ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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In the N e w s
This issue runs the gamut from traditional 

to technological. O n the technological end w e 
continue our series on Internet resources with 
Jeffrey Coon’s compilation of religious studies 
resources. Larry Oberg gives us a look at an­
other Internet resource with his report on the 
developm ent and use of ACRL’s College Librar­
ies Section’s listserv—Collib-L. Pamela Snelson 
summarizes the recent ASIS (American Society 
of Information Scientists) meeting that exam­
ined integrating technologies.

On the more traditional en d  we continue 
the discussion about traditional reference ser­
vice with Dan Ring’s “Searching for darlings: 
The quest for professional status.” Ring makes 
a case for the traditional reference model and 
asserts that librarians “suffer from status-anxi
ety and need a variety of artifices, or ‘darlings,’ 
to shore up a w eak professional identity.”

This issue also includes draft revisions of an 
ACRL guideline and statement. Take a moment 
to review both “Guidelines on the selection of 
general collection materials for transfer to special

 collections” and the “ALA-SAA joint state­
ment on access to original research materials.” 
Hearings on both documents will be held in 
February during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in 
Los Angeles. If you cannot attend the meeting 
in Los Angeles be sure to send your comments 
to the individuals indicated in the articles.

Speaking of Los Angeles, this issue includes 
the list of meetings of ACRL groups scheduled 
by the time w e w ent to press. Hope this helps 
you plan your L.A. schedule.

This issue also includes another important 
item of ACRL business—the list of candidates 
that will appear on the 1994 ballots. Take a 
moment to see w ho is running for office. If you 
are in Los Angeles for Midwinter plan to attend 
the Chapters Council Presidential Forum on 
Saturday night to hear the candidates for ACRL 
president, Patricia Breivik and Maureen Pastine.

—Mary Ellen K. Davis
Editor & Publisher

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