ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries March 1987 / 131 Hugh Atkinson Memorial Resolution The follow ing resolution was passed by th e ACRL Board of Directors at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in honor of Hugh Atkinson (1933-1986), director of libraries at the University of Illinois, U rbana–Cham paign, who passed away on October 24, 1986. W H E R E A S, H ugh C ra ig A tkinson d is tin ­ guished himself in academic and research library leadership, and WHEREAS, His ideas on the organization of ac­ ademic libraries have significantly influenced aca­ demic and research librarians, and WHEREAS, The impact of his leadership in the field of library autom ation has been felt by aca­ demic libraries of all sizes, and WHEREAS, His contributions to cooperation among libraries of all types and sizes, in the State of Illinois, nationwide, and internationally, are an inspiration to all, and WHEREAS, His mentoring of individual aca­ demic and research librarians has enriched our profession immeasurably, and WHEREAS, His untimely death on October 24 has diminished academic and research librarian- ship; NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, T hat the members of the Associa­ tion of College and Research Libraries (American Library Association) recognize, express apprecia­ tion for, and call to m ind the memory of Hugh Craig Atkinson for his outstanding contributions to the field of academic and research librarianship. Adopted by the members and Board of Directors o f the Association o f College and Research L i­ braries, a division of the American Library Associ­ ation, January 17, 1987, in Chicago, Illinois. ■ ■ 1 9 8 8 -8 9 Fulbright Scholar awards The C ouncil for In te rn a tio n a l Exchange of Scholars has announced the opening of competi­ tion for the 1988-89 Fulbright grants in research and university lecturing abroad. The awards for 1988-89 include more than 300 grants in research and 700 grants in university lec­ turing for periods ranging from three months to a full academic year. There are openings in over 100 countries and, in some instances, the opportunity for multi-country research is available. Fulbright Awards are granted in virtually all disciplines, and scholars in all academic ranks are eligible to apply. 132 / C &R L N ew s A pplications a re also en c o u ra g e d fro m re tire d fa c ­ u lty a n d in d e p e n d e n t scholars. B enefits in c lu d e ro u n d -trip tra v e l for th e g ra n te e a n d , fo r m ost full ac ad e m ic y e a r a w a rd s, one d e ­ p e n d e n t; m a in te n a n c e a llo w a n c e to cover living costs of g ra n te e a n d fam ily; tu itio n a llo w an ce , in m a n y co u n tries, for school-age ch ild re n ; a n d book a n d b ag g a g e allow ances. T h e b asic e lig ib ility re q u ire m e n ts fo r a F u l­ b rig h t A w a rd are U.S. citizenship; P h .D . or c o m ­ p a ra b le professional q u alificatio n s; u n iv ersity or college te a c h in g experience; a n d , for selected as­ signm ents, proficiency in a fo reig n la n g u ag e. A n e w p o lic y rem oves th e lim it of tw o F u lb rig h t g ran ts to a single scholar. A p p lic atio n d eadlines for th e A w ard s are: Ju n e 15, 1987 (for A ustralasia, In d ia , a n d L a tin A m er­ ica, except le c tu rin g a w a rd s to M exico, V enezu ela, a n d th e C a rib b e a n ); S ep te m b er 15, 1987 (for Af­ ric a , Asia, E u ro p e , th e M id d le E a st, a n d le c tu rin g aw a rd s to Mexico, V enezu ela, a n d th e C a rib b e a n ); N o v em b er 1, 1987 (for in s titu tio n a l proposals for th e S c h o la r-in -R e sid e n c e P ro g ra m ); J a n u a r y 1, 1988 (for A d m in istra to rs’ A w ard s in G e rm a n y , J a ­ p a n , a n d th e U n ite d K ingdom ; th e S em in ar in G e r­ m a n C iv iliz a tio n ; th e N A T O R e sea rc h F e llo w ­ ships; a n d th e S pain R esearch Fellow ships); a n d F e b ru a ry 1, 1988 (for th e F ra n c e , Ita ly , a n d G e r­ m a n y T ra v e l-O n ly A w ards). F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n a n d ap p lica tio n s, call or w rite th e C o u n cil for In te rn a tio n a l E x ch an g e of Scholars, E leven D u p o n t C ircle, N .W ., W a sh in g ­ to n , D .C . 20036-1257; (202) 939-5401. ■ ■ RBMS Preconference at Stanford “R econsidering L ib ra rie s a n d S cholarship: Spe­ cial C ollections a n d N ew D irectio n s in H u m a n itie s R esearch ” is th e th e m e of th e T w e n ty -E ig h th P re ­ conference of th e A C R L R a re Books a n d M a n u ­ scripts Section to be h eld Ju n e 2 3 -2 6 ,1 9 8 7 , a t S ta n ­ fo rd U n iv e rs ity . T h e p a p e rs w ill fo cu s o n th e rela tio n sh ip b e tw e e n special collections a n d n ew directio n s in h u m a n istic scholarship. In re c e n t y ea rs, sch o lars h a v e b r o a d e n e d th e c o n c e p tu a l b o u n d a rie s of disciplines in th e h u m a n ­ ities, c re a tin g n ew fields of stu d y a n d c h a n g in g th e n a tu re of scholarly research . In th is n e w se ttin g , th e role of tra d itio n a l research m a te ria ls such as ra re books a n d m a n u sc rip ts is b e in g re-ex am in ed , a n d m a te ria ls once considered o u tsid e th e scope of le a rn e d research are increasingly a t its ce n ter. P ro g ra m sessions of th e P re co n feren ee w ill focus on th e im p a c t of th e ch a n g in g n a tu re of scholarship in special collections. Topics w ill in c lu d e p re s e n ta ­ tions by scholars a n d lib ra ria n s on th e ir use of spe­ cial collections, th e n a tu re a n d ev o lu tio n of th e c o n c ep t of special collections in lib ra rie s, c u rre n t research in b ib lio g ra p h y , a n d th e role o f th e special collections lib ra ria n in scholarly research. Speakers a n d th e ir topics include: W .B . C a rn o - c h a n (H u m an ities C e n te r, S tan fo rd U niversity) on re c e n t tre n d s in h u m a n itie s sch o larsh ip ; W illia m L. Joyce (P rin ceto n U niversity L ib ra ry ) on th e c o n ­ ce p t of special collections in lib rarie s; D a n ie l H. T ra iste r (U niversity of P en n sy lv a n ia L ib ra ry ) on th e im p a c t of ch a n g in g a ttitu d e s to w a rd th e can o n of acce p ted texts on ra re book collection d ev e lo p ­ m e n t; Je a n E . H o w a rd (English D e p a rtm e n t, Syr­ acuse U niversity) on lib ra rie s a n d n ew m o vem ents in sch o larsh ip , especially fem inism ; P a u l N ee d h am (P ierp o n t M o rg an L ib ra ry ) on c u rre n t scholarship in b ib lio g ra p h y a n d re la te d fields; C a rl D e g le r (H istory D e p a rtm e n t, S tan fo rd U niversity) on re ­ ce n t dev elo p m en ts in h isto rical research; a n d P au l S. K oda (C ath o lic U niversity) on th e role of special collections lib ra ria n s in h u m a n istic research . P au l H . M osher (S ta n fo rd U n iv ersity ) a n d D a v id H . Stain (Syracuse U niversity) w ill su m m a riz e a n d r e ­ flect on th e co n feren ce sessions. T h e P reco n feren ce w ill op en on T u esd a y , Ju n e 23, w ith a rece p tio n a t S tan fo rd U niversity sp o n ­ sored by th e N o rth e rn C a lifo rn ia C h a p te r of th e A n tiq u a ria n Booksellers A ssociation of A m erica. A d d itio n a l recep tio n s w ill be h eld on T h u rs d a y evening, Ju n e 25, a t th e offices of th e Book C lu b of C a lifo rn ia a n d th e C a lifo rn ia H isto rical Society. R eg istratio n for th e P re co n feren ce is lim ite d to th e first 250 a p p lic a n ts. T h e re g istra tio n fee is $100 for A C R L m em b ers a n d $140 fo r n o n -m em b ers. T h e d e a d lin e for re g istra tio n is M ay 15, 1987. L a te reg istratio n s w ill b e ac ce p ted on a sp a ce-av a ila b le basis a fte r M ay 15 a t a n a d d itio n a l cost o f $15 p e r person. C opies of th e re g istra tio n form c a n be o b ­ t a i n e d b y w r i t i n g to RB M S P r e c o n f e r e n c e , A C R L /A L A , 50 E . H u ro n S t., C h icag o , IL 60611- 2795. Room s w ill b e a v a ila b le in th e S ta n fo rd U n iv e r­ sity d o rm ito ries. T h e rate s, w h ic h in c lu d e all m eals except T h u rs d a y e v e n in g , are: single, $204.25; d o u b le o cc u p an c y , $180.25 p e r person. Sugges­ tio n s fo r a lte r n a tiv e h o u sin g m a y b e re q u e s te d w h e n fillin g o u t th e P re c o n fe re n c e re g is tra tio n form . D o n a ld F a rre n is c h a ir of th e R a re Books a n d M a n u sc rip ts S ection of A C R L . M e m b ers of th e P re co n feren ce P ro g ra m C o m m itte e are: S am uel A. S treit (ch air), P a t B ozem an, L y n d a C orey C laas- sen, D o n a ld F a r r e n , W illia m L . Joyce, D a n ie l T ra iste r, a n d M ichael R yan (ch air, L o cal A rra n g e ­ m ents) . ■ ■ RARE BOOK SCHOOL 1987 The Columbia University School of Li­ brary Service 1987 Rare Book School will run from July 6 — 31 and will feature 24 five-day courses on various subjects of interest to research and rare book librarians. Class size will be limited; admission will be com­ petitive. Tuition will be $400 per course. Low–cost, a/c, on-campus housing will be available for about $30/night. Courses offered include The His­ tory of the Book (Alice D Schreyer/Peter M Van Wingen); Aims and Methods of Codicological Research (Albert Derolez); Introduction to Medieval & Early Renais­ sance Bookbinding Structures (Christopher Clarkson); Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Bookbinding Structures (Christo­ pher Clarkson); History of European and American Papermaking (Timothy D Barrett/John Bidwell); Italian Humanistic Manu­ scripts of the cl5 (Albinia de la Mare); Evidence of Owner­ ship: Tools & Techniques for Investigating the History of an Early Printed Book (Nicolas Barker/Robin G Halwas); European Bookbinding 1500-1800 (Nicholas Pickwoad); Book Illustration to 1860 (Terry Belanger/Joan M Friedman); Rare Materials in Music, 1500-1900 (Jean Bowen/Susan T Sommer); History of the Book in America (Michael Winship; Western Americana (George A Miles/William S Reese); English and American Book Design 1886-1986 (Greer Allen/John Dreyfus); Introduction to De­ scriptive Bibliography (Terry Belanger/Donald Farren); Scho­ larly Editing (G Thomas Tanselle); Introduction to Rare Book Librarianship (John Parker/Daniel Traister); Strategies for Special Collections (Samuel A Streit/Merrily E Taylor); Rare Book Cataloging (Suzy Taraba/Stephen Young); Microcomputer Applications for Special Collections (Joan M Friedman); Cur- atorship of Non-Book and Museum Objects in Special Collec­ tions (Ellen S Dunlap); Introduction to Photography Curator- ship (Julia Van Haaf ten/James Reilly); Developing Collections of Fine Printing (D Steven Corey, with Francis 0 Mattson & Claire Van Vliet); Building 20th-century Literary Collections (Anthony Rota). For more information and an application form, write to Rare Book School, Columbia University School of Library Ser­ vice, New York, NY 10027; tel. 212/280-4734.