ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


C&RL News ■ March 2001 / 277

Su p p o rt Lib ra ry Le g isla tio n  D ay

Mark your calendars for the 27th Annual 
National Libraiy Legislative D ay to b e held 
in W ashington, D.C. o n  April 30 and May 
1, 2001. This event is sp onsored  by ALA 
and other con cern ed  organizations to raise 
aw areness about the im portance o f  federal 
funding for libraries.

T hese two days are significant to aca­
d em ic librarians b eca u se they provide a 
venue for librarians to m eet with their c o n ­
gressional representatives and to explain 
how  their actions and policy decisions af­
fect academ ic institutions and their librar­
ies. Considering the rapid changes that are 
occurring in our libraries due to evolving 
information technology, w e must keep  our 
representatives inform ed and educated o f 
the implications o f  information policy on  
academ ic libraries.

O n Monday, you will b e briefed on  g en­
eral legislative issues important to librar­
ies. And ACRL will sp onsor an activity d e­
signed to b rief you on  issues particularly 
important to academ ic librarians.

For the past two years, the ACRL Board 
has sponsored  a legislative lu ncheon with 
speakers and panelists for academ ic librar­
ians w h o  are participating in the Legisla­
tive Day activities. The 2001 ACRL luncheon

and discussion will b e  held o n  Monday, 
April 30, and will focu s on  three important 
legislative issues: 1) reauthorization o f the 
L ib rary  S e r v ic e s  a n d  T e c h n o lo g y  A ct 
(LSTA), 2 ) the U niform Com puter Inform a­
tion  Transactions Act (UCITA), and 3 ) the 
Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). 
Later in the day you m ay caucus with your 
state delegation.

O n  Tuesday, you will jo in  your state 
delegation and visit your congressional rep­
re s e n ta tiv e s , d eliv erin g  y o u r m essa g es 
ab ou t library issues. Past e x p e rie n c e  o f 
other academ ic librarians indicates that you 
may want to arrive in D.C. on  Sunday to 
b e  ready for the full day o f  activities on 
Monday.

ALA has set aside a b lo ck  o f  room s at 
the Holiday Inn on T he Hill. Call (8 0 0 ) 638- 
1 116 and ask for the ALA rate. For more 
inform ation abou t registration, a ccess the 
Legislative Day Web site at http://www.ala. 
org/w ashoff/legday.htm l. Y ou w ill also  
w ant to c h e ck  with your state association 
legislative com m ittee about team ing with 
them  for visits to the con gressional offices. 
If you plan to attend, contact Shannon Cary. 
— Shannon Cary, ACRL director o f r esearch 
a n d  sp ecial initiatives, scary@ ala.org

C h ro n icle  ad salutes libraries

W atch for a full-page ann ou ncem ent in 
a forthcom ing issue o f  the C hronicle o f 
H igher E d u cation  c on g ratu latin g  our 
2001 w inners o f the E x cellen ce in Aca­
d em ic Libraries Award, sp on sored  by 
B lack w ell’s B o o k  Service.

This announcem ent is part o f  a m e­
dia cam paign approved  by th e ACRL 
B oard  to underscore to m em bers o f the 
higher education com m unity the contin­
ued vitality and value o f  academ ic librar­
ies.

T he winners o f this award, exem plify 
the exception al m anner through which 
their library staffs collaborated to antici­
pate and respond in creative and inno­

vate ways to the information needs o f their 
institutions.

Winners for 2001 are:
• Austin Community College (com m u­

nity college division);
• Earlham College (college division); and
• University o f Arizona ( university d i­

vision).
W hen it appears, please bring this an­

nouncem ent to the attention o f presidents, 
provosts, deans, faculty, and other appro­
priate individuals and groups at your in­
stitution.

In the near future, your winning library 
may also b e recognized nationally through 
an Excellence in Academic Libraries Award!

http://www.ala
mailto:scary@ala.org