ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


ACRL Executive Committee 
actions, April 1 9 9 3

Highlights o f  the ACRL E xecutive 
Committee spring m eeting

T he ACRL Executive Committee met April 
15-17, 1993, at ALA headquarters in Chi­

cago for their spring meeting. Highlights of their 
meeting are as follows:

Set th e priority areas fo r FY1994. Based 
on the priority planning session held at Midwin­
ter with ACRL leaders, the Executive Committee 
identified four priority areas for fiscal year 1994: 

•  participate effectively in the electronic en­
vironm ent

•  seek input from members on their val- 
ues/interests/priorities 

•  netw ork w ith other ALA units, higher 
education and information related orga­
nizations

•  provide learning opportunities for mem­
bers.

A pproved p la n s fo r future p la n n in g  s e s ­
sio n s. The Executive Committee agreed to hold 
a planning session at Midwinter 1994 through 
1996 for the ACRL Board, chairs o f committees, 
section vice-chairs and the chair and vice-chair 
of Chapters Council. The input from these ses­
sions will be reviewed by the Executive Com­
mittee w ho will use the information for plan­
ning and setting priorities.

R ev iew ed  th e  re c o m m e n d a tio n s fro m  
th e  P ublications Task Force. The Executive 
Committee review ed the seven recom m enda­
tions in the Publications Task Force report and 
took the following actions:

R ecom m endation 1: Determ ine m em bers’ 
current and anticipated access to the electronic 
environm ent and their skill in using it. Action: 
Instruct staff and the Membership Committee 
to include items in the m embership survey that 
w ould address this area.

R ecom m endation 2: Determine ACRL’s role 
in helping members gain access and training 
in the electronic environm ent. Action: The 
Membership Communication Task Force and

the Professional Education Committee, work­
ing with the data from the Membership survey, 
will present this information to the board, Mid­
winter 1995.

Recom mendation 3: Prepare business plans 
for periodical and non-periodical publications. 
Action: ACRL staff liaisons have this responsi­
bility and plans are being prepared.

Recom m endation 4: Contract with an out­
side consultant to determine:

a. Location for Choice. Action: Choice has 
signed a five year lease and will stay in Middle- 
town.

b. Assess benefits o f unified ACRL publish­
ing program

c. Forecast a role for ACRL publishing in the 
scholarly market. Action: Staff will study and 
present a first report to the board by Summer, 
1994.

d. Evaluate the effectiveness of ACRL publi­
cations in meeting member needs. Action: Mem­
bership Survey will include appropriate ques­
tio n s  to  c o v e r th is a n d  th e  M e m b ersh ip  
Com munication Task Force will present the 
results to the Board.

R ecom m endation 5: ACRL should experi­
ment with a listserv. Action: ACRL listserv has 
b een  established and its progress will be re­
p o rted  to the M embership Com munications 
Task Force routinely.

Recom m endation 6: Financial support for 
section newsletter should be phased out. Ac­
tion: The M embership Communication Task 
Force will develop plan.

Recom m endation 7: Work with the consult­
ant. Action: Staff will perform the analysis.

E stablished Leadership L uncheon. The 
ACRL 1992-93 Orientation Committee decided 
to discontinue the Friday afternoon training 
session due to declining participation. Instead 
the committee is planning a dutch-treat, lead­
ership luncheon for Saturday, 12:30-2:00 p.m. 
New committee chairs and section vice-chairs 
will be invited to have lunch with representa­
tives from Budget and Finance, program plan­
ning experts and the Board o f Directors. ■

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