ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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I n t he News
T he Internet, its future, an d  its effect on

library and information services is one o f the
challenging issues facing the profession today. 
In this issue w e continue our efforts to keep you 
inform ed w ith a n u m b e r o f Internet articles.

Kristin Ja c o b se n  offers an historic look at
th e  d e v elo p m en t o f the In tern et an d  its e x p o ­
nential grow th. H er tim e line indicates that for
th e  first 20 years (1964– 1984) there w ere only
1,000 In tern et hosts. E leven years later th e fig­
u re  has in creased  to  4,800,000.

Marie K ascus an d  Faith Merriman describe
h o w  they  have u se d  th e Internet as a cost-
effective to o l for resolving questions th at arise
in serials m anagem ent.

Bee G allegos, C harles Kratz, a n d  Victoria
Spain continue o u r series o n  Internet resources
w ith  a lo o k  at th e  field o f education.

D esp ite all o f this electronic com m unica­
tio n , w e  a re  fa r fro m  th e  o fte n -p re d ic te d
p ap erless society. Carol Withers an d  D onnelyn
Curtis rem in d  us o f the n e e d  for sim ple p a p e r
a n d  pen cil to o ls to  h elp  patrons find the infor­
m ation th ey  need .

 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Nicoletta Mattioli Hary an d  Francesca Hary 
elaborate on the im portance of face-to-face in­
teraction in this electronic age as they share their 
tips for hosting an international librarian.

This issue is o u r final o n e before the ACRL 
7th National Conference in Pittsburgh. A very 
special thanks to Marcia D uncan Lowry for her 

 lively an d  informative series o f articles on Pitts­
burgh. In this issue Marcia takes us to a variety 
o f local restaurants.

C an’t go to  Pittsburgh? ACRL offers an o th er 
o p p o rtu n ity  to  p a rtic ip a te  w ith o u t leav in g  
hom e. O n p ag e 172 is a list o f prizes d o n a te d  
for ACRL’s first silent auction. From Ritz Carlton 
b ath ro b es to  a getaw ay football w e e k e n d  in 
Indianapolis, a num ber of interesting prizes are 
available. Fax y o u r bid to  ACRL by March 20.

Finally, re a d  w h a t c a n d id a te s  fo r ACRL 
president, B essie K. H ahn an d  William Miller, 
have p la n n e d  for ACRL an d  b e  a n  inform ed 
vo ter this spring.

 —Mary Ellen K. Davis
Editor & Publisher

m ary.ellen.davis@ ala.org

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