ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 1 9 9 2 - 9 3 A n n u a l R e p o r t A c a d e m i c L i b r a r i e s a t t h e C r o s s r o a d s 572 Mission The mission of the Associa­ tion of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is to foster the profession of academic and research librarianship and to enhance the ability of academic and research libraries to serve effectively the library and information needs of current and potential library users. 573 J a c q u e l y n om the Presidentessage frMA. M c C o y ACRL’s 5 4 t h P r e sid en t O ne is tem pted to w ax D ickensian about the best o f tim es and the w orst of tim es w hen d escribing the past year o f A C RL activities. There have b een so m any positive and creative accom plishm ents achieved by the m em bership, the staff, and the lead­ ers o f the association. Y et the ad justm ents in our country’ s econom y have had a profound im pact not only on your library and on m ine b u t on the A C R L organization as well. D ifficu lt d ecisions about fu nd ing and challenging choices about initiatives have dom inated ou r E xecu­ tive Board m eetings. H ow ever, I have b een privileged to w o rk w ith so m any m em bers o f strength and cou r­ age w ho are using these difficu lt tim es as an opportu­ nity to take a new look at the organization and to p ioneer new paths for future generations o f academ ic librarians. So m any m em bers, com m ittees, and sections of the association have responded to these difficu lt times w ith positive and creative activities that it is im pos­ sible to highlight all tho se d eserving recognition in the Jacquelyn A. McCoy space allotted for this article. H ow ever, the follow ing will have to serve as a representative sam ple o f your association’s achievem ents d uring the past year. A C R L participated in a forum on N R E N sponsored by the N a­ tional C om m ission on L ibrary and Inform ation Science and our rep­ resentatives spoke forcefully in support of NREN. Similarly, ACRL expanded its cooperation with other information-related higher educational organiza­ tions including EDUCOM, American Association for Higher Education, and the first national conference of ALA’s Black Caucus. T he A m erican L ibrary A ssociation’s presid ential them e, “ E m ­ pow ering P eople T hrou gh Libraries,” w as developed in A C R L pu blica­ tions, in three A C R L section program s at national m eetings, and by radio and oth er public appearances b y the A C R L president. This was particu larly significant as both pu blic and private libraries nationw ide w ere threatened w ith cu rtailm ent of fu nd ing and even the total elim i­ nation o f library services in som e com m unities. A new A C R L T ask Force on M em bersh ip C om m u nications was form ed to g ather and d issem in ate inform ation on how acad em ic librar­ ians and libraries m ay access the Internet, the national and international electronic com m unication superhighw ay. T here is no d ou bt that elec­ tronic com m unication is a grow ing and thriving venture w ithin the A C R L organization. 5 7 4 D u rin g m y year as p resid en t, I have prom oted the th em e of A cad em ic L ib raries at the C rossroad s. I th in k it is qu ite evid en t from the activities m en tion ed above that y ou r associatio n is resp on d in g to these ch an ges and tak ing a lead ersh ip ro le in the profession. A t the P resid en t’s P rogram in N ew O rlean s tw o sp eak ers en ligh ten ed an ov erflo w crow d ab ou t the ch an g es in the acad em y and the im p act o f n ew technolog ies on h igh er edu cation. The services w e rend er in an in form ation age and the age o f ed u cation al con su m erism w ere d iscu ssed in light o f the reen gin eerin g o f the acad em y. The p ro vocativ e title o f the p ro gram no d ou bt exp lains w h y it attracted so larg e an aud ien ce: “ H ead ed fo r the B each: R ed irectin g the A cad em ic W h ale.” The acad em ic lib rary p ro fes­ sion need s to find n ew partners and h elp m ates as w e seek to m ake w ise d ecisio n s in the p ro cess o f reen g in eerin g the acad em y. I tru st that A C R L , y ou r p ro fession al associatio n , w ill be there su p p ortin g y o u in this end eavor. ACRL M e m b e r s h i p S t a t i s t i c s ACRL/ Personal Organizational/ Aug. 1993 Aug. 1992 %increase Sections Special Total Total decrease ACRL 9,502 1,115 10,617 10,737 -1.12% AAMES 397 91 488 506 -3.56% AFAS 222 27 249 206 20.87% ANSS 486 101 587 591 -0.68% ARTS 831 132 963 963 0.00% BIS 3,712 483 4,195 4,197 -0.50% CJCLS 871 267 1,138 1,125 1.16% CLS 1,855 363 2,218 2,256 -1.68% EBSS 1,214 225 1,439 1,496 -3.81% ECLSS 524 35 559 436 28.21% LPSS 691 124 815 839 -2.86% RBMS 1,746 209 1,955 1,954 0.50% SEES 250 76 326 335 -2.69% STS 1,647 264 1,911 1,907 0.21% ULS 5,806 380 6,186 6,297 -1.76% WESS 701 72 773 794 -2.64% WSS 877 80 957 904 5.86% 575 T h o m a s G . K i r k Vi c e - P r e s i d e n t / P r e s i d e n t - E l e c t T he vice-presidential year is a time o f preparation for the year ahead. I would like to report on such efforts o f this past year. O ne of m y responsibilities is the appointm ent of leaders to ACRL com m ittees. This is incredibly im portant because the persons appointed influence AC RL actions far beyond the vice-president’s tim e in office. To carry out this effort I was assisted by a very effective A ppointm ents and N om inations Com ­ m ittee chaired b y Pam ela Snelson (D rew University). I believe each o f the com m ittees is lead by a chair who brings direction and vitality to the association’s work. D uring the year I attended a workshop sponsored by the Am erican Society of A ssociation Executives. The w orkshop gave m e an opportunity to learn about non­ profit professional associations— the challenges and the strategies used to m eet them . Because the w orkshop w as such an eye-opening experience and one w hich I think w ill b enefit m any other m em ber leaders o f A C RL, we are planning a preconference for ALA 1994 Annual Thomas G. Kirk C onference that w ill give ACRL leaders and other inter­ ested A C RL m em bers an opportunity to focus on this topic. I have also been developing a conference program for A LA ’s 1994 A nnual Conference. Breaking from the tradition o f the past I will not have a President’s Program . Instead the focus w ill be on an ACRL C onference Program w hich is m ade up of the various program s of the sections and com m ittees o f ACRL. The leaders of these groups have w orked extrem ely hard to develop joint and cooperative program m ing around the broad scope o f netw orking. I think the leadership has developed a “ conference w ithin a conference” w hich offers exciting opportunities for professional developm ent. In the spirit of the theme for 1993–9 4 1 encourage ACRL members to explore their networking efforts. How are you connecting with others who are vital to the developm ent of your library? How are you proactive in working with others to achieve your goals? W hat are you doing to learn more about electronic networking and how it might meet your needs and the information needs of your patrons? In the final analysis this network­ ing— social and electronic— is for the purpose of enhancing, as ALA President Hardy Franklin has put it, our customer service. 576 A l t h e a HLtter fro the Execmtive Directorue. J e n k in s E x e c u t iv e D ir e c t o r I n an era w hen libraries in Am erican colleges and universities are faced with dim inishing resources, expanding expectations, and paradigm shifts, A C RL continues its long tradition of providing a m eans of enhancing library service to the academ ic and research com m unities. Throughout the year A C RL m em ­ bers invested in the association by participating in a variety of projects and activities. W e appreciate the continuing support of ACRL’s 10,700 members in meeting our goals. In this report, you’ll read of the 1992– 1993 accom ­ plishments and activities o f the association. M ost item s are reported under one of the four A C RL goals. A few deserve special notice: M ost im portant to A C RL m em bers w as the annual planning session held at the M idw inter meetings. The association sought the advice of its leadership to help guide the w ork and allocate resources during the next year. The Board o f D irectors used inform ation from this Althea H. Jenkins session to identify priorities for 1994. A C RL mem bers w ere very successful in their coop­ erative activities w ith other inform ation-related organiza tions. There was cooperation w ith CA U SE in the publication o f its profes­ sional paper series title #11, Reinvesting in the Information job Fam ily on Campus: Context, Changes, N ew Jobs, and M odels fo r Evaluation and Compen­ sation, w ith LITA and L A M A in the presentation of the preconference “Leadership and Technological Change” and CN I w orked with m em bers to present the first A C RL/C N I “N avigating and Navigators: Research and Developm ent in N avigational Tools & Services for the Internet” preconfer­ ence. These activities w ere highly praised b y the m em bership and the preconferences received rave review s b y participants as activities that provided a lot of learning and ideas for planning for the future. ACRL took a leadership role among associations to form and publicize a policy statement for deliberating social, political, and economic issues. Changes in the A C R L staffing that took place throughout the year could not go unnoticed. Claire D udley, Choice m anaging editor, an­ nounced her retirem ent at the end of 1992 ending 11 years of service to Choice. Francine Graf, the Choice social science editor w as prom oted to the position of m anaging editor. Robert Balay, the Choice reference and political science editor becam e general editor for the 11th edition o f the Guide to Reference Books. A C RL headquarters staff underw ent a num ber of changes. M ost noticeable w as Cathleen Bourdon’s departure. In Ju ne 1993, C athleen assum ed duties as the executive director for A LA ’s Reference and Adult Services D ivision and the A ssociation of Specialized and 577 Cooperative Library Agencies. Cathleen has served as ACRL’s Deputy Executive Director since 1983; ACRL, the officers, and members continue to benefit from Cathleen’s leadership qualities, organizational skills, and ability to work with a variety of people. T o p p r io r ities f o r A C R L — In consultation with the ALA administration, F Y 1 9 9 4 ACRL reorganized staff into three units: member­ ship services, publications and national conferences, ■ To participate effectively in the and executive services. Under this structure Mary electronic environment ■ To seek input from members on Ellen Davis was promoted to senior associate execu­ their values/interests/priorities tive director with responsibilities for publications ■ To network with other ALA and national conferences. Mary Taylor was promoted units, higher education, and oth­ to associate executive director with responsibilities er information-related organi­ for membership services. zations We are pleased to present this very positive ■ To provide learning opportuni­ end-of-the-year report. ACRL had another good year ties for members in providing services to members and to the profes sion. We welcome your suggestions at any time on how we can improve our services to meet your needs. In closing I say to you, it is the strength of member commitment that drives the association and brings the success that we all can celebrate. A C R L S ta ff Call us toll free at l-(800) 545-2433 ext. XXXX or call us direct at (312) 280-XXXX or try our e-mail addresses: ■ Althea H. Jenkins, Executive Director - 3248; e-mail: u55385@uicvm.uic.edu ■ Mary Ellen K. Darns, Senior Associate Executive Director-2511; e-mail: u38398@uiam.uic.edu ■ Mary C. Taylor, Associate Executive Director - 2515; u55380@uicvm.uic.edu ■ Pam Spiegel, Assistant Editor, C&RL News - 2524 ■ Jack Helbig, Classified Ad Manager, C&RL News - 2513; e-mail: u21808@uicvm.uic.edu ■ Phyllis A. Fair, Administrative Assistant - 2522; e-mail: u42045@uicvm.uic.edu ■ Gregg Opelka, Editorial Assistant, C&RL News - 2514 ■ Cynthia Taylor, Administrative Secretary - 2521 ■ Beverley M. Washington, Administrative Assistant - 2516 ■ Patricia Sabosik, Editor/Publisher, Choice, 100 Riveruiew Center, Middletown, CT 06457, (203) 347-6933; e-mail: sabosik@choice.jvnc.net Association o f College and Research Libraries (ACRL), A Division of the American Library Association, 50 East Huron St., Chicago, 1L 60611-2795; fax: (312) 280-2520 mailto:u55385@uicvm.uic.edu mailto:u38398@uiam.uic.edu mailto:u55380@uicvm.uic.edu mailto:u21808@uicvm.uic.edu mailto:u42045@uicvm.uic.edu mailto:sabosik@choice.jvnc.net 578 The Year in Review G o a l 1 . C o n t r i b u t e t o t h e t o t a l PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF P r o f e s s i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t . ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIANS. E nthu siam continu es for the p ro gram s A C R L provides its m em bers at A LA A n nual C onference. M ore than 20 p ro gram s w ere presen ted b y A C R L units at the 1993 A nnual C o nference in N ew O rleans on topics such as chang e, m u lticu ltu ralism , and technology (see the next page for a com plete list). In keeping w ith the exploration o f technology, A C R L also established its 20th d iscu ssion group: E lectro n ic T ext Centers. Preconferences A C R L o ffered four one-d ay precon feren ces in N ew O rlean s p rior to the A L A A n nu al C onference. T h ro u g h the fo u r p recon ferences nam ed in the sid ebar, ov er 20 speakers shared their exper­ tise w ith 348 participants.1 9 9 3 P r e c o n fe r e n c e s ■ Creating the Virtual Library, RBMS Preconference sponsored by the Education and A C R L ’s R are B ook s and M anu scrip ts Section p re­ Behavioral Sciences Section sented a su ccessfu l three-d ay conference in N ew ■ Navigating and Navigators: O rleans, Ju n e 22– 2 5 , 1 993. T he them e for the 34th Research and Development precon ference, “M ain stream or M argin? H ow O th­ in N avigational Tools and ers V iew Special C o llectio n s,” p rovided op p ortu ­ Services for the Internet, co­ nities for sev eral speakers and presen ters to ex­ sponsored by the Coalition for plore issu es o f p ercep tion , ro les, and p ractices N etw orked Inform ation, and w ith m ore than 200 attendees.ACRL ■ Science Reference Service, sponsored by the Science and National Conference Technology Section Jo an n e E uster w as appointed chair o f the N ational C o n feren ce E xecu tiv e C o m m ittee to plan the p ro­■ Leadership and Technologi­ cal Change: A Call to Action gram for the A C R L Seven th N ational C onference. Now, cosponsored by ACRL, E u ste r’s com m ittee has d eveloped the them e “C o n ­ LAMA, and LITA tin u ity an d T r a n s fo r m a tio n : T h e P r o m is e o f C o n flu en ce.” Fou r tracks w ill gu id e each d ay ’s program m ing: know ledge workers and their organizations; technology and the service-centered library; internationalism and m ulticulturalism ; and social, econom ic, and political context. 579 The Year in Review 1 9 9 3 A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e P r o g r a m s ■ A fro-A m erican Studies Librarians (AFAS)— ”Afro-Am erican Information Resources: A ssessing Three Decades o f Progress, 1960 -1 9 9 0 ” ■ Anthropology and Sociology (ANSS)— ”Portraits o f Louisiana: Empowering Communities through Diversity” ■ Arts (ARTS)— ”Balconies and Verandas: Documentation and Preservation o f New Orleans Architecture” ■ Arts Technology in the Arts Committee— ”High Tech Approaches to Architecture and City Planning Information” ■ Audiovisual Committee— “Media for M ulticulturalism” ■ Bibliographic Instruction (BIS)— ”Coping with Chaos, Thriving on Change: Redefining Bibliographic Instruction” ■ C ollege Libraries (CLS)— ”Leadership and Innovation: What College Libraries H ave to O ffer” ■ Community and Junior College Libraries (CJCLS)— ”Standards at the Crossroads: The Accreditation Process and Library Standards” ■ Education and Behavioral Sciences (EBSS)— “Risk Takers and Thrill Seekers— H onoring the Founding Spirit o f EBSS” ■ Extended Campus Library Services (ECLSS)— ” Working with the A dult Learner in Academic and Public Libraries: Philosophy, Techniques, Technology” ■ Law and Political Science (LPSS)— “To Be or Not to Be PC: An Overview o f the Political Correctness Debate” ■ P resident’s Program— ”Headed fo r the Beach?: Redirecting the Academic Whale” ■ Professional Education Committee— “Deep Leadership: Personal Empowerment and Organizational Effectiveness” ■ Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee— ”Crossroads: Researchers and Practitioners Working with Diversity M eet to Affect Change” ■ Rare Books and M anuscripts (RBMS)— ”For Richer or Poorer: Special Collections in Library Development Program s” ■ Research Committee— “Does Your Job Title Limit Your Poten­ tial?” and “Selection at the Book-of-the-Month Club: How the Judges M ake Their C hoices” ■ Science and Technology (STS)— ”Technological Tobasco: Hot Ideas for Keeping Up with the Electronic Information Explosion” ■ Slavic and East European (SEES)— ”Brave New World: Slavic and East European Librarianship in the Post-Soviet Era” ■ University Libraries (ULS)— “Organizational Transformation: New Structures fo r New Realities” ■ Vocational Interest Inventories Task Force— ”Guts, Brains and Sensitivity— New Vocational Profiles fo r Librarians: Part II” ■ Western European Specialists ( WESS)— ”Europe East and West: New Resources fo r North American Libraries” ■ Women’s Studies (WSS)— ”Women’s Popular Literature: Chal­ lenges fo r the Curriculum and Librarians” 5 8 0 The Year in Review G o a l 2 . E n h a n c e t h e c a p a b i l i t y o f E n h a n c in g ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRAR­ S e r v ic e C a p a b il it y . IES TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF USERS. T he values of a profession are m ost clearly expressed in the standards w hich the m em bers set for them selves and for the conduct o f the profession. Three A C RL standards and guid e lines received final approval b y A C RL and ALA governing bodies d uring 1992-1993 (see sidebar). A C RL has developed and published 25 official docum ents in the form of standards, guidelines, and statem ents. All official docum ents are published in C&RL News. O ver 500 reprints w ere distributed d uring FY93.N e w A C R L O f f i c i a l A C RL staff provide ad visory services to the m em ­ D o c u m e n t s bership and to the academ ic library and higher educa­ ■ tion com m unities b y responding to questions covering Guidelines for the Prepa­ ration o f Policy on Library a variety o f topics. The inform ation contained in the 25 Access, prepared by the published official AC RL docum ents in the form o f stan­ A C R L A cce s s P o licy dards, guid elines, and statem ents is useful in respond­ Guidelines Task Force ing to a m ajority o f the questions staff receives. ■ G u idelin e on C ollective Bargaining, developed by Electronic Communication the ACRL Academic Sta­ In efforts to help m em bers b e m ore effective in their tus Committee roles w ith the association and the profession, A C RL ■ Standards for Ethical Con­ staff established an electronic source for announcing duct for Rare Book, Manu­ A C RL inform ation, the A C RL listserv, that serves as a script, and Special Collec­ one-w ay com m unication vehicle for m aking available tion s L ib r a r ia n s ‚ w ith Guidelines for Institutional official d ocu m ents such as board m inutes, publications Practice in Support o f the lists, standards, lists of preconferences, election results, Standards, 2nd edition, and aw ard inform ation. Several A C RL units also estab­ 1992, prepared by the lished electronic sources for sharing and exchanging RBMS Ethical Standards inform ation. Review Committee Awards W hile A C RL honors m any of its outstanding m em bers, the A C RL A cad em ic/ R esearch Librarian o f the Y ear is clearly the m ost presti­ gious. T he 1993 aw ard w ent to W illiam A. M offett, director o f the H untington Library in San M arino, California. In choosing M offett for this aw ard the com m ittee cited his leadership in com bating the theft of and trade in rare books, and for successfully challenging in 1991 the scholarly m onopoly o f unpublished D ead Sea Scrolls m aterials. The com m ittee said, “these contributions have brou ght both national and international attention to the profession.” 581 The Year in Review A C R L continu es its trad itio n of providing op p ortu nities fo r recog­ nition o f its m em bers through an am bitiou s aw ards program . T w o new aw ard s— B IS In n o v ation s and E B SS D istin g u ish ed L ib rarian — w ere approved b rin gin g the total n u m ber of A C R L aw ard s to 14. A C R L A W A R D W IN N E R S , 1 9 9 3 ■ Academic/Research Librarian of the Year World 1493-1800,” John Carter Brow n Award (Donor: Baker & Taylor Books) Library; Moderate: “ Evolution o f the William A. Moffett, Huntington Library, H eart,” Thomas Fisher Rare Book Li­ San Marino, California brary, University o f Toronto; Inexpen­ ■ ACRL/ALCTS/LAM A/LITA Hugh C. sive: “ Ties That Bind: Communities in Atkinson Memorial Award American History,” National Archives; Richard De Gennaro, Harvard College Honorable Mentions: “ The Marks in ■ D o cto ra l D isserta tio n Fello w sh ip the Fields: Essays on the Uses o f Manu­ (Donor: Institute for Scientific Information) scrip ts,” H oughton Library, Harvard Weijing Yuan, Ph.D. candidate at the University, and “Dorothea Tanning: Hail University o f Toronto D elirium !” New York Public Library ■ Rare Books and Manuscripts Librar (division one); “Graphic Americana: The ianship A w ard fo r Best Article Art and Technique o f Printed Ephem­ H ope M ayo, Scheide Library, “ Medieval e r a ,” D ep artm en t o f G rap h ic A rts, M anuscript Cataloging and the MARC P rinceton U niversity (division tw o); F orm at” “Walt Whitman: In Life o f Death Forev­ ■ K.G. Saur Award for Best C&RL Article er,” New York Public Library (division Peter Hernon and Cheryl Metoyer-Duran, three) “Literature Reviews and Inaccurate Refer­ ■ C o m m u n ity C o lle g e L e a r n in g encing: An Exploratory Study o f Academic R eso u rces A c h ie v e m e n t A w ards L ib r a r ia n s and Charles B. Lowry, “ Recon­ (Donor: EBSCO Subscription Services) ciling Pragmatism, Equity, attd Need in the Leadership or Community Service: Formula Allocation o f Book and Serial Funds” Gloria Terwilliger; Program Develop­ ■ Bibliographic Instruction Publication ment: Lois M ariott, Southwestern Col­ o f the Year lege, Chula Vista, California Terrence F. Mech and Donald W. Farmer, ■ Oberly Award fo r Bibliography in the Information Literacy: Developing Stu­ Agricultural Sciences dents as Independent Learners (Jossey- Albert H. Joy, University o f Vermont, Bass, 1992) Acid Rain: A Bibliography of Canadi­ ■ Miriam Dudley Bibliographic Instruc­ an Federal and Provincial G overn­ tion Librarian o f the Year (Donor: ment Documents (Meckler, 1991); Hon­ M ountainside Publishing Company) orable Mention: Donald H. Pfister, Jean Hannelore Rader, Cleveland State University R. Boise, and Maria A. Eifler, Harvard ■ The Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel University, A Bibliography of Taxo­ J. Leab American Book Prices Current nomic Mycological Literature 1753– Exhibition Catalogue Awards 1821 (J. Cramer, 1991) E xp en sive: “ E n cou n terin g the N ew 5 8 2 The Year in Review G o a l 3 . P r o m o t e a n d s p e a k f o r t h e A d v o c a c y a n d L i a i s o n . INTERESTS OF ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIANSHIP. T hroughout the year, the leadership worked hard to strengthen and expand relationships with other information-related and higher education organizations. President-elect Thomas Kirk was invited to deliberate with a special task force of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) to look at ways of implementing the National Research and Educational Network (NREN). ACRL had representation at the fall and spring meetings of the CNI. ACRL continued its relationship with the National Forum for Information Literacy, and was invited to participate in two programs with other Forum members. ACRL presented papers at the EDUCOM 1992 annual conference, the 1993 annual conference of the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE), the Black Caucus of ALA National Conference, and the Mellon HBCU Library Improvement Project program. Leaders also spoke at several chapter meetings. ACRL cooperated with the CNI to explore teaching the use of the Internet. As an extension of ACRL’s membership in CNI, the Emerging Technologies in Instruction Committee of the Bibliographic Instruction Section is undertaking a project to study and make recom­ mendations on instructional practices in teaching the use of the Internet. Emerging Technologies will work with the CNI Working Group on Teaching and Learning (as well as consult with EDUCOM, CAUSE, and other groups) to explore current methodologies of teaching the use of the Internet and report back to the profession on new trends and developments. The ACRL leadership continues to play an active role and to provide the profession and the higher education community with greatly valued judgment and experience in librarianship and infor­ mation technology. 583 The Year in Review G o a l 4 . P r o m o t e s t u d y , r e s e a r c h , R e s e a r c h & P u b l i c a t i o n . AND PUBLICATION RELEVANT TO ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH P LIBRARIANSHIP. ublications are ACRL’s most visible member service ranging from the monthly issues of C&RL News and bimonthly issues of C&RL, to the publication of seven new titles in 1992–93. The Board of Directors voted to appoint three member editors of ACRL publications. Stephen Wiberley, editor of ACRL Publications in Librarianship succeeded Jonathan Lindsey; Sidney Berger, editor of Rare Books and M anuscripts Librarianship succeeded Alice Schreyer; and Gloriana St. Clair, received a second ACRL Journalsterm as editor of C&RL. Early in the year the ACRL national conference ■ Choice—Book review proceedings were released: Academic Libraries Achiev­ journal of ACRL; 11 ing Excellence in Higher Education: Proceedings o f the issues per year (July/ Sixth National Conference o f the Association o f College August combined). and Research Libraries. These proceedings include: 52 ■ C ollege & R esearch refereed contributed papers, reports on 36 programs, L ib r a r ie s — O fficia l and the complete text of provocative presentations by journal of ACRL; six four keynote speakers. Tom Kirk edited the volume. bimonthly issues per Two volumes were added to the CLIP Notes year. series this year. Database Searching in College Libraries ■ C olleg e & R esearch (CLIP Note #15) was conceived and designed by Mary Libraries News—Offi­ Huston and compiled and written by Sarah Pederson. cial news magazine of Interlibrary Loan in College Libraries (CLIP Note #16) was ACRL; 11 issues per year (July/August compiled by Roxann Bustos. The CLIP Note series is combined). coordinated through the College Libraries Section. Learning to Teach: Workshops on Instruction and ■ Rare Books and Manu­ Sourcebook o f Bibliographic Instruction were published scripts Librarianship— A journal of theory and through the efforts of the Bibliographic Instruction practice covering all Section. Learning to Teach was developed as a project aspects of special col­ of the Learning to Teach Task Force. The Sourcebook lections librarianship; was developed by the Sourcebook for Bibliographic two issues per year. Instruction Task Force. Scholarly Communication in an Electronic Environ­ ment: Issues for Research Libraries is a collection of essays resulting from the 1992 RBMS Preconference. Robert Martin edited the work. The handbook of cataloging examples, Examples to Accompany De­ scriptive Cataloging o f Rare Books, helps rare book catalogers apply the Library of Congress’ descriptive code. This title was prepared by Rare Books and Manuscripts Section’s Bibliographic Standards Committee. The Publications in Librarianship (PIL) series released Abstract­ ing, Information Retrieval and the Humanities: Providing Access to Historical 5 8 4 The Year in Review Literature. This is the first title in this series produced using author­ generated camera-ready copy. Choice Electronic publishing and cultural diversity are the two themes that characterized the year for Choice. With a second year of hands-on electronic publishing experience behind us, Choice is positioned to take advantage of new electronic pub­New Titles from lishing opportunities with libraries directly, or with A C R L in 1993 strategic partners. Publishing opportunities on the ■ Interlibrary Loan in College Internet are being explored. Libraries, CLIP Note #16, The Choice staff attended a two-day workshop, Roxann Bustos, comp. designed and facilitated by Dr. Frances Kendall, deal­ ■ Database Searching in Col­ ing with the issue of cultural diversity in our publish­ lege Libraries, CLIP Note ing operation and on academic campuses. The staff #15, Sarah Pederson, has made a commitment to expand the coverage of writer and comp. books that deal with multicultural themes or are ■ Scholarly Communication in written by authors from non-European backgrounds. an Electronic Environment: Choice established formal contact with the African Issues for Research Librar­ Book Collective and has begun to receive, and select ies, Robert Sidney Martin, for review, recently published books from African editor publishers. ■ Examples to Accompany De­ Negotiations were completed on a CD-ROM scriptive Cataloging o f Rare license agreement with SilverPlatter and the docu­Books, prepared by Biblio­ mentation and database design were completed this graphic Standards Com­ mittee, Rare Books and past year. The product, Choice Reviews on SilverPlatter, Manuscripts Section a CD-ROM database of more than 30,000 reviews, ■ will be released in the fall of 1993.Sourcebook of Bibliographic Instruction, prepared by The Choice Reviews Database on CARL Systems Editorial Board, Biblio­ is now available by license from Choice and a number graphic InstructíonSection of libraries and consortia have signed up to use this ■ Learning to Teach: Work­ online file of Choice book reviews. shops on Instruction, Learn­ Progress was made on a number of projects in ing to Teach Task Force, Choice’s active publishing program. Francine Graf, a BIS social sciences editor, was promoted to managing ■ Academic Libraries Achiev­ editor in January 1993. Publication was completed on ing Excellence in Higher the four titles that profile selected ethnic groups in Education: Proceedings of America in Choice’s new series, “Ethnic Studies Re­ the Sixth National Confer­ views.” Editorial work continues under the direction ence o f the Association of College & Research Librar­ of Robert Balay, reference editor and general editor, ies, Tom Kirk, editor on the 11th edition of the Guide to Reference Books. A publishing plan was developed for a bibliography of vocational and technical books for community col lege libraries. ACRL’s Community and Junior College Library Section will be assisting Choice with the project. 5 8 5 ACRL Board of Directors, 1992–93 Back row: Thomas Peischl, Sandra Ready, Linda Phillips, Barbara J. Wittkopf, Shelley E. Phipps, Evan Ira Färber, Ray E. Metz, Front row: Karin Begg Borei, Rochelle Sager, Anne K. Beaubien, Thomas Kirk, Jacquelyn A. McCoy, Althea Jenkins. Not shown: Eileen Dubin. ACRL Board of Directors, 1992-93 ■ P resident: Jacquelyn A. McCoy, Occidental College ■ V ice-President/President-Elect: Thomas G. Kirk, Berea College ■ P ast-P resident: Anne K. Beaubien, University o f Michigan ■ B udget & Finance Com m ittee C hair: Thomas M. Peischl, Mankato State University ■ P la nning C om m ittee Chair (ex-officio): Mary Sue Ferrell, California Library Association/ Sandra Ready, Mankato State University ■ Executive D irector (ex-officio): Althea H. Jenkins, ACRL /ALA ■ A C R L C ouncilor: Rochelle Sager, Fashion Institute o f Technology Directors-at-Large: ■ Karin E. Begg Borei, Trinity College ■ Eileen Dubin, De Kalb, Illinois ■ Evan Ira Fa rber, Earlham College ■ Ray E. Metz, Case Western Reserve University ■ Linda L. Phillips, University o f Tennessee ■ Shelley E. Phipps, University o f Arizona ■ Barbara J. Wittkopf, Louisiana State University 586 Financial Report T h o m a s M . P e is c h l B u d g e t a n d F in a n c e C o m m it t e e C h a ir F or the fiscal year ending August 3 1 , 1993, ACRL operating revenues were $945,204, and expenditures were $750,308, Choice operating revenues were $1,517,399 and expe were $1,403,988. Member dues provided approximately 37 percent of ACRL’s total operating revenue; publications sales and subscriptions accounted for 28 percent; product and classified adver­ tising 24 percent; preconference fees 9 percent; and 2 percent from donations and other items. ACRL administers five endowment accounts: Hugh Atkinson Memorial, Oberly, Leab, Choice, and ACRL. On August 3 1 , 1993, these accounts totaled $138,080. The earned income on these endowments is retained by ACRL and used mainly to support the awards program. The year-end financial report showed ACRL and Choice in a favorable financial condition and budget performance. We can attribute our end-of-the-year sta­ tus to a number of things: salary savings from vacant positions during the year for both ACRL and Choice; Thomas M. Peischl ACRL book sales that exceeded projections; and product and classified advertising revenue above projections. Major savings were also realized through the sta ff’s excellent use of cost-containment strategies. Without exception, every project with a printing, production, or typesetting component was completed under budget, accounting for significant savings. New production methods at Choice also accounted for substan­ tial savings in typesetting costs. E-mail had its impact on ACRL’s budget as well. This year’s telephone and postage costs are $18,760 less than projected and Choice also recognized savings in telephone and postage expenses. Choice’s decision to stay in its present location accounted for additional savings. These savings along with others placed ACRL and Choice in a good financial position for the year ahead with net revenues of $194,896 (ACRL) and $113,411 (Choice). ACRL revenue exceeded budget by $98,957, while expenses were $130,944 less than budget. Choice revenue exceeded budget by $31,899, and expenses were $75,350 less than budget. At the close of the fiscal year, the ACRL “Operating Fund Balance” stood at $788,929. The Choice “Operating Fund Balance” stood at $858,073. The combined “Operating Fund Balance” at final close was $1,647,002. Combined revenue for ACRL and Choice was $2,462,603 and expenses totaled $2,154,298. nditures 587 Financial Report Executive Summary 1992-93 FY1993 FY1993 PERCENT LAST YEAR SOURCES O F R EVENUE BUDGET ACTUAL O F BUDGET ACTUAL Ending Reserve Aug. 31: Op. Fund $442,758 $788,929 178.19% $614,036 Aug. 31: Endowment $93,846 $116,038 123.65% $89,801 Aug. 31: CHOICE $727,103 $858,073 118.01% $764,662 Aug. 31: CHOICE Endowment $20,000 $22,042 110.21% $20,000 Subtotal $1,283,707 $1,785,082 139.06% $1,488,499 Membership dues and other $372,908 $353,327 94.75% $353,184 Other $900 $18,165 2018.33% $12,165 Advisory $0 ($61) 0.00% $0 Awards $1,500 $2,937 195.80% $1,160 Jobline $0 ($380) 0.00% $1,201 Subtotal $375,308 $373,988 99.65% $367,710 Publications Choice $1,485,500 $1,517,399 102.15% $1,455,913 C&RL $130,511 $127,721 97.86% $117,038 C & R L News $203,538 $222,580 109.36% $223,970 RBML $19,023 $22,047 115.90% $24,031 Sec. Newsletters $0 $2,150 0.00% $16 Nonperiodical Pubs. $68,000 $109,681 161.30% $69,381 BCL $0 $3,725 0.00% $2,932 Chapter Topics $0 $0 0.00% $0 Subtotal $1,906,572 $2,005,303 105.18% $1,893,281 Education Continuing Ed. $0 $0 0.00% $285 National (89, 92) $0 $0 0.00% $487,489 Pre-& Postconferences $49,867 $83,312 167.07% $33,892 Subtotal $49,867 $83,312 167.07% $521,666 Funded Projects HBCU Statistics (Mellon) $0 $0 0.00% $7,289 Subtotal $0 $0 0.00% $7,289 TOTALREVENUE $2,331,747 $2,462,603 105.61% $2,789,946 Choice Revenue $1,485,500 $1,517,399 102.15% $1,455,913 TOTAL REV. W/O CHOICE $846,247 $945,204 111.69% $1,334,033 588 Financial Report FY1993 FY1993 PERCENT LAST YEAR OBJECT OF EXPENSE BUDGET ACTUAL O F BUDGET ACTUAL Membership Activities Membership Svcs. $45,748 $40,723 89.02% $41,939 Exec. Comm. & Board $66,046 $57,266 86.71% $71,950 Statistics $0 $0 0.00% $13,303 Advisory $28,902 ($36,223) -125.33% $21,837 Standards distrib. $5,832 $3,940 67.56% $4,595 Discussion Groups $4,532 $3,781 83.43% $4,266 Awards $7,988 $9,325 116.74% $10,027 Chapters $48,740 $38,964 79.94% $44,454 Committees $55,108 $44,604 80.94% $54,574 Sections $56,306 $69,414 123.28% $59,039 Jobline $0 $0 0.00% $2,251 Section Newsletters $20,689 $17,891 86.48% $30,050 Chapter Topics $4,141 $3,253 78.56% $5,125 C&RL $13,385 $0 0.00% $0 C & R L News $37,647 $0 0.00% $14,977 Subtotal $395,064 $252,938 64.02% $378,387 Publications Choice $1,479,338 $1,403,988 94.91% $1,418,488 C&RL $130,511 $117,631 90.13% $109,338 C & R L News $203,538 $208,679 102.53% $223,970 RBML $19,305 $18,556 96.12% $16,055 Nonperiodical Pubs. $67,471 $62,003 91.90% $67,381 BCL $0 $0 0.00% $520 Subtotal $1,900,163 $1,810,857 95.30% $1,835,752 Education Continuing Ed. $0 $0 0.00% $362 National (89, 92) $15,853 $18,087 114.09% $312,955 Pre-& Postconferences $49,510 $72,414 146.26% $25,105 Subtotal $65,363 $90,501 138.46% $338,422 Funded Projects HBCU Statistics $0 $0 0.00% $7,289 Subtotal $0 $0 0% $7,289 TOTAL EXPENSES $2,360,590 $2,154,296 91.26% $2,559,850 Choice Expenses $1,479,338 $1,403,988 94.91% $1,418,488 TOTAL EXP. 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