead to multilateral or other asymmetrical relationships. No matter the form, it is likely that exchanges will require considerable negotiation, patience, and time to finalize a multitude of details. This paper will illustrate the above points by discussing some of the exchange opportunities available for Ameri­ can librarians and then by focusing on the library internship programs offered by the Ohio Univer­ sity Libraries. O p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r A m e r i c a n L i b r a r i a n s Many of the exchange arrangem ents among American librarians and their foreign counterparts result from personal contacts. W hile this means that those individuals with international connec­ tions are most likely to develop further contacts, those wishing to join the international library com­ munity are not excluded. One of the media for ini­ tial contacts which has been little utilized is the advertiseetmn section of professional journals.1 This year, in response to an ad in C ollege & R esearch L i­ b r a ries N ew s, April 1981, p. 108, placed by a French librarian, a colleague is arranging to switch jobs with his French counterpart. The realization of such exchanges requires not only the willingness of both individuals to agree to a mutually satisfac­ tory arrangement but also the strong yet flexible support of their respective library and institutional administrations. This latter is essential as not all ex­ changes are perfectly matched in terms of specific positions held or the qualifications of each individ­ ual; therefore, special administrative actions may be required to make an exchange possible. In addition to personal contacts, a variety of other approaches may also prove fruitful. The Fulbright Exchange Program and the Peace Corps, for examples, are two of the best known programs administered by the U.S. government. The Fulbright Program offers opportunities for teaching or research in professional fields, includ­ ing library science, in many parts of the world— both developed and less developed. The Peace Corps, which lists library science as a program­ ming emphasis is suitable for both young and expe­ rienced librarians interested in library service in less developed countries. Opportunities for Peace Corps Volunteers with library background or ex­ pertise include teaching, consulting, and service. Although monetarily the Peace Corps may not be the most attractive, the experience itself can be both challenging and rewarding. Two of my col­ leagues on a field trip to Southeast Asia last year re­ ported en co u n terin g P eace Corps V olunteers working in libraries and teaching in library science programs. For such positions the Peace Corps of­ fers a standard of living comparable to locally employed 7 Also potentially valuable are the exchange no­ tices sometimes carried in the IF L A Journal.