ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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How to Participate in ACRL
Inform ation for New M em bers 

and Potential M em bers

To Join
W rite  o r call th e  Association o f C ollege and 

Research L ibraries for application forms and in­
fo rm a tio n : A C R L  O ffice, 50 E . H u ro n  S t., 
Chicago, IL  60611; (312) 944-6780 Ext. 260.
To L e a r n  a b o u t A C R L ’s C u r r e n t  P r o g r a m s , 
Offiçers, a n d  Units

Check th e  ALA H andbook o f  O rganization and 
read College & R esearch L ibraries N ew s re g u ­
larly. (As a m em b e r of ACRL, you will receive 
both publications.)
To A ttend C onference P rogram s, ACRL Board 
M eetings, o r C om m ittee M eetings

F o r inform ation on tim es, places, and general 
program  c ontent, consult C &R L N ews, A m erican 
L ibraries, a n d  th e  official conference program s 
and schedules. F o r additional inform ation, con­
tact th e  ACRL office.
To A ttend P re c o n fe re n ce  Institutes

F o r information about tim e, place, and precon­
ference th em e , check C&R L  News and Am erican 
Libraries. F o r additional information and registra­
tion m aterials, w rite to the ACRL office.
To E stablish a Local C h a p te r o f ACRL 

Check th e  procedures listed in “G uidelines for 
ACRL C h a p te rs” (published in th e  M arch 1975 
issue of C & R L  N ew s and available as a re p rin t 
from th e  ACRL office). Send a p e tition w ith the 
signatures o f at least twenty-five ACRL m em bers 
to th e  ACRL office for approval by th e  board of 
directors.
T o Serve on A CRL’s C om m ittees o r to P artici­
p ate in ACRL’s Sections and Discussion G roups

F a m ilia riz e  y o u r s e lf  w ith  th e  w o rk  o f th e  
unit— check th e  A LA  H andbook o f  O rganization 
for th e  u n it’s sta te m e n t o f re sp o n sib ility , read  
about th e  w ork of th e  u n it as re p o rte d  in C&RL 
News and A m erican Libraries, a tte n d  th e  m eet­
ings of th e  u n it during ALA conferences. Subm it 
a c o m p le te d  A C R L  c o m m itte e  v o lu n te e r form 
(published in th e  N ovem ber issue of C& R L News 
and available at conferences). C om m unicate your 
in te re s t to  th e  ACRL C o m m itte e  on A p point­
m e n ts and N o m in atio n s, to any o f th e  ACRL 
officers, to  th e  chair of an ACRL u n it whose work 
interests you, or to the ACRL office.
To Be a C a n d id a te  for an ACRL Office

W rite  to th e  A CRL C o m m itte e  on A p p o in t­
m ents and Nom inations o r to an ACRL section 
nom inating com m ittee. Subm it a p e tition to have 
your nam e a dded to th e  list of candidates.
To Provide Suggestions for New Projects, Ser­
vices, o r Policies 

W rite to th e  ACRL office, to any of th e  ACRL 
officers, or to th e  chair of a u n it whose work relates

 to th e  m a tte r. R espond to re q u e s ts  p u b ­
lished in C& R L News for input from th e  m em ­
bership. A ttend open hearings scheduled at ALA 
conferences.
To R eceive In fo rm atio n , A ssistance, o r Advice 
on Professional Problem s

C o n tac t th e  A CRL office, any o f th e  ACRL 
officers, or the chair of an ACRL u n it whose work 
relates to th e  m atter.
T o O b ta in  A C R L  P u b lic a tio n s , Policy S ta te ­
m ents, o r R ep rin ts o f Articles

F o r information about th e  availability of m ate­
rials, check C&R L  News, ACRL’s “L ist o f M ate­
rials A v a ila b le ,” a n d  t h e  A L A  P u b lic a tio n s  
C atalog. (T he l a t te r  tw o a re  av ailab le  fre e  o f 
charge from the ACRL office and at ALA confer­
ences.) To o rd e r m aterials, w rite to th e  ACRL 
office.
To Subm it a M anuscript for Publication

C ontact th e  e d ito r of the publication. F o r Col­
lege & Research Libraries, send m anuscripts to 
Richard D. Johnson, D irector of L ibraries, James 
M. M iln e  L ib ra ry , S ta te  U n iv e rs ity  C o lle g e , 
Oneonta, NY 13820. Instructions for authors are 
p r in te d  in  e ac h  issu e  o f th e  jo u rn a l. F o r th e  
A C R L  Publications in Librarianship series, send 
m anuscripts to Joe W . Kraus, D irector o f L ibrar­
ies, Illinois State University, Normal, IL  61761.
To Subm it News Item s for Publication in C&RL 
News

Send m aterial to th e  e d ito r o f C &R L  N ews, 
John V. Crowley, Assistant D irector, Jam es M. 
M iln e  L ib r a r y , S ta te  U n iv e r s ity  C o lle g e , 
Oneonta, NY 13820.
To Subscribe to ACRL Periodicals

Fo r a subscription to Choice, w rite to Subscrip­
tion D e p artm en t, Choice, 100 R iverview C enter, 
M id d leto w n , C T  06457. F o r a su b s c rip tio n  to 
C&R L  a nd C &R L  N ews, w rite to Subscription 
D e p artm en t, Am erican Library Association, 50 E. 
H uron St., Chicago, IL 60611.
To O rd e r W orks from  th e  A C R L  Publications in 
Librarianship Series

F o r a listing of the works in th e  series, w rite to 
the ACRL office. F o r a list of th e  in-print titles, 
check the ACRL “L ist of M aterials Available.” To 
place a standing o rd e r or to o rd e r individual ti­
tles, w rite to O rd e r D e p artm en t, A m erican Li­
brary Association, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 
60611. To o rd e r copies of out-of-print titles, con­
tact University Microfilms, 300 N. Z eeb  R d., Ann 
Arbor, M I 48106.
To A dvertise in A CRL Publications

To place ads in C&R L  or C&R L  N ew s, contact 
the A dvertising D e p artm en t, Am erican L ibrary 
A ssociation, (312) 944—6780. To p la c e  ads in 
Choice, contact th e  A dvertising M anager, Choice, 
(203) 347-6933. ■■