ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


16 2  /  C&RL News ■ M arch 2002

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In  t h e

A highlight o f this year’s Midwinter Meet­
ing w as the P resident’s D iscussion G roup, 
w hich focused o n  Maty Reichel’s them e of 
learning communities for excellence. The ses­
sion provided a forum for librarians to talk to 
one another about ways in w hich ACRL-spon- 
sored program s and initiatives, such as the In­
stitute for Information Literacy and the devel­
opm ent o f standards, have paved the w ay for 
real change in academic libraries. An over­
view of the discussion can be found on page 
189.

For more insight into the value o f learning 
communities and background on the learning 
communities model, read Joan Lippincott’s ar­
ticle, “D eveloping collaborative relationships” 
on page 190.

In “We are all reference librarians” (page 
168), Amy Carver show s us how  collaboration 
betw een the tw o seemingly disparate areas of 
cataloging and reference not only leads to 
greater understanding betw een the two depart­

ments, bu t inevitably results in a m ore user- 
centered catalog that meets the library’s ulti­
mate goal of serving its patrons.

This issue also includes the first installment 
o f announcem ents for ACRE aw ard winners. 
Congratulations to Shelley Phipps, ACRE’S Aca- 
demic/Research Librarian of the Year, and the 
library staffs at Anne Arundel Community Col­
lege, Cornell University, and Oberlin College, 
recipients o f the Excellence in Academic Li­
braries Award (page 194).

There’s still time to submit a program  pro­
posal for the 2003 National Conference in Char­
lotte. D on’t miss the tips for putting togeth er 
successful w orkshops and contributed papers 
o n  pages 180 and 181. Please also consider 
participating in this year’s ACRL/Harvard Lead­
ership Institute (page 203). It’s an excellent 
opportunity to gain valuable skills for effect­
ing positive change at your library.

— Stephanie O rphan 
Editor-in-chief, sorphan@ala.org

mailto:sorphan@ala.org