ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


2 6 8 /C& RL News ■ March 2001

I n t h e swen 

ACRL President Betsy W ilson’s declaration 
that “the Lone Ranger is dead,” in relation to 
her them e o f community and collaboration, 
continues to resonate as I review and select 
m anuscripts subm itted to C&RL News. Aca­
dem ic librarians are reaching out to their com ­
munities and making satisfying partnerships.

In this issue, Janet Nichols describes a pilot 
project undertaken by Wayne State University 
(WSU) Libraries to foster information literacy part­
nerships between local high schools and the WSU 
Adamany Undergraduate Library (page 275).

T he successful project earned com ments 
from the high school teachers such as, “The 
partnership has helped me teach research to 
my students m ore as a series o f steps rather 
than just saying, ‘G o research your top ic.’”

As a parent, I am thrilled to hear a teacher 
say that he/she will teach research as a series 
o f steps. My English-teacher husband and I 
frequently decry the m anner in w hich our

daughters receive research and writing projects. 
“G o research your topic” is not an uncom m on 
style.

In another example of collaborative projects, 
Lisa Yesson and Lynn Jones share how  the Uni­
versity o f California at Berkeley is reaching out to 
die K -12 community to make resources and tech­
nology accessible to schools (page 296).

Karen Horny describes a partnership that I 
would not have thought o f right away— one 
with the U.S. Postal Service. Read about South­
west Missouri State University’s (SMSU) ongo­
ing relationship with the local postal workers 
union (page 287).

D o plan on  celebrating National Library  
W eek this year using som e o f the great new  
@your library  graphics (page 290). Send me 
photos and details about your celebrations so 
I can share them  with readers.

— Mary  Ellen K. Davis 
Editor-in-chief, medavis@ala.org

mailto:medavis@ala.org