ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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In the N ew s
In last m onth’s issue I encouraged you to vol­
unteer to serve on one of ACRL’s many com­
mittees. This issue shows the results o f those 
volunteer efforts in the summary of activities 
provided in the ACRL 1991-92 Annual Report.

ACRL members accomplished much this past 
year including: they held their 6th National 
Conference, the most highly rated one ever; 
offered 20 programs, a 3-day preconference, 
and numerous opportunities for discussion and 
networking at the ALA  Annual Conference; pre­
pared and published three new  books; im­
proved the image of librarians presented in 
many career guidance packages; developed new 
guidelines to aid you in your workplace; pre­
sented nine awards to academic librarians and 
libraries; and offered Choice reviews online.

I encourage you to spend some time with 
the Annual Report reviewing w hat the com­
bined efforts of volunteers across the country 
can accomplish.

This issue also examines the impact of tech­
nology on academic reference services. Ann 
Bristow shares her experiences providing ref­

erence service using electronic mail at Indiana 
University and offers suggestions for setting up 
such a-service. Adeane Bregman and Barbara 
Mento suggest that the proper point of contact 
betw een a reference librarian and a patron is 
not always the reference desk.

Reports from tw o conferences are also in­
cluded in this issue. Barbara Ford shares with 
us her experiences attending the International 
Federation o f Library Associations and Institu­
tions (IFLA) conference in New Delhi, India, 
and Sheila Delacroix offers us a look at the 
Black Caucus o f the ALA (BCALA) conference 
in Columbus, Ohio. In “Racial and Ethnic Di­
versity” Susana Hinojosa provides inform a­
tion o n  three conferences being held by other 
professional organizations.

Also in this issue, Carol H enderson of ALA’s 
W ashington Office gives us the latest funding 
levels for selected library and higher education 
programs for FY 1993.

—Mary Ellen K. Davis 
Editor & Publisher

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